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Geography Department 2020 Awards
- Joseph R. Schwendeman Award - Erin Fitzpatrick
- Gyula Pauer Cartography Award - Jacob Bame
- Ellen Churchill Semple Award - Elizabeth Greenwell
- Withington Human/Cultural Award - Erin Fitzpatrick
- Thomas M. Geoghegan Award - Bob Lanza
- Raitz Scholarship Award - Adrian Davis
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award - Ian Spangler
- Outstanding Faculty Award - Tony Stallins
Geography 2020 Bachelor Degrees
(Other graduates opted to not contribute to this public announcement of May 2020 degrees.)
AMANDA BRESEMAN
- Hometown: Lexington, KY
- Favorite GEO course: GEO 509 (Community MapShop)
- Advice for future GEO majors: Don’t be afraid to standout - sit in the front, ask questions, go to office hours.
KATIE BROWN
- Hometown: Dothan, AL
- Favorite GEO course: GEO 220 (Cities of the World)
- Advice for future GEO majors: Diversify your electives! Take classes you that put up out of your comfort zone, college truly is the place to explore all your options!
KEVIN DOHNER
- Hometown: Taylorsville, KY
- Favorite GEO course: GEO 305 (Elements of Cartography)
- Advice for future GEO majors: Go meet with your professors outside of the classroom and don't be afraid to ask them questions.
ERIN FITZPATRICK
- Hometown: Falmouth, KY
- Favorite GEO course: GEO 406 (Field Studies)
- Advice for future GEO majors: Always be open to new experiences and new perspectives--it's the best way to learn something, and you'll grow as a person and a geographer along the way!
Geography 2020 Graduate Degrees (May)
EMILY BARRETT
- MA Geography
- Thesis title: Shiny objects, hiding places: Examining community-engaged data practices in Lexington, KY
- Committee members: Gieseking; Wilson (Chair); Zook
- LINK to graduate student directory page
- Ph.D. Geography
- Dissertation title: Reserved for the Whole Earth: Forms of Evidence, Ought Anxiety, and the Futures of Geographic Inquiry
- Committee members: Beymer-Farris; Rice; Secor; Wang; Wilson (Chair); Zook
- LINK to graduate student directory page
- Ph.D. Geography
- Dissertation title: Biogeomorphology of Bedrock Fluvial Systems: Example from Shawnee Run, Kentucky, USA
- Committee members: Erhardt; Kim; J. Phillips (Chair); Stallins; Turkington; Wendroth
- LINK to graduate student directory page