David Godschalk*

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of David Godschalk on January 27, 2018. Affiliated with the City and Regional Planning department at UNC Chapel Hill for nearly 40 years, Dr. Godschalk influenced generations of planners and academics and received the highest honors in the field including the ACSP Distinguished Educator Award and the APA President’s Award.An urban planner intrigued with design, Godschalk shaped his life and work in response to outside events and emerging needs. Increasing natural hazards and climate change impacts inspired him to propose ways to build community resilience to flooding, sea level rise, and other shocks and disasters. Through decades of service to campus, community, state, and nation, he displayed a remarkable capacity to inspire, collaborate, and build consensus. In retirement, he turned his skills to campus and neighborhood planning, as well as watercolor painting. Along the way, Dave found deep satisfaction in searching for optimal city designs, artistic compositions, and fulfilling relationships. In 2017, he published Searching for the Sweet Spot: A Planner’s Memoir, which tells Dr. Godschalk’s personal story.

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*Deceased:January 27, 2018
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Stories about Dave:
The Daily Tar Heel: David Godschalk, former UNC professor and town planner, dies
The Herald Sun: David Godschalk, who helped shape the UNC campus, remembered
Obituary: David Robinson Godschalk

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