This fund supports Scholarships and Fellowships in Urban and Regional Planning or the greatest needs of the department.

Earl served under Governor Reuben Askew as the director of State Planning before becoming director of the University of Florida’s new Urban and Regional Planning program in the mid-1970’s.

As a Professor Emeritus with the Department of Urban and Regional Planning Earl co-authored with Florida State University Professor Emeritus Richard Rubino the book, Lessons Learned? The History of Planning in Florida,

U.S. Senator and former Governor Bob Graham has described Lessons Learned?as “a significant contribution to our understanding of the politics and economics of land and water use in Florida.”