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Award Winning Students!

The Department of Geography has produced the winning College of Liberal Arts Outstsanding Thesis FOUR YEARS in a row!!!! Winners include:

  • Outstanding Thesis 2009: Ms. Susan E. Timm, "Using Remote Sensing, GIS, and Landscape Ecology Techniques in Wildland Management"
    • Thesis Committee: Dr. Chris Lee (Chair), Dr. Suzanne Wechsler, Dr. Rick Behl (Geology)
  • Outstanding Thesis 2008: Ms. Deborah Hann, "Maps in Childrens Literature: Their Uses, Forms, and Functions"
    • Thesis Committee: Dr. Chrys Rodrigue (Chair), Dr. Suzanne Wechsler, and Dr. Judith Tyner (Professor Emeriti)
  • Outstanding Thesis 2007: Mr. Scott Eckardt, "Assessment of wildfire frequency and coastal sage scrub vegetation dynamics in the Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California"
    • Thesis Committee: Dr. Paul Laris (Chair), Dr. Chris Lee, Dr. Chrys Rodrigue
  • Outstanding Thesis 2006: Dr. Michael McDaniel, "The Persistence of the Mexican Land Tenure System in Los Angeles and Orange County"
    • Thesis Committee: Dr. Frank Gossette (Chair), Dr. Judith Tyner, Dr. Suzanne Wechsler

In addition, CSULB Students have won awards both on campus and in the discipline of Geography. Award Winners include:

University Achievement Award 2009: Ms. Annette Quintero (for her commitment to service on activism)

Geography Student Team Wins First International Education Week European Culture Bowl Event: Team Members included: Mr. Anthony Vasquez, Ms. Yuki Konishi, Mr. Ernesto Sanchez, Mr. Malcolm Bourne, Mr. Michael Vladoianu

CSULB Nomination to Western Association of Graduate Schools Annual Outstanding Thesis Award, 2007 : Mr. Scott Eckardt

Jacques May Award 2007 Best Thesis Winner, Medical Geography Speciality Group, Association of American Geographers : Ms. Julienne Gard

California Geographical Society Cartography Digital Map Competition Winners in 2007: Messrs. Simon Wright and César Espinosa

Doctoral Program Admissions: Ms. Nazanin Naraghi, Mr. Ryan Goode, Ms. Julienne Gard, Mr. Travis Brooks

CSULB Graduate Research Fellowship: Ms. Doreen Crespin

Richard Logan Scholarship, Los Angeles Geographical Society, 2004 : Ms. Doreen Crespin and Mr. Jeff Marotta

Joe Beaton Award, California Geographical Society, 2004: Ms. Zoe Schumacher

CSULB Women and Philanthropy Scholarships, 2004 : Ms. Zoe Schumacher and Ms. Doreen Crespin

Sigma Xi Inductions (National Scientifice Honor Society) : Ms. Doreen Crespin, Ms. Leslie Edwards, Mr. César Espinosa, and Ms. Zoe Schumacher

Master's Thesis Research Award, 2001: Ms. Angela Ng Cangelosi

ESRI Mapping Honors: Mr. Mike Jenkins, Mr. Shaun Healy, and Ms. Caroline Kolb

 

 

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Photo Contest, Nov 9-13

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2008 Photo Contest Winners