DAAP's Jay Chatterjee Receives National Recognition

Jay Chatterjee, interim director, DAAP's School of Architecture and Interior Design, was recently honored by the Planning Accreditation Board.

Jay Chatterjee, interim director of the nationally ranked School of Architecture and Interior Design, within the University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, was recently honored by the national Planning Accreditation Board.

At the 50th anniversary celebration of the American Collegiate Schools of Planning in Washington, D.C., Chatterjee - who is also a professor of planning - was honored as one of the "Founding Fathers" of the Planning Accreditation Board. Chatterjee was honored on Oct. 3, 2009, for his role in helping to begin the PAB 25 years ago.
Jay Chatterjee
Jay Chatterjee

This award is not the first recognition earned by Chatterjee. Last year, he received the ACSP Higher Education Leadership Award recognizing his sustained contributions in academic administration by an urban/regional planning scholar/educator who has had a significant national or international impact on higher education.

Earlier, Chatterjee received the 2008 Visionary Award from the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center. In 1991, he received an ACSP award for outstanding contributions in city and regional planning, distinguished service to ACSP and the establishment of the Journal of Planning Education and Research (JPER). In 1998 the association renamed this annual award for excellence as the "Jay Chatterjee Distinguished Service Award" in his honor.

Other awards:

  • He was a recipient of the 1996 Apple Award presented by the Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati, which honors those who have significantly established or influenced the quality of the built environment.
  • In April 1999, Chatterjee was inducted as a Fellow of the American Institute of Community Planning.
  • In November 1999, he won the Lifetime Achievement Post-Corbett Award in Cincinnati for his nationally recognized commitment to architecture and world-class design in the community and for his leadership at UC.
  • In May 2000 the American Institute of Architects bestowed to him the Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture, which recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions in the public sector.


  • Read more about the national rankings earned by UC's School of Architecture and Interior Design.