Each year, at the Commencement ceremony in May and the Gamma Theta Upsilon banquet, the department hands out its student accolades. There are four major awards given out at these events, all of which are based on cumulative grade point averages at the university—the Senior Academic Awards, handed out to the top graduating senior(s) in the department; the NCGE/AAG Excellence of Scholarship Award, given to one outstanding senior in the department; the Geography and Regional Planning Faculty Scholarship, given to the outstanding junior in the department; and the Alan Mehwa Scholarship, given to the outstanding sophomore in the department.
Below are lists of recent winners of these awards. In the case of the Senior Academic Awards, the names of all past recipients (back to 1960) appear on plaques outside the geography department office.
Senior Academic Awards
2013
Ewelina Zielinska-Thomas
2012
Lacy Hepler
Leslie Bolich
2011
Andrew King
Jacob Rougeaux
2010
Eric Nystrom
Joshua Steiner
2009
Tanya Boggs
Miranda Shoemaker
Amber Snavely
Derek Margetan
2008
Kara Kasper
Eric Hull
2007
Michael Baker
Gregg Culver
Larry Kleitches
Jessica Rich
2006
Matthew Bashore
MarcedesMinana
Benjamin Wells
Sara Yorty
Adam Zellman
2005
James D. Baginski
John Carr
2004
Rebecca Buchanan
Carl Nim
Britney Wood
Stephen Zlato
2003
Dawn Drake
Barbara Harteis
Micah Savidge
2002
Peter M. Hayward
Stacey L. Wicker
2001
Harry J. Solarek, II
2000
Judith Y. Aker
Matthew A. Genchur
1997
Christian E. Strohmaier (December 1996 graduate)
1996
Timothy L. Morris
Veronica R. Wilson
Benjamin R. White
1995
Mark A. Bramer
1994
Wendy E. Gira
NCGE/AAG Excellence of Scholarship Award
2011
Nicholas Flanders
Ayanda Masilela
Brian Tompkins
2009
Tanya Boggs
2003
Dawn Drake
2002
Stacey L. Wicker
2001
Harry J. Solarek, II
2000
Matthew A. Genchur
1999
Leann C. Chaney
1998
Erich E. Halstead
1997
Christian E. Strohmaier
1996
Veronica R. Wilson
1995
Mark A. Bramer
1994
Wendy R. Gira
Geography and Regional Planning Faculty Scholarship
2013
Alexander Davis
2010
Brian Tompkins
2009
Eric Nystrom
Jake Rougeaux
2008
Tanya Boggs
2007
Eric Hull
2006
Greg Culver
2005
Ben Wells
2004
James Baginski
Marcedes Minana
2002
Dawn Drake
2001
Carla Blaisdell
Jessica Golebesky
2000
Dawn Drake
Stacey Wicker
1999
Matthew A. Genchur
1998
Harry J. Solarek II
Alan Mehwa Scholarship
2013
Mackenzie Holt
Samantha Conklin
2011
Philip Kopczyk
2009
Brian Thompkins
2008
Jake Rougeaux
2007
Kara Kasper
2006
Eric Hull
2004
Ben Wells
2003
Marcedes Minana
2001
Jason Fairman
2000
Carla Blaisdell
1999
Peter Hayward
1998
Matthew A. Genchur
