Berkshire Regional Planning Commission gives the Kusik Award 
annually to projects, groups, or individuals who have made outstanding contributions to planning in Berkshire County. This annual award is named in honor of the late Charles Kusik, a resident of the Town of Richmond, who, for over three decades, placed his expert imprint on the zoning bylaws of nearly every town in the Berkshires. Award winners are selected by the Executive Director and honored at the BRPC annual meeting each fall.
| YEAR | RECIPIENT(S) | TOPIC |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Mayor John Barrett, III | Reuse of Old Mill Buildings – MassMOCA |
| 1997 | Rachel Fletcher & Timothy Gray | Housatonic River Reclamation Efforts |
| 1998 | Rep. Peter J. Larkin | Economic Revitalization Efforts – Brownfields Legislation |
| 1999 | George S. Wislocki & Tad Ames | Preserving Natural Resources |
| 1999 | Mayor Gerald S. Doyle, Jr. & Thomas E. Hickey, Jr. | Economic Development Efforts - GE Settlement |
| 2000 | Donald R. Dubendorf, Esq. | Berkshire Connect |
| 2001 | Leslie Reed-Evans | Agricultural Preservation |
| 2002 | Southern Berkshire Housing Coalition & Community Development Corp. of So. Berk. | Affordable Housing |
| 2003 | Robert Race | Lake Preservation |
| 2004 | Congressman John Olver | Regional Leadership & Support |
| 2005 | No award granted | |
| 2006 | Peter Lafayette | Affordable Housing |
| 2007 | Don Schmidt | Guidance to Local Planning Officials |
| 2008 | Sally Bell, Esq. | Continuing Legal Service to Communities |
| 2009 | No award granted | |
| 2010 | Marjorie Cohan | Berkshire Bike Path Council |
| 2011 | Daniel Bosley | State economic development |
| 2011 | Donald Goranson | 35 years on Great Barrington Planning Board |
| 2012 | Aimee Thayer | Outstanding contributions to Planning in Berkshire County |
| 2013 | Mayor Richard Alcombright | Support for planning in North Adams |
| 2014 | Eleanor Tillinghast | Protection of natural resources of the Berkshires |
| 2015 | Donna Cesan | Support for planning in Adams |
| 2016 | Benjamin Downing | State Senator 2007 - 2016 |
| 2017 | Robert "Bobbie" Orsi | Initiation and leadership of Age Friendly Berkshires |
| 2018 | Barbara Zheutin | Support for Berkshire Grown and farmers |
| 2019 | Kristine Hazzard | Berkshire United Way leadership and its community impact work |
| 2020 | no award granted | |
| 2021 | Berkshire Vaccine Collaborative | For leadership to protect Berkshire County from the impact of COVID-19 |
| 2021 | COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund for Berkshire County | For leadership to protect Berkshire County from the impact of COVID-19 |
| 2021 | Berkshire Public Health Nurses | For leadership to protect Berkshire County from the impact of COVID-19 |
| 2022 | Senator Adam G. Hinds | For leadership and advocacy to improve Berkshire County communities |
| 2022 | Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito | For leadership to provide access to resources for Berkshire County communities |
| 2023 | Ilana Steinhauer, FNP | Executive Director, Volunteers in Medicine |
| 2024 | Representative Smitty Pignatelli | Over thirty years of public service and supporting southern Berkshire communities |
| 2025 | Meg Bandarra, Unpaved Trails for All; Ellen Kennedy, Berkshire Community College; Jane Winn, BEAT; Rene Wood, Town of Sheffield | Various, see press release |