This endowed fund makes an annual award to the undergraduate geography major with the highest grade point average and who has completed 80 credit hours at ASU. The fund was established to honor Dr. Ray Henkel’s many years of service to undergraduate education in the Department of Geography (precursor to the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning). Henkel taught at Arizona State University from 1966 until his retirement in 1995.
Award Recipients:
| 2024-2025 | Jake McCollum |
| 2022-2023 | Maximillian Bell |
| 2021-2022 | Zach Davis |
| 2020-2021 | Mikko Hallikainen |
| 2019-2020 | Rachel Stowers |
| 2018-2019 | Sakina Albooshi |
| 2017-2018 | Daniel Dandurand |
| 2016-2017 | Laurence Kramer, Catherine Gerdts |
| 2015–2016 | Kira Frost |
| 2014–2015 | Blake Saltman |
| 2013–2014 | Steven Sifferman |
| 2012–2013 | Megan Kostanick, Kevin Zeck |
| 2011–2012 | Ana Ordonez |
| 2010–2011 | Kenneth Gaub, Daniel Hood |
| 2009–2010 | Richard Andrew Walker |
| 2008–2009 | Tyler Scott |
| 2007-2008 | Patrick Gorman |
| 2006-2007 | Evan Gorman, Bohumil Svoma |
| 2005-2006 | James Czarnik, Luke Shillington |
| 2004-2005 | Kimberly DeBiasse |
| 2003-2004 | Bradley Busby, Natalie Lopez, Dale Sherwood, Renee Shoppach |
| 2002-2003 | Eric M Gordun |
| 2001-2002 | Wesley Korteum, Daniel Turley |
| 2000-2001 | Brian N. Mihlfeith, Michelle Rowley |
| 1999-2000 | Scott Bridwell, Jeffrey Fergersun |
| 1998-1999 | Robin Shirks |
| 1997 - 1998 | Candice Gomes |
| 1996 - 1997 | Jeffery Mirocha |
| 1995 - 1996 | Jordan Eichman |
| 1994 - 1995 | Kristi Arsenault |
| 1993 - 1994 | Thomas Espinoza |
| 1992 - 1993 | C. Jean Sol |
| 1991 - 1992 | Thomas Filiaggi, Mitchell W. Pearce |
| 1990 - 1991 | Susan E. Bentley-Johnston |
| 1989 - 1990 | Mary Beth Gorman-Hackstadt, Chris L. Yungfleisch |