Regional and City Planning Alum Chris Bodzioch and his colleagues at the Oklahoma County Assessor’s Office recently won the 2022 Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award. The team received this award for their dedication to creating a transparent and accessible source of information for the public.
The team was honored by Jack Dangermond, founder of Esri, for “Transparency in Local Government.” Esri is the leading global market supplier of GIS, a geographic information system software. The company strives to build a sustainable world through geographic science and geospatial analytics.
Through the office of Larry Stein, the team worked diligently to complete county map updates so that it represents the deed transfers in property ownership and any physical changes in the environment. The team also developed a system that allows multiple people to work on a project at the same time without interruption, using a GIS software called “ArcPro.”
RCPL Alum Chris Bodzioch
These processes transformed the office’s system into a workable format that allows for a more organized and easily accessible database. With the help of a company called Pro-West, a business partner of Esri, the office is now upgrading into an advanced assessment system utilizing the change detection theory and process.
Learn more about Esri and the SAG Awards.
Featured Image: Left to right: Bryan Hutchens, Kareem Burch, Mike Morrison, Jack Dangermond, Tim Conner, Chris Bodzioch, Jacob Blind.
The Gibbs Design in Action Awards (GDAA) program, led by Dr. Wanda Liebermann, has announced its 2026–2027 funded student projects. The initiative supports design and research work that addresses social, cultural, and economic issues in the built environment through collaboration with faculty and community partners.
The OU Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) 2024 collaboration with the Historic Threatt Filling Station has been recognized in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's newly released Byways Report: The Scenic Route to Rural Prosperity – a story-driven publication exploring how road trip culture and place-based tourism can fuel economic growth in rural communities.
The Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce that Camille Germany, Chief of Staff, has been named the 2026 recipient of the university-wide Jennifer L. Wise Good Stewardship Award.
