David Dixon ’69 received the American Institute of Architects’ Thomas Jefferson Award for demonstrating “a lifetime of commitment and significant achievement in advancing the public sector’s mission to create more livable neighborhoods, vibrant civic spaces, and vital downtown and main streets.” A resident of Boston, Dixon has also been working extensively on urban planning for downtown New Orleans and a number of highly diverse neighborhoods closer to home. At Wesleyan, he majored in the College of Social Studies and then earned his master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
