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Awards and Accomplishments

Awards and Accomplishments by Current and Former GK-12 Fellows

Geoff Gilleaudeau

  • Geological Society of America Research Grant, 2008, $2,250.
  • Society for Sedimentary Geology Research Grant, 2008, $1,700.
  • The Evolving Earth Foundation Research Grant, 2008, $3,000.
  • American Association of Petroleum Geologists Research Grant, 2008, $2,000.
  • The Barringer Family Fund Research Grant, 2008, $4,000.

Justin Hart

  • Appointed Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Alabama, 2009.
  • Appointed Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of North Alabama, 2007.
  • Robert G. Long Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Department of Geography, University of Tennessee, 2007.
  • Chancellor’s Award for Extraordinary Professional Promise, University of Tennessee, 2007.
  • Student Publication Award, Department of Geography, University of Tennessee, 2007.
  • Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant, Geography and Regional Science Program, National Science Foundation, 2006, $10,009.
  • Grant-in-aid to Support Student Research by the National Science Foundation, University of Arizona Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility, 2006, $3,000.

Daniel B. Lewis

  • Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement grant, Geography and Regional Science Program, National Science Foundation, 2009, $8,250.

John Sakulich

  • Dissertation Grant, Association of American Geographers, 2009, $500.
  • Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant, Geography and Regional Science Program, National Science Foundation, 2009, $11,871.

René Shroat-Lewis

  • M.A. Fritz Travel Grant for the Advancement of Studies in Paleontology, 2009, $750 (Canadian).
  • Cincinnati Dry Dredgers Paul Sanders Award, 2009, $500.

Mark Spond

  • Summer Research Assistantship, Office of Research, The University of Tennessee, 2008, $3,600.
  • Exceptional Professional Accomplishment Award, Department of Geography, The University of Tennessee, 2008.
  • Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant, Geography and Regional Science Program, National Science Foundation, 2009, $11,700.

Zack Taylor

  • Chancellor’s Award for Extraordinary Professional Promise, University of Tennessee, 2009.
  • Yates Dissertation Fellowship, The University of Tennessee, 2009, $15,000.
  • Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant, Geography and Regional Science Program, National Science Foundation, 2008, $11,388.
  • Geological Society of America, Dissertation Grant Program, 2008, $2,130.
  • Robert G. Long Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Department of Geography, University of Tennessee, 2008.
  • Outstanding Teaching Associate, Department of Geography, University of Tennessee, 2008.
  • Travel Grant, Graduate Student Senate, University of Tennessee, 2008, $450.
  • Student Publication Award, Department of Geography, University of Tennessee, 2007.
  • Travel Grant, Graduate Student Senate, University of Tennessee, 2007, $145.
  • Outstanding Teaching Assistant, Department of Geography, University of Tennessee, 2006.

Chris Underwood

  • Carlos C. Campbell Memorial Fellowship, Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association, 2008, $5,000.
  • Director, Graduate Student Affinity Group of the Association of American Geographers, 2008.
  • University of Tennessee, Graduate Student Senate Travel Award, 2007, $200.

Matt Valente

  • International Biogeography Society, Student Travel Award, 2008, $1,300.
  • AAG Biogeography Specialty Group, Best Ph.D. Presentation Award, 2008, $200.
  • Conant Botanical Image, Student Travel Award, 2008, $250.
  • W.K. McClure Fund for the Study of World Affairs Scholarship, 2008, $2,000.
  • University of Tennessee, Graduate Student Senate Travel Award, 2008, $450.

Saskia van de Gevel

  • Outstanding Teaching Associate Award, Department of Geography, University of
    Tennessee, 2006.
  • Stewart K. McCroskey Memorial Fund Award, Department of Geography, 2006
  • Honorable Mention, Student Paper Competition, 7th International Conference on
    Dendrochronology, Beijing, China, 2006.
  • W.K. McClure Fund for the Study of World Affairs, University of Tennessee, 2006, $3,000.
  • Student Publication Award, Department of Geography, University of Tennessee, 2006.
  • Leadership Award, North American Dendroecological Fieldweek, Great Smoky
    Mountains National Park at Tremont, Tennessee, 2007.
  • Exceptional Professional Accomplishment Award, Department of Geography, University of Tennessee, 2008.
  • Student Publication Award, Department of Geography, University of Tennessee, 2008.
  • Appointed Lecturer Position, Department of Geography and Planning, Appalachian State University, 2009.

Annie Wambersie

  • Appointed Lecturer Position, Department of Geography, University of South Alabama, 2009.

Awards and Accomplishments by Faculty Advisors and Teacher-Partners

Carol Harden

  • Elected President of the Association of American Geographers, 2009-2010.

Victoria Headrick

  • Awarded her Doctorate in Education, 2009

Colin Sumrall

  • Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2008.

Sally Horn

  • Appointed as a Chancellor’s Professor in 2008, which constitutes the highest lifetime honor that can be accorded to a member of the faculty of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
  • Speaker, Spring 2009 Hooding Ceremony.
  • Faculty Academic Outreach Award, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tennessee, 2008.

 

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