Future City Region

Great Plains (Kansas + KC Metro) 

Deadlines & Dates

City
Essay

December 21, 2022

City
Model

January 28, 2023

City
Presentation

January 28, 2023

City
Q&A

January 28, 2023

Regional
Competition

January 28, 2023

Project
Plan:

Part 1

November 9, 2022

Part 2

November 23, 2022

Part 3

January 11, 2023

Part 4

January 25, 2023

About this Region

Regional Coordinator(s)

Kevin Koester, P.E.

Welcome!

Welcome to the Great Plains Region!

Our region includes teams from the entire state of Kansas and the Kansas City metropolitan area.

The 2022-2023 competition cycle marks the 20th regional event for the Great Plains Region!

Make sure to like our Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/GreatPlainsFutureCity) and follow us on Twitter (@GreatPlainsFC).

If you have questions, don’t hesitate to contact us by email at greatplains@futurecity.org.

Sincerely,

Kevin Koester, P.E.
Regional Coordinator
785-296-3221 – work direct
greatplains@futurecity.org

Competition Day

Regional Competition Date: January 28th, 2023

More info coming soon!

Become a
Sponsor

Sponsorship Levels

Bronze Sponsor (<$250)

– Sponsor’s logo displayed in the regional competition’s program booklet.

Silver Sponsor ($250 – $499)

– Sponsor’s logo displayed in the regional competition’s program booklet.

– Company, individual or society may sponsor a special award to be presented to the team that best exemplifies a specific quality or design aspect. The award can be named after your company, individual or society.

Gold Sponsor ($500 – $999)

– All of the Silver privileges plus sponsors have the option of having a half page advertisement in the regional competition’s program booklet.

Platinum Sponsor ($1,000 – $1,999)

– All of the Silver privileges plus sponsors have the option of a full page advertisement in the regional competition’s program, promotional display table in common area, and option to include technology grant with special award.

Diamond Sponsor ($2,000 +)

– All of the Platinum privileges plus sponsors special recognition and sponsorship plaque presentation and the privilege of being a final competition round judge.

The Great Plains Regional Future City Competition is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (38-3762366).

Recent Sponsors

The following sponsors provided assistance in 2020-2021 to our regional competition:

Diamond Sponsors ($2,000+):

Evergy

Platinum Sponsors ($1,000-$1,999):

Bartlett & West

Black & Veatch

PEC

Gold Sponsors ($500-$999):

Affinis

APWA Kansas

Burns & McDonnell

EFK

GBA

HNTB

Silver Sponsors ($250-$499):

APWA KC Metro

KCITE

NCEES

PMIEF

The following sponsors provided assistance in 2019-2020 to our regional competition:

Host University (in kind):

University of Kansas

Diamond Sponsors ($2,000+):

Evergy

Platinum Sponsors ($1,000-$1,999):

Bartlett & West

Black & Veatch

PEC

Gold Sponsors ($500-$999):

Affinis

APWA Kansas

Burns & McDonnell

EFK

HDR

HNTB

SAME

WSP USA

Silver Sponsors ($250-$499):

APWA KC Metro

GBA

KCITE

NCEES

Recent
Competitions

2021-2022 Top 3 Teams

AWARD TEAM NAME ORGANIZATION, CITY & STATE
1st Place Mexico City Southwest MS, Lawrence, KS
2nd Place Viridi Castrum Prairie Trail MS, Olathe, KS
3rd Place Arcoiris West MS, Lawrence, KS

2021-2022 Special Award Winners

SPONSOR TEAM ORGANIZATION, CITY & STATE
Affinis Samsara India West Middle School, Lawrence, KS
APWA KC Infrastructure & NCEES Kiel Germany Southwest Middle School, Lawrence, KS
ASCE Kansas City Section Arcoiris Uruguay West Middle School, Lawrence, KS
ASCE Kansas Section KC 2.0 City CA aSTEAM Village, Kansas City, MO
Bartlett & West Clear Meadow Kazakhstan Seaman Middle School, Topeka, KS
Black & Veatch Vue Sur la Montagne France Saint John Catholic School, Lawrence, KS
Burns & McDonnell Peola Iceland Pike Valley Junior High, Scandia, LS
EFK New Genoa Italy West Middle School, Lawrence, KS
Evergy Eunice Rwanda Billy Mills Middle School, Lawrence, KS
GBA Viridi Castrum Sweden Prairie Trail Middle School, Olathe, KS
ASABE & PMIEF Hilinai HI Harmony Middle School, Overland Park, KS
HDR La Espera Limpa Brazil Billy Mills Middle School, Lawrence, KS
HNTB Mexico City Mexico Southwest Middle School, Lawrence, KS
PEC La Costa del Cielo Brazil Eisenhower Middle School, Manhattan, KS
WSP Envisions City S Lake aSTEAM Village, Kansas City, MO

2020-2021 Top 6 Teams

AWARD TEAM NAME ORGANIZATION, CITY & STATE
1st Place Novaturia West MS, Lawrence, KS
2nd Place Nyx Southwest MS, Lawrence, KS
3rd Place Hala Aubry Bend MS, Overland Park, KS
4th Place Artemis St. John Catholic School, Lawrence, KS
5th Place Armstrong City Billy Mills MS, Lawrence, KS
6th Place Protoselene Spring Hill MS, Spring Hill, KS

2021-2022 Special Award Winners

SPONSOR AWARD TEAM NAME ORGANIZATION, CITY & STATE
NCEES Best Land Surveying Practices Novaturia West MS, Lawrence, KS
PMIEF Best Project Plan Award Amidala Southwest MS, Lawrence, KS

Alumni

Great Plains Regional Alumnus of the Year:

YEAR RECIPIENT SCHOOL ATTENDED – NOMINATING EDUCATOR/MENTOR
2020-2021 Quentin Harrington Southwest Middle School – Danielle Lotton-Barker
2019-2020 Zora Lotton-Barker Liberty Memorial Central Middle School – Devin Heath
2018-2019 Maya Sabatini St. John Catholic School – Lee Ann Hartwick
2017-2018 Elliott Whisenant Southwest Middle School – Dani Lotton-Barker
2016-2017 Joe Chandler Morgan County R-1 School – Kim Buck
2015-2016 Madelyn Johnson Southwest Middle School – Dani Lotton-Barker
2014-2015 Mark Spicer St. Matthew Catholic School – Alan Spicer
2013-2014 Noah Benham West Middle School – Pamela Simpson