Graduate students in our school are encouraged to apply for awards that help fund graduate student research, as well as highlight the important work they are doing within their field of study. Here's a list of recent national and international awards received by students in the school:
2021
J. Warren Nystrom Award (American Association of Geographers)
Ziqi Li, PhD Geography
2020
John Odland Award (Spatial Analysis and Modeling Paper Competition - AAG)
Ziqi Li, PhD Geography
Norb Psuty Student Paper Competition (Coastal and Marine Specialty Group - AAG)
Zach Hilgendorf, PhD Geography
J. Warren Nystrom Award (American Association of Geographers)
Marynia Kolak, PhD Geography
2019
Best Student Project (American Planning Association’s Arizona Chapter)
Maggie Dellow, Master of Urban and Environmental Planning
Invitation to attend Heidelberg Laureate Forum
Michelle Stuhlmacher, PhD Geography
Best Oral Presentation (International Conference on Urban Climate)
Peter Crank, PhD Geography
Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Graduate Fellowship
Matthew Wigginton Conway, PhD Geography
2018
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship (Government of Canada)
Karina Benessaiah, PhD Geography
PhD Dissertation Award (AAG Transportation Geography Specialty Group)
Taylor Oshan, PhD Geography
JE Fuller Internship Program (JE Fuller)
Ara Jeong, PhD Geography
2017
Dissertation Grant (Association of American Geographers)
Qunshan Zhao, PhD Geography
First prize, student paper competition (AAG Cyberinfrastructure Specialty Group)
Hu Shao, PhD Geography
Allianz Climate Risk Research Award
Elizabeth Tellman, PhD Geography
Concordium award for Innovations with Data
Marynia Kolak, PhD Geography
2016
Bernard Nietschmann PhD Field Study Award (Council of Latin American Geographers)
Beth Tellman, PhD Geography
Finalist, Student Paper Competition (AAG Cartographic Specialty Group)
Joanna Merson, PhD Geography
Finalist, Student Presentation Competition (AAG Landscape Specialty Group)
Qunshan Zhao, PhD Geography
2015
Masters Scholarship Award (Cartography and Geographic Information Society)
Pai Hui Yu, MAS-GIS
2014
David Sankey Minority Scholarship in Meteorology (National Weather Association)
Valeria Benson-Lira, MA Geography
Borlaug Fellowship for Global Food Security (USAID)
John Connors, PhD Geography
Boren Fellowship for Language Study (National Security Education Program)
John Connors, PhD Geography
First place, Student Paper Competition (AAG Cartographic Specialty Group)
Joanna Merson, PhD Geography
2012
US Student Fulbright Award
Christopher Galletti, PhD Geography
Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad
Jing Yao, PhD Geography
First place, Student Paper Competition (AAG Business Geography Specialty Group)
George Oliver, PhD Geography
Second Place, Student Paper Competition (Spatial Analysis and Modeling)
Ran Wei, PhD Geography
Human Dimensions of Global Change Dissertation Research Grant
Kelly Turner, PhD Geography
Cultural Geography Specialty Group Dissertation Research Grant
Scott Warren, PhD Geography
Thirteenth Annual Benjamin H. Stevens Graduate Fellowship in Regional Science (Spatial Analysis and Modeling)
Ran Wei, PhD Geography
2011
Fulbright Award
David Proffitt, MUEP