Regional and City Planning graduate student Daisy Muñoz was recently honored with a University of Oklahoma “Voices of Inclusion” Advocacy Award. She received the award during a ceremony on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.
Daisy exemplifies a commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion through her volunteer work, advocacy, and leadership that has extended far beyond OU and into Oklahoma City. With a desire to study regional and city planning, Daisy dedicates time to serve the OKC community. Appointed by the Oklahoma City mayor, David Holt, as a member of the Citizens Advisory Board for MAPS 4, Daisy is able to provide feedback on social services, community centers, transit, and other key city-wide initiatives. Through her collaboration with the City of Oklahoma City, Daisy brings awareness to the Latinx community, along with low-income and underserved areas of our region.
Upon accepting the award, Muñoz said "Thank you to my family, friends, and community for holding me through my educational career. Most importantly, I send deep and kind gratitude to all the women professors of color at the University of Oklahoma. Their research, their curriculum, their pedagogy, their mentorship, is the reason why I leave OU as a fulfilled student."
Gibbs College of Architecture is proud to recognize Petya Stefanoff, who is pursuing her doctorate in the Planning, Design & Construction (PDC) program, has been appointed the new role of Director of Community Development for the City of Shawnee, Oklahoma. She joined the city in 2024.
Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce that Amber N. Wiley, Ph.D., associate professor in the Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture and Design and director of the Institute for Quality Communities, has received national recognition for her book Model Schools in the Model City. The book has been named a finalist for the 2026 the PROSE Awards.
Gibbs College of Architecture Regional + City Planning Professor of Practice Vanessa Morrison and Associate Professor of Architecture Deborah Richards’ Open Design Collective received top honors at the inaugural BlackSpace Urbanist Collective Studio KIN Pitch Night Competition, held last month in Brooklyn, New York City.
