Jim Schwab: Urban Planner, Author, Speaker
Schwab Receives Prestigious ASFPM Award Jim Schwab has received the most prestigious award of the Association of State Floodplain Managers. The announcement of this rare award occurred at the ASFPM annual conference in Phoenix during the awards luncheon on Thursday, June 21.
The ASFPM web site describes the award as follows: “The Goddard-White Award is named in honor of the contributions made to floodplain management by Gilbert White (1911- 2006) and Jim Goddard (1906-1994). This award is given by ASFPM to individuals who have had a national impact carrying forward the goals and objectives of floodplain management. It is an indication of the level of esteem the association holds for the two namesakes as well as the recipients, and is ASFPM’s highest award. It is not necessarily
Jim joins a list of nationally-recognized advocates for hazard mitigation and disaster recovery that includes Jon Kusler, Executive Director of the Association of State Wetland Managers; French Wetmore, co-author of FEMA’s Community Rating System; Mary Fran Meyers, former co-director of the Natural Hazards Center; and the late Margaret Davidson, Director of NOAA’s Coastal Services Center (now the Office for Coastal Management).
Jim Schwab: Urban Planner, Author, Speaker