At the Autumn Geography Department Awards and Graduation Reception on December 13, 2019, the department presented awards to our outstanding Students.

Undergraduate Awards:

We awarded three undergraduate awards to three outstanding students and recognized students as part of the Autumn 2019 graduating class. Each student awardee received a scholarship for the 2019-20 academic year thanks to support from our generous donors.

The Sharpe Scholarship for Outstanding Undergraduates is provided with funds from the Gary L. Sharpe Scholarship Fund in Geography, established in 2010. Gary L. Sharpe was a graduate of Ohio State, and earned his B.A. in 1970. The scholarship provides generous funds for undergraduate students from Ohio, majoring in Geography. Students who receive this award are chosen based on their excellence in the classroom.

The Sharpe Scholarship for Outstanding Undergraduate for Autumn 2019 recipient was Ethan Carver-Dews.

Dr. Darla Munroe (Department Chair) and Ethan Carver-Dews.

The Robinson Award for Outstanding Undergraduates in Geographic Information Science and Spatial Analysis was established with funds from the Arthur H. Robinson Fund.  Professor Robinson received his PhD from Ohio State in 1947 and went on to have a storied career at the University of Wisconsin.  The goal of the Robinson award is to honor students’ achievement in the classroom and who are also significantly engaged in research, service and leadership.

The Robinson Award for Outstanding Undergraduate for Autumn 2019 recipient was Stephanie Crisco.

Dr. Darla Munroe (Department Chair) and Stephanie Crisco.

The Lewis Family Scholarship was established with gifts from Brian W. (a 1976 graduate of OSU) and Sherri Lyn Lewis.  The fund provides merit-based scholarships to undergraduate students in the Department of Geography.  Consideration is given to students with a minimum 3.0 grade point average with preference to candidates majoring in geographic information science and interested in cartography.

Clair Mercer was the recipients of the Lewis Scholarship.

Dr. Darla Munroe (Department Chair) and Claire Mercer.

Our outstanding students (left to right): Claire Mercer, Kendall Brooks (BA-URGS, AU19), Ethan Carver-Dews (BA-Social Sciences Air Transportation, AU19), Dr. Darla Munroe, Luyu Liu (GEOG-MA) and Stephanie Crisco (BA GIS, AU19)