End-of-Year Departmental Awards Celebrate GEOG Terps' Remarkable Achievements, Excellence

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The 2023 Annual Geographical Sciences Awards Ceremony marked a momentous occasion for the Department of Geographical Sciences on May 12 in the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center’s Orem Hall. 

Hosted by Undergraduate Director Keith Yearwood, the event brought together students, faculty and staff to celebrate their remarkable achievements during 2022-2023.

With more than 100 individuals being honored, the ceremony recognized a diverse range of accomplishments. From academic milestones to prestigious fellowships and national honors, the event served as a platform to acknowledge the exceptional efforts of those in the Department.

Notably, the Department presented 22 of its own awards during the ceremony. These accolades highlighted outstanding performance, innovative research and significant contributions to the field of geography. Each recipient demonstrated a commitment to excellence and a drive to advance geographical sciences.

Beyond the awards, the ceremony was an opportunity for everyone to come together, support one another and celebrate the collaborative environment that makes the Department of Geographical Sciences so special.

Congratulations to all this year’s honorees!

Here are our Departmental Award Winners:

  • Excellence in Graduate Research Outstanding: Guangxiao Hu
  • Excellence in Graduate Research 1st Place: Mengyu Liang
  • Excellence in Graduate Research 2nd Place: Jordan A. Caraballo-Vega and Xin Xu
  • Excellence in Graduate Research 3rd Place: Zhili Li and Ruohan Li
  • Brian R. Melchior Endowed Research Fund: Eric Robinson
  • GIS Summer Fellowship: Yuehui Qian 
  • Jingli Yang Fellowship: Tuo (Tony) Feng 
  • Human Dimensions of Global Change Fellowship: Baobao Liu
  • Graduate Student Appreciation Award: Julie Silva
  • Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Assistant: Katelyn Kopp
  • Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant: Yunting Song and Jiaming Lu 
  • Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant: Zhili Li and Yao Li
  • Robert A. Harper Undergraduate Research Paper Award: Melanie Reynolds
  • Undergraduate Independent Research Award: Janna Chapman
  • James R. Anderson Award: Janna Chapman
  • Outstanding MS GIS Student: Aaron Robidoux
  • Outstanding MS GEOINT Student: Chelsea Davis
  • O.E. Baker Award: Aolin Jia 
  • Outstanding Faculty Specialist: Mary Mitkish and Meghavi Prashnani 
  • Outstanding Post-Doctoral Associate: Lei Ma and Yao Li
  • Outstanding Research Faculty: Mike Humber
  • Outstanding Instructional Faculty: Jack Ma

 

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Special thanks to Allison Baer, Byron Marroquin, Erin Jacobs and Renata Johnson for coordinating this event!

Published on Tue, 05/16/2023 - 16:49