2015 Annual Meeting - West Chester, PA


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Student Award Winners:

(Presented by PGS President Gary Coutu and Student Awards Chair Joseph Zume)


First place, Graduate paper contest: Carlos Morales-Ramirez, West Chester University, Who Killed Physical Geography? The Case of Biogeography vs. High School Education.



Second place, Graduate paper contest: Joe Tokosh, Kent State University, Living Preferences for Undergraduate Students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.




First place, Undergraduate paper contest: Ryan Dennis, Salisbury University, Are there any Snowfall Differences Throughout Harford County, Maryland?




Second place, Undergraduate paper contest: Nathaniel Nelson, West Chester University, The Wifi Neighborhood-Exploring Wireless Geographies.




First Place, Graduate student poster/map contest: Lauren Apakain, West Chester University, Quercus Alba and Quercus Rubra: An Analysis of Species Distribution in the Gordon Natural Area in the Chester County, Pennsylvania.




Second Place, Graduate student poster/map contest: Tom Allison, Shippensburg University, The Disproportionate Impact of American Troops in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars.




First place, Undergraduate poster contest: Zachary Scwartz, West Chester University, Lead Pollution in Urban Soils: A Comparative Study between Residential and Recreational Sites in Philadelphia, PA.




Second place, Undergraduate poster contest: Walker Skeeter, Salisbury University, Synoptic Analysis of Intense Precipitation Events in Maryland from 1950 – 2014.

        


PGS Award Winners:


Ruby S. and E Willard Miller Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Mary Graham, York College of Pennsylvania (retired)


Distinguished Teaching AwardScott Drzyzga, 

Shippensburg University


Distinguished Teaching Award:
Laura Guertin, Penn State Brandywine


Distinguished Geographer AwardDr. Arlene Rengert, West Chester University


The Pennsylvania Geographical Society exists to promote effective geographic teaching, research, and literacy.


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