Kudos! Awards and Recognition

CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. BRAD JOKISCH - for Receiving the College of Arts & Sciences Grasselli Brown Faculty Teaching Award

To be awarded September 2013.

CONGRATULATIONS TO JESSICA KELLEY

Jessica's thesis research is featured in Perspectives magazine. Additionally, her story will appear in Compass, and on OU's Front door web page.

Click here to read entire story.

CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. TIM ANDERSON 

Dr. Anderson was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to research in Romania spring semester 2014.

CONGRATULATIONS TO SAM JONES and the LKCCAP research team for theirwork with Tanzania's Kirya Secondary School, recipient of the 2013 Zayed Future Energy Prize in the Global High Schools category for the Africa region.  Sam worked with Geography teachers at Kirya Secondary to produce a video for the Zayed proposal submission:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUK-8TQzuPA&feature=youtu.be

DRS. TOM SMUCKER, EDNA WANGUI, AND GAURAV SINHA FEATURED IN CONSORTIUM FOR ENERGY, ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT'S (C3) NEWS

Ohio University professors contribute to climate adaptation workshop, Tanzania research

By Austin Stahl 

December 4, 2012

DR. RYAN FOGT FEATURED IN RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY NEWS AND PERSPECTIVES MAGAZINE

Meteorologists explore the weather systems that impact Antarctic climate change

By Andrea Gibson
Oct. 19, 2012

CONGRATULATIONS DUNCAN GREEN - First Recipient of the Bloemer Scholarship

Duncan Green is a junior Environmental Geography major.

CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATE STUDENTS - Award winners at West Lakes - East Lakes Joint Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG)

SAMANTHA JONES - 1st place Graduate Poster Presentation: Sacred forests, conservation, and social change: Case study in Mangio, Tanzania

Awarded October 2012

JOE WITEK - 2nd place Masters Student Oral Presentation: Johannesburg: Africa's World City?

Awarded October 2012

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALAN MACEACHREN (AB 1974) - Selected as College of Arts & Sciences "Distinguished Alumnus" 2012

Dr. MacEachren is a Professor of Geography and Director of the GeoVISTA Center at Penn State University. His research interests, rooted in the cartographic/geographic background he obtained as an undergraduate at Ohio University, include cartographic symbolization, geovisualization, geocollaboration, spatial cognition, visual analytics, and user-centered design. Congratulations to Alan MacEachren (AB 1974) Selected as College of Arts & Sciences "Distinguished Alumnus" 2012 Dr. MacEachren is a Professor of Geography and Director of the GeoVISTA Center at Penn State University. His research interests, rooted in the cartographic/geographic background he obtained as an undergraduate at Ohio University, include cartographic symbolization, geovisualization, geocollaboration, spatial cognition, visual analytics, and user-centered design.

CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. EDNA WANGUI - for Receiving the College of Arts & Sciences Grasselli Brown Faculty Teaching Award

Awarded September 10, 2012

CONGRATULATIONS KYLE CLEM - for Receiving the Outstanding Senior Leader Award

This award was presented at OU's Leadership Awards Gala, held May 23, 2012. Kyle was one of 9 seniors campus wide to receive the award. 

CONGRATULATIONS OU-CAMS - for Receiving the Edwin L. Kennedy Leadership Award for Outstanding Community Service Organization Award

This award reflects the chapter's involvement in making the campus "StormReady" and in outreach and volunteerism in the broader Athens community.

2012 UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE AWARDS AND HONORS

The Olive Emler Ross Scholarship in Geography: Kristin Parrish, Scott Comisford, Ian Kloos, Thomas McKenzie
The Regina L. Bloemer Scholarship: Seneca Watson
The Hubert and Constance Wilhelm Scholarship: Delaney Bolger
The Elizabeth Llewellyn Robe Memorial Scholarship: Rebecca Iacobone

The Isaac Sindiga Memorial Scholarship: Katie Campbell and Joe Witek

Outstanding Graduating Seniors: Kelly Adams, Anna Melnik, Samuel Miller, Kimberly Olivito, Kevin Sigmund, McKenzie Spriggs, Alex Wovrosh
Outstanding Undergraduate Service: Alex Cole
Outstanding Undergraduate Scalia Scholar: Alex Wovrosh
David Keirns Public Service Award in Meteorology: Kyle Clem

Outstanding Graduate Scalia Scholar: Elizabeth Zbacnik
Geography Outstanding Teaching Assistants: Jessica Kelley and Michelle Kozlowski
CAS Outstanding Teaching Assistant: Katie Campbell

National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE) June Member of the Month: Mia DeNardi
Outstanding Graduate Student Award Finalist, Ohio University: Alek Krautmann
Outstanding Winter Forecaster, GEOG 406: Thomas McKenzie

Graduate School: Kelly Adams: University of Washington; Katelyn Dotson: Ball State University; Cody Jones: University of Kansas; Jia Li: Cornell University; James Lloyd: Pratt Institute; Joyce Muthoni: West Virginia University; Kevin Sigmund: Ohio University; Alex Wovrosh: Ohio University

Scholarships: Grace Kroeger: APA Urban Planning Scholarship; Donald Lippi: NOAA Hollings Scholarship; Anna Melnik: APA Ohio Akron Scholarship; McKenzie Spriggs: NGS Scholarship; Alex Wovrosh: NWA Pike Scholarship

DR. PERKINS PROMOTED TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Professor Harold Perkins has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure.   Congratulations, Harold!

DR. BUCKLEY PROMOTED TO PROFESSOR

Professor Geoff Buckley has been promoted to Professor. Congratulations, Geoff!