2022 Jim Marek Alumni Appreciation Award Ceremony

4450 North Wolcott Avenue,Chicago IL 60640

12 August, 2022

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Join the CUPPA Alumni Board as we honor our 2022 winner of the Jim Marek Alumni Appreciation Award, Gia Biagi. Biagi graduated from the MUPP program and is currently the commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation. Before that position, she worked with Studio Gang Architects and the Chicago Park District. Since 2004, CUPPA-AA has presented the CUPPA Alumni Association Appreciation Award recognizing individuals or groups for their dedication to the fields of urban planning and public administration and their contributions to the development of the college's students and alumni. In November 2010, the Board of Directors of the CUPPA-AA voted unanimously to rename the award to the Jim Marek Alumni Association Appreciation Award honoring the former CUPPA assistant dean for student services, Jim Marek. Marek retired from his post in CUPPA on February 6, 2007 after over twenty-nine years of service to the university, its students, and alumni. He unexpectedly died on August 13, 2010. Learn more and view all past recipients here.