Dr. Aída Guhlincozzi (PhD, '21) was awarded the Jacques May Thesis Prize for the Best PhD Dissertation in Health & Medical Geography from the AAG Health & Medical Geography Specialty Group at...
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He consistently plucked the names of countries, Greek letters and obscure adverbs from his memory banks and came out on top in his first appearance, earning $10,500.
Two recent Geography & GIS alumni visited the department (virtually) this past spring to share their academic and early career experiences and advice with our current undergraduate majors....
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Darla Munroe (PhD, 2000) is Professor and Chair of Geography at The Ohio State University. Her research covers economic, social, and land use geography with a focus on human-...
When William Clark (PhD, '64, geography) arrived in Florida in 1961, en route to the University of Illinois, he struck up a conversation with an African American woman at the train...
Professor Clark is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and was a 1994 Guggenheim Fellow.
Dr. Janey Messina (MS, 2008) is associate professor of social science research methods at the University of Oxford (UK) School of Global and Area Studies.
Wayne Koonce, winner of the College of LAS Dean's Quadrangle Award, makes a mark around the world while maintaining close ties with U of I
Robin reflects on her wide-ranging career in geography that began with an undergraduate internship. She worked at the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant for 32 years, where she designed a Lady Quagga costume...
We proudly present the 2019 Early Career Alumni Achievement Award to Kory Konsoer (PhD, 2014), assistant professor in the Department of Geography and Anthropology at Louisiana State University. Kory...
The second annual Geography & GIS Alumni Achievement Award is presented to Dr. Marc P. Armstrong (PhD, ’88), a geographer who specializes in GIS and has done pioneering work in computational...
We are proud to announce the new Department of Geography & GIScience Distinguished Alumni Award, as well as our first recipient! This annual award will honor graduates who have made significant...
