Awards

Every year, the Awards Committee of the Mountain Geography Specialty Group (MGSG) announces a call for nominations and applications for four separate awards:

• Barry Bishop Career Award

• Denali Recent Accomplishment Award

• Chimborazo Student Research Grant Award

• Mauna Kea Student Presentation Award

The awards are presented at the MGSG Business Meeting as well as the Awards Luncheon during the Annual Meeting of the AAG.

Past Awards

Barry Bishop Career Award

2021 - Sarah Halvorson, University of Montana

2019 - Fausto Sarmiento, University of Georgia

2018 - Donald Friend, Minnesota State University

2016 - David Cairns, Texas A&M University

2010 - Sally Horn, University of Tennessee

2009 - David Zurick, Eastern Kentucky University

2008 - George Malanson, University of Iowa

2007 - Richard A. Marston, Kansas State University

2006 - David Butler, Texas State University

2005 - Carol Harden, University of Tennessee

2004 - Katherine Hansen, Montana State University, and Alton Byers, The Mountain Institute

2003 - James Gardner, University of Manitoba

2002 - Roger G. Barry, National Snow and Ice Data Center

2001 - David Brower, Earth Island Institute, and John F. Shroder Jr., University of Nebraska - Omaha

2000 - Jack Ives, Carleton University

Denali Recent Accomplishment Award

2020 - Mark Fonstad, University of Oregon

2015 - Markus Stoffel, University of Geneva

2014 - Andrew Marcus, University of Oregon, and co-authors James Meacham, Ann Rodman and Alethea Steingisser

2011 - Kurt Kipfmueller, University of Minnesota

2009 - Charles Lafon, Texas A&M University

2008 - Mark Williams, INSTARR

2007 - Sarah J. Halvorson, University of Montana

2006 - Matthew Bekker, Brigham Young University

2005 - Michael P. Bishop and John F. Shroder Jr., University of Nebraska - Omaha

2004 - Karl Birkeland, Montana State University

2003 - Kevin S. Blake, Kansas State University

2001 - Fausto Sarmiento, University of Georgia, and David R. Butler, Texas State University

Chimborazo Student Research Grant Award

2021 - Elise Arnett, University of Michigan-Dearborn

2020 - Anais Zimmer, University of Texas at Austin

2019 - Roopa Krithivasan, Clark University

2018 - Arica Crootof, University of Arizona

2017 - Katie Epstein, Montana State University

2016 - Maegen Rochner, University of Tennessee

2015 - Jeremy Johnson, Texas A&M University

2014 - Julie Parker, University of North Texas

2013 - Brandon Weihs, Kansas State University

2012 - Molly Polk, University of Texas at Austin

2010 - Christopher Crawford, University of Minnesota

2009 - Arvind Bhuta, Virginia Tech University

2008 - Evan Larson, University of Minnesota

2007 - Jeff Phillippe, Oregon State University

2006 - James Fountain, University of Montana

2005 - Keith Bosak, University of Georgia

Mauna Kea Student Presentation Award

2021 - Megan Baumann, Pennsylvania State University (PhD level); Raju Bista, California State University - Dominguez Hills (Master's level)

2020 - Danika Mosher, East Tennessee State University

2018 - Aaron Goth, University of Texas at Austin

2017 - Jessica DiCarlo, University of Colorado, and Katie Epstein, Montana State University

2016 - Parveen Kumar Chhetri, Texas A&M University

2014 - Amanda Young, Pennsylvania State University

2013 - Melissa Belz, Kansas State University

2012 - Ryan Bergstrom, Kansas State University

2011 - Kevin McManigal, University of Montana

2010 - Brandon Krumwiede, University of Montana

2009 - Grant Elliot, University of Minnesota

2009 - Emily Smith Virginia Tech University

2008 - Dan Weiss, University of North Carolina

2007 - Ryan Danby, University of Alberta

2006 - Ian Snider, Appalachian State University

2005 - Meredith Knauf, University of Colorado

Nomination or Application

Barry Bishop Career Award

The award is presented to an individual or individuals who have made significant contributions to Mountain Geography over her/his career(s). Nominations should include:

• a description of the candidate's contribution to Mountain Geography;

• a brief biographic sketch;

• a selected bibliography; and

• three letters of support from colleagues.

Denali Recent Accomplishment Award

The award can recognize scholarly, applied or other significant contributions to Mountain Geography within the past three years that support the Mission of MGSG. Nominations should include:

• a description of the candidate's contribution to Mountain Geography;

• a brief biographic sketch;

• a selected bibliography; and

• three letters of support from colleagues.

Chimborazo Student Research Grant Award

This research support award will be given to a graduate student who proposes outstanding research that promises to support the mission of the MGSG. The award will be $500. Applications should include:

• a proposal of no more than 5 pages, plus references, that identifies the problem and its significance, explains the methodology, and summarizes anticipated results;

• a brief biographical sketch; and

• a letter of support from the student’s faculty advisor.

Mauna Kea Student Presentation Award

The MGSG awards two awards for outstanding student presentations: one at the Doctoral and one at the Master level. To be eligible for the award, students must be members of the AAG and MGSG. Students wishing to participating in the paper competition must submit the following materials:

• a copy of the standard abstract required by the AAG; and

• an extended abstract of the paper, consisting of 800-1000 words.

Submission

Submit all nomination or application materials to Swetha Peteru. Electronic submissions are encouraged.

Swetha Peteru

Department of Geography, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

Email: swetha.peteru@gmail.com