Thursday, October 16, 2014
Rockefeller's Rodin Honored for Urban Development Work
Dr. Judith Rodin, president of The Rockefeller Foundation, has been chosen as the 2014 recipient of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development, which is the institute's highest honor. Dr. Rodin will be honored at a celebratory luncheon October 23 during ULI's Fall Meeting in New York City.
The ULI J.C. Nichols Prize recognizes a person or a person representing an institution who has demonstrated a longtime commitment to the creation of communities that prosper by providing a high quality of life for all citizens, and which reflect the highest standards of design and development. The prize honors the legacy of Kansas City, Missouri, developer J.C. Nichols, a founding ULI member considered to be one of America's most creative entrepreneurs in land use during the first half of the 1900s.
This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of the Nichols Prize, which was first awarded in 2000 to Charleston, S.C. Mayor Joseph Riley. Dr. Rodin, a psychologist, is the fifteenth recipient of the prestigious honor. She is being recognized for her leadership in the revival of the neighborhood surrounding the University of Pennsylvania while serving as the university's president, and for her current leadership of The Rockefeller Foundation's efforts to create healthy, thriving communities worldwide....