USF MURP Program Director Evangeline Linkous was named 2021 Planner of the Year by the Sun Coast Section of the American Planning Association. The award recognizes Dr. Linkous鈥� commitment to building town-and-gown partnerships such as the Mentor a Planning Student program. The award also recognizes her extensive volunteer service to the profession, such as serving as a Planning Commissioner for the Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission and acting as Chair of the Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association 2021 Project Awards committee.