Nancy Blackwood

Urban planner Nancy Blackwood (EnvDes’74) was honored as the CU 2023 Environmental Design (ENVD) Distinguished Alumni and went on to address the 2024 ENVD graduating class in the spring. She serves on the ENVD alumni advisory board and is president of the University Hill Neighborhood Association. Throughout her career, Nancy has served as a senior associate at two major architecture and planning offices in Boulder and as a private consultant. She directed urban mixed-use projects across the country, transit-oriented developments, land-use planning for large-scale developments and downtown redevelopment plans. She was also an integral team member in the design of a 5,000-acre new city in Kenya, which was envisioned as a sustainable world-class technology hub.