UC Santa Cruz Planner Gains National Certification

SANTA CRUZ, CA–Principal Planner Graham Bice of UC Santa Cruz has earned certification as a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). Bice was one of 738 planners certified this year out of 1,021 exam registrants. About 9,500 planners now hold AICP certification nationwide.

Bice, a planner at UCSC since 1982, played a central role in developing UCSC’s 1988 Long Range Development Plan (LRDP), a blueprint for careful campus growth, as well as the more recent LRDP Implementation Program. He now oversees work on a master plan for UCSC’s Monterey Bay Education, Science, and Technology (MBEST) Center at the former Fort Ord military base.

Bice received a double B.A. in environmental planning and economics from UCSC in 1977 and a master’s degree in regional planning from Cornell University in 1980. He is a resident of Watsonville.

AICP, the professional institute within the American Planning Association, certifies practicing city, regional, urban, and rural planners and promotes continuing education and professional development. Certification requires specific education, experience, and a passing performance on a rigorous planning examination.

"I strongly support the ethical standards and high expectations that go with AICP certification," Bice says, "and I encourage all practicing planners to seek certification."