2010 Geography Recognition Reception

3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Nittany Lion Inn, University Park

physical nature/society gisciences human

elcome to the 2010 Geography

Recognition ReceptionW

Thank you for joining us today as we honor the achievements of the Geography community

during the 2009-2010 academic year! Today’s event will include:

3:00-5:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 5 | Ballrooms A-B-C, Nittany Lion Inn

Socializing...

Introduction...

Undergraduate, graduate, faculty and staff awards and accomplishments

...Graduating students

...Closing remarks

2010 Undergraduate Student Awards

DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHYJeff Gockley Memorial Award

Jinlong Yang

Geography Alumni Scholars Award Arielle Hesse Justine Kendall Sean McGrath Siobhan O’Connor Christine Rosenfeld Timothy Shannon

G.D. Richardson Scholarship in Geography Michael Degnan Audra Kershner Sarah Layton Michelle Renn Timothy Yuskavage

Balmat Family Scholarship in Geography Emily Connor David Knoppers Sarah Layton Alexandra McNally

Geography Student Scholarships Charles Crismel S. Ferrer M. Chelsea Gilliam Helena Kotala Jacy Marshall-McKelvey

E. Willard Miller Award in GeographyCarlo Sica

Ronald F. Abler Award in Geography Mark Smithgall UnderDoGS

Balmat Family Fund in Geography for Honors Scholars

Arielle Hesse Sean McGrath Siobhan O’Connor Carlo Sica Jinlong Yang Timothy Yuskavage

Erickson Fund in Geography Katherine Gloede Melissa Harkavy Tye Kreider Jennifer Spinelli Halina Sundy Zachary Zabel

C. Gregory Knight Endowment in Geography Timothy Johnson Kirin Kennedy Warren Reed

COLLEGE OF EARTH AND MINERAL SCIENCESDean Edward Steidle Award

Arielle Hesse

Student MarshalArielle Hesse

Centennial ScholarshipJacy Marshall-McKelvey

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Scholarship Brennan Holderman David Knoppers Gilman Ouelette

GEMS Diamond Award NomineeJustine Kendall — runner-up

William Grundy Haven Memorial AwardSiobhan O’Connor — honorable mention

Erin Rudegeair — honorable mention

EMSAGE Laureates Katherine Gloede Arielle Hesse Justine Kendall Tye Kreider Siobhan O’Connor Andrea Schwander Timothy Shannon Tamara Yoder

John and Elizabeth Holmes Teas Scholarship Mason Christensen Kimberly Hawk Arielle Hesse Lindsay Myers Laura Newcomer Brian Hall Justine Kendall Audra Kershner Rodrigo Maia Sean McGrath Carlo Sica Timothy Yuskavage

Matthew Wilson Honors Scholarship Alexandra McNally Siobhan O’Connor Samantha Pedder Christine Rosenfeld Catherine Sweitzer Tamara Yoder Zachary Zabel

2010 Undergraduate Student Awards

2010 Undergraduate Student Awards

Mary and Anthony Fiedorek Trustree Scholarship Joseph Bowser Cory Hunter Andrew Stauffer Joshua Weidner

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Trustee ScholarshipStephen Beckage

Quentin and Louise Wood Trustee ScholarshipMichael Sannikov

UNIVERSITYEvan Pugh Scholars Award

Arielle Hesse

John W. White Graduate Fellowship (University Faculty Senate)

Arielle Hesse

Faculty Marshal (College of Liberal Arts, Department of French and Francophone Studies)

Arielle Hesse

Pi Delta Chi Lifetime MembershipAnnalisa Ariatti

Multicultural Resource Center Resilient Student AwardAlisa Shockley

The University Trustee ScholarshipAlisa Shockley

James Dipple Trustee ScholarshipNicholas Maziekas

2010 Graduate Student Awards

DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY

E. Willard Miller Award in GeographyChelsea Hanchett — M.S., first place

Peter Howe — Ph.D. paper category, first placeJennifer Collymore — Ph.D. paper category, second place

Nathan Amador — Ph.D. proposal, first place (tie)Martha Bell — Ph.D. proposal, first place (tie)

Geography Outstanding Research Assistant AwardKathleen Dietrich Andrew Pierce

James T. Meyer Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assisant Award

Destiny Aman

Miller Graduate Student FellowshipAnn James

E. Willard and Ruby S. Miller Distinguished Graduate FellowshipEmma Gaalaas Mullaney

Ronald F. Abler Award in GeographyPaulo Raposo Andrei Israel

Erickson Fund in GeographyBeth Bee

Matthew BranchJennifer Collymore

Nicole LalibertéGregory Lankenau

Rui LiPaulo Raposo

Beth Bee Nathan Amador Andrei IsraelC. Gregory Knight Endowment in Geography

Supporting Women in Geography (SWIG) Nancy Brown Geography Community Service Award

Emma Gaalaas Mullaney

2010 Graduate Student Awards

COLLEGE OF EARTH AND MINERAL SCIENCESAnne C. Wilson Graduate Student Research Award

Emma Gaalaas Mullaney David Retchless James Thatcher

Centennial Research Travel AwardMaureen Biermann Robert Roth

Graduate Student Poster SessionRobert Roth — first place Emma Gaalaas Mullaney — honorable mention

Fund for Excellence in Graduate Recruitment AssistantshipJames Thatcher

George H.K. Schenck Teaching Assistant AwardDestiny Aman

H. Herbert and Mary B. Hughes Travel AwardEmma Gaalaas Mullaney

UNIVERSITYBunton-Waller Graduate AwardNathan Amador Roberto Albandoz

University Graduate FellowshipDavid Retchless

Environmental Chemistry Student Symposium Photo ContestEmma Gaalaas Mullaney — second place

Beth Bee Jennifer Collymore

Kate Driscoll DericksonKathleen Dietrich

Kevin Hillmer-PegramPeter HoweAndrei Israel

Rui Li

Crista Livecchi Emma Gaalaas Mullaney

Kevin RossChelsea Teale

Ruby S. Miller Endowment for Geographic Excellence

2010 Graduate Student Awards

Public Scholarship Fellows for Penn State’s Capacity to Sustain Democracy

Seth Baum

Penn State Graduate Exhibition Physical Sciences and Mathematics Division

Elizabeth Crisfield — third place

EXTERNALAAG Cultural and Political Ecology Specialty Group:

Student Field Study AwardEmma Gaalaas Mullaney

AAG Geographic Perspectives on Women Specialty Group’s Susan Hanson Dissertation Proposal Award

Beth Bee

AAG Geography Education Specialty Group’s Gail Hobbs Paper Award

Jennifer Collymore

AAG Graduate Student Affinity Group: Field Study AwardEmma Gaalaas Mullaney

Society of Woman Geographers Pruitt National FellowshipShaunna Barnhart Nicole Laliberté

AAG Political Geography Specialty Group Graduate Student Paper Competition (Master’s Division)

Chelsea Hanchett

2010 Graduate Student Awards

Harley Fellowship in the History of CartographyMartha Bell

Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) Master’s Scholarship

Paulo Raposo

Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers Field Study AwardEmma Gaalaas Mullaney

Society of Women Geographers National FellowshipShaunna Barnhart Beth Bee

Senior Best Presentation Award, Conference of Spatial Information Theory

Rui Li

Cunningham-Quinn Library Research FellowshipChelsea Teale

U.S. State Department Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs Summer Research Grant

Jennifer Collymore

NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement GrantShaunna Barnhart

American Association of University Women FellowshipBeth Bee

DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHYStaff Outstanding Service Award

Denise Kloehr

E. Willard and Ruby S. Miller ProfessorshipAlan Taylor

COLLEGE OF EARTH AND MINERAL SCIENCESPresident’s Funds for Research

Alan Taylor

George H. Deike Jr. Research GrantErica Smithwick

Wilson Award for Outstanding ServiceDavid DiBiase

Wilson Travel GrantLorraine DowlerFrank Hardisty

Deryck HoldsworthAnthony Robinson

UNIVERSITYFaculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement

in Social and Behavorial SciencesAlan MacEachren

Public Scholarship Fellows for Penn State’s Capacity to Sustain Democracy

Karl Zimmerer

2010 Faculty and Staff Awards

2010 Faculty and Staff Awards

Penn State Alumni Association Teaching Fellow (2008-09)Deryck Holdsworth

EXTERNAL

American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows

William Easterling

Sloan Consortium Award for Most Outstanding Online Teaching & Learning Program

Penn State’s Master of Geographic Information Systems (M.GIS) program

Distinguished Alumni Award, University of California Berkeley

Amy Glasmeier

Senior Best Presentation Award, Conference on Spatial Information Theory

Alex Klippel

James Martin 21st Century School with Environmental Change Institute at University of Oxford

Petra Tschakert

UNDERGRADUATESSummer 2009

2010 Graduating Students

Jacob T. BurnheimerBradley J. FarsterAllison R. Hurley

Kevin Imafuku Christopher A. Panek

Carl F. SherlockJoseph J. Sosik

Kariann N. TeschAdam C. Thomas

Kirstin N. Twardon

Physical/EnvironmentalGISGIS, Physical/EnvironmentalGeneralGISGeneral HumanGISGeneralPhysical/Environmental

Fall 2009B.S.

Steven J. AlibertiAndrew S. HaileSarah M. Knorr

Teoman KorkmazJonathan P. LynchJohn E. Murphy Jr.

Michael R. Roman IIIMark M. Smithgall

Tyler L. StonerThomas J. Watson

General GISPhysical/EnvironmentalPhysical/EnvironmentalPhysical/EnvironmentalGeneralPhysical/EnvironmentalGISGISGIS

B.S.

Fall 2009B.A.

Mason K. ChristensenJolene M. Kaminski

Akshay NanavatiLaura Newcomer

Dun Ning

Geography, HistoryGeography, Political ScienceGeographyGeography, EnglishGeography

Desiree C. Brungard Zachary J. Crampton

Zachary J. Snyder

GeographyGeographyGeography

B.A.

2010 Graduating Students

*** Graduating with Highest Distinction** Graduating with High Distinction

* Graduating with Distinction

GISPhysical/EnvironmentalGISGISGeneralHumanGISPhysical/EnvironmentalPhysical/EnvironmentalGeneralGeneralPhysical/EnvironmentalGISHumanGeneralGeneralGeneralPhysical/EnvironmentalPhysical/EnvironmentalGeneralPhysical/EnvironmentalHumanGeneralGeneralGIS

Matthew S. AghazarianStephen J. Beckage

* Alison E. DayJames A. Doyle

Giovanni F. FerroKatherine M. Gloede

Kevin J. GriffithEirik M. Guloien

Angelica M. HassingerTye M. Kreider

** Sean J. McGrath Lee A. Miller

Jonathan E. PfaffZachary D. Pletchan

Stephen P. RacekScott M. Roberts

Erin W. RudegeairDavid P. Rumbaugh

Andrea M. Schwander** Timothy P. Shannon

Jacob S. ShermeyerAlisa G. Shockley

Halina J. SundyJoshua S. Weidner

Tamara A. Yoder

Spring 2010B.S.

B.A.Michael E. Archer

Allison L. Arnold*** Arielle L. Hesse Timothy J. Johnson* Justine E. Kendall

* Siobhan A. O’Connor *** Christine Rosenfeld

Christopher P. RuhlKristyn M. Sullivan

GeographyGeographyGeography, Jewsish Studies, FrenchGeography; B.S., Civil EngineeringGeographyGeography, Political ScienceGeography, SpanishGeographyGeography, Telecommunications

2010 Graduating Students

GRADUATESPh.D.Spring 2010Ritesh AgrawalJin Chen

Summer 2009Tim FrazierJessica Hayes-ConroyJessica Whitehead

James AllenAndrew BuczynskyPatrick CallahanRashan ClarkRobert CollaroSean CooneyChristian CoryellKiran DesilvaJeanette DoilKathryn DouglassCharles FosterJaclyn GilesStephen GuszickTamara HamaiCassandra HernkeKyle HeulittRichard Hinton

Ryan HippenstielCraig HyndsHannah IngramKatie JanssenCarol KennedySara LaurenceAdam LavigneMark LaytonBenjamin MackrellCasey MaloneKera MariottiMelinda MayMichael MurphyDominic OppedisanoStephen ParmeleMatthew PorterScott Rackers

William RobertsonJennifer SorgatzCollin Strine-ZuroskiShawn ThomasErik VanettenLisa VanvlietDaniel VanzantMelanie WahlLaurie WaltersMatthew WechslerLauren WilsonNorman AimanBrian AldrichAndrew FurneJanette HardenBrian LarderWilliam Stout

CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE

M.S.Spring 2010

Chelsea HanchettJohn Morrow

Fall 2010Armand SilvaMarina Viola

Summer 2009Tom Auer

Amy Avery-GrubalAdrienne Gruver

Andrei IsraelCraig McCabe

Ratchanok SangpenchanKean Huat Soon

M.GISMichael BraymenCarrie Burkholder

Allen CousinsJonna Dushey

William ForsythAndrew Grogan

Bruce KinnerMichelle Lazar

Timothy LoveSarah MerzJames PriceRuth Trudell

Anderson G. BroomsScott E. Byron

Saskia L. CohickLynn D. HandChris R. Kahn

Russell A. LundstrumBrian J. Marchand

Erik H. MartinMaureen A. O’MaraOlufunso S. Ogidan

Brad M. ShireyElizabeth C. Willy

1st quarter 2010James AllenAndrew BuczynskyPatrick CallahanRashan ClarkRobert CollaroSean CooneyChristian CoryellKiran DesilvaJeanette DoilKathryn DouglassCharles FosterJaclyn GilesStephen GuszickTamara HamaiCassandra HernkeKyle HeulittRichard HintonRyan HippenstielCraig HyndsHannah IngramKatie JanssenCarol KennedySara LaurenceAdam LavigneMark LaytonBenjamin MackrellCasey MaloneKera MariottiMelinda MayMichael MurphyDominic OppedisanoStephen ParmeleMatthew PorterScott RackersWilliam RobertsonJennifer SorgatzCollin Strine-ZuroskiShawn ThomasErik VanettenLisa VanvlietDaniel VanzantMelanie WahlLaurie WaltersMatthew WechslerLauren Wilson

4th quarter 2009Oluwafemi AdewaleElaina AlbersKelly AlderjanesFrederick AmidonMatteo ArruCristi BaldinoMandy BingamanRichard Boruta

Brian CassidyKaren ChapmanKevin ColaizziDaniel ConnollyJames CoursonJeffrey DiblasiPatricia DixonJan DucnuigeenAlex EnglishJustin ForehandLinda FosterDavid GrecoLynn GreerEric HaflettEric HaflettLara HallJohn HodgeStephen HodoryJustin HollenbachJoel HowardZemfira HuseynliMatthew JohnsonDonald JonesJohn KalinichHal KellerEmily KlippJeri LedbetterJames LewinTania LewisKatherine LyellRobert MacgregorLeigh MartinRyan McCammonKrista McDermidKevin McQueenTimothy MichaelTheodore MoxonBao PhamStephan PowersGang QuJeffrey ResterDavid RobertsonMaddalena RomanoRebecca RosenbauerDavid SchollTara ShickMarnie SippelBeth SteinThom StulginskiBrett TaylorWarren ThompsonJames TompkinsLaurinda TraversDuane TreadonTomislav UrbanRebecca Varley

Robert WesselJohn WolfCarlynne WorshamRyne YargerRaymond YostQingyi Yu

3rd quarter 2009Allegheny BeckerNicholas BegynRachel CarrSteven CherekGeorge CoxCasey FinedellKrystal ForgenieZlatko GrebenarPatricia GreenDavid HackeltonErik IrtenkaufRyan KieneMichael LeclaireAndrew LiJennifer McCallJulie McGivernJulie MorahanJesse MourerRobert MyersAndrew PaganoGlen RaunerDavid SabinCorrey StapletonAileen StuartDanny SymesThaeng UngCheryl WankoSarah WeberKellie WeidenheimerMichael WiniskiStephanie WojnoBryn WoodJames WootenNathan Workman

2nd quarter 2009Kristin AnichSamuel AruchJustin BarclayNaomi BarnesMalie Beach-SmithBrian BettenhausenBrad BienkowskiJocelyn BishopKirby BoeschlingJames Burkhart Jr.Shane Campbell-Henning

Jacqueline Clamor-MamauagSusan ColemanRichard CornerGregory CornettJudith CoyneChadwick CunninghamWilliam DavidsonJames DurkinJoshua ElkinsAmy EverettTammy FearnowKimberly FisherMichael GiangrandeMatthew GillErin GoodnoughJared HermanyAmy HusemanAndrew JohnsonAlice JohnstonMichael LacykMichael LamerePatricia LanctoJohn LangeAndrew LiGwen LockhartPaul LupoJames LynchDavid MarquardtRichard MartinThomas PeckBethany PetersonSandra Phillip-BurrowsBenjamin PlunkettShimsha Divyashree PrasadSusan PrillamanDennis QuinlanZack RoehrCarlos SerpasJohn SteinJames SturmCindy SweeneyEdwin TadlockRichard TinnellNeil TrenkJulie VaughanK. VogtCatherine WalkerEthan WatelSarah WatkinsKelly WhitleySandra WoiakEric WoodCarey ZinckLeslie Zolman

2010 Graduating Students

CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN GIS

Supporting Women in GeographyOutgoing:

Destiny AmanAnn Myatt JamesGreg Lankenau

Laura Spess

Gamma Theta UpsilonOutgoing:

Co-President: Katie GloedeCo-President: Tamara Yoder

Vice President: Catherine SweitzerSecretary: Tim YuskavageTreasurer: Justine Kendall

Incoming:President: Jen SpinelliVice President: Catherine SweitzerSecretary: Tim YuskavageTreasurer: Andy Stauffer

Undergraduate Department of Geography Students (UnderDoGs)

Outgoing:President: Tamara Yoder

Vice President: Tye KreiderSecretary: Jen Spinelli

Treasurer: Tim Yuskavage

Incoming:President: Jen SpinelliCo-Vice President: Andy StaufferCo-Vice President: Tim YuskavageSecretary: Kyle MartinTreasurer: Brian Hall

Graduate RepresentativesOutgoing:

Andrei Israel Rui Li

Crista Livecchi

Incoming:Nathan AmadorLauren AndersonJeremy FisherVanessa Massaro

Acknowledgments

OFFICERS OF STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Acknowledgments

INTERNS AND WORK STUDYFall Teaching Interns

GEOG 160: Noah Creany Alecia DeCuollo Katherine Gloede Andrew Goga Lake Graboski Audra Kershner Rodrigo Maia Jacob Marchlinski Alexander Semouchkin Edward Termyna Nicholas Vita Jacqueline Watts

GEOG 361: Mark Smithgall Kristyn Sullivan

Spring Teaching InternsGEOG 115: Stephen Beckage David Rumbaugh Trent Sustich GEOG 160: Erin Cafferty Elizabeth Cosgrove James Cunningham Charles Fuller Andrew Goga Ryan Heck Cory Hunter Audra Kershner Sarah Layton Jacob Marchlinski Nicholas Maziekas Joanna Sobel Andrew Stauffer Kristyn Sullivan Halina Sundy Jacqueline Watts

Department InternPublic Relations: Krystin Arrabito (Fall)

Department Work StudyAdeline Shimel

Nicolas Maziekas

DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHYThe College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

The Pennsylvania State University302 Walker Building

University Park, PA 16802www.geog.psu.edu

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