Margarita McCoy
Margarita McCoy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Margarita Piel May 25, 1923 |
| Died | March 31, 2016(aged 92) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Boston University University of Southern California |
| Occupation(s) | Urban planner Educator |
| Employer(s) | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona University of Southern California |
| Spouse(s) |
Alfred Mudge McCoy, Jr.
(m.1941) |
| Children | Alfred William McCoy(son) Lady Margarita Ground (daughter) |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Piel Brothers |
Margarita Piel McCoy(May 25, 1923 — March 31, 2016) was an Americanurban plannerandeducator.McCoy was among the first women in theUnited Statesto achieveacademic tenureas aprofessorof urban planning, and the first to chair an urban planning department.[1]
Career
[edit]Born to Rudolf Alfred Piel and Margarita Schiele, both frombrewingfamilies, McCoy is a descendant of the originators ofPiels Beer.After finishinghigh schoolinGarden City,New York,in 1940, she attendedWells CollegeandNorthwestern University.However, McCoy ultimately transferred toBoston University,where she received inBachelor of Artsin 1944.
In 1959, she began her career by serving as the planning commissioner forSudbury,Massachusetts.In 1970, McCoy received herMaster of Urban Planningfrom theUniversity of Southern CaliforniaSol Price School of Public Policy.[2]McCoy taught atCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona,where she served as Chair of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (1977-1983), as well as at theUniversity of Southern California.She retired in 1989.[3]
McCoy was an active member of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP), theAmerican Planning Association(APA), thePlanning Accreditation Board(PAB), and theAmerican Institute of Certified Planners(AICP) of which she was president from 1981-1982 and was named fellow.[4]
In 1998, the ACSP established the Margarita McCoy Award, which biannually recognizes individuals who have made an outstanding contribution toward the advancement of women in planning at institutions of higher education through service, teaching, and/or research.[5]Notable winners have includedEugenie L. Birch(1995),Karen R. Polenske(2001),Dolores Hayden(2006), andDaphne Spain(2008).
Awards
[edit]- 2006 -American Planning AssociationNational Women in Planning Award
- 2008 -University of Southern CaliforniaSol Price School of Public PolicyAlumni Guardian Award
- 2018 - American Planning Association National Planning Excellence Planning Pioneers Award
Personal life
[edit]McCoy married Alfred Mudge McCoy, Jr. on June 10, 1941 inConcord,Massachusetts.[6]
References
[edit]- ^"Margarita Piel McCoy, 1923 - 2016".Los Angeles Times.
- ^"Margarita McCoy".University of Southern California.
- ^"In Memoriam: Margarita McCoy, FAICP".Texas Chapter,American Planning Association,April 24, 2016.
- ^"2018 APA National Planning Excellence Award Planning Pioneers: Margarita Piel McCoy, FAICP".American Planning Association,2018.
- ^"Faculty Award: FWIG Margarita McCoy Award".Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning.
- ^"Marriages".The Newton Graphic,June 15, 1944. p. 3.
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