David Woodward Receives
Earle J. Fennel Award from ASCM
David Woodward has been awarded the ACSM (American Congress
on Surveying and Mapping) Earle J. Fennel award for 2005.
The award recognizes "outstanding contribution to surveying
and mapping education" and is given to a professional educator
who has a sustained record of superior performance in surveying
and mapping education extending more than ten years at the
local, state, or national level. Awards can be made posthumously.
Previous UW-Madison recipients include Aurthur Robinson (1977),
Paul R. Wolf (1979), Tom Lillesand (1993), and Alan Vonderohe
(1994). The Geography Department is very happy to see David's
accomplishments recognized by the ACSM.
From Russia, UW Geography
Undergrad in Urban Development Sets Up Website
Professor Kris Olds writes:
"One of our undergrads, Andrew Grant, is enrolled in
a study abroad term and he is working on urban development-related
issues in St. Petersburg in Russia...and he has just set up
a new website with pictures...Well worth a perusal !
This reminds me to reinforce the point that all students
should consider the study-abroad term if at all possible...life
on the road (fieldwork; getting one's boots dirty) is challenging
but worthwhile in all sorts of ways."
Bill Cronon
Receives 2005 Faculty Service Award
From Wisconsin Week, 23 Feb 2005
"His
decade-long commitment to the Wisconsin Idea Seminar has earned
William Cronon this year's Faculty Service Award from the
University Continuing Education Association's Conference and
Professional Programs Community of Practice.
"Cronon, Frederick Jackson Turner Professor of History,
Geography and Environmental Studies at UW-Madison, joined
the
Wisconsin Idea Seminar in 1995. Throughout the five-day,
statewide tour, he explains the history of UW-Madison's influence
on Wisconsin. During his years of participation, more than
300 faculty and staff have benefited from his insights.
"The Faculty Service Award, which carries no monetary
stipend, recognizes faculty who have made outstanding contributions
to conferences and professional programs, and who are not
members of a continuing education or extension department."
For those of us on the prowl for new sources or interested
in all things geographic, make sure to visit the New Book
List page on the Geography Library website. It's at:
Many thanks to Tom Tews and his staff for providing this
service !
Student Paper Competition
Announced
"Geography Students-
The purpose of this message is to solicit your participation
in the 2005 Spatial Information & Analysis Consortium
(SIAC)
Student Paper Competition. The competition is open to any
UW-Madison student; presentations may be on any topic involving
Geographic Information Systems, GPS, remote sensing, surveying,
and closely related geospatial technologies.
The details are included in the attached
PDF document, but I want to specifically point out a new
incentive for 2005: a cash award! The winning student will
receive $100 for their effort, while second and third place
will receive $75 and $50, respectively. Hey, that's a lot
of ramen noodles!
Anyone interested should submit a brief abstract (500 words
max) to me by Monday, February 21."
Jim Lacy, Associate State
Cartographer
Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office
Spring 2005 Yi-Fu Tuan
Lecture Series Announced
Invited presenters for the Spring 2005 Yi-Fu Tuan Lecture
Series have been announced. All lectures are at 3:30 p.m.
in Science Hall 180.
Senior Lecturer, School of Environment and Development,
University of Manchester
"A Short History of a Policy: Understanding the
Trans-local Expansion of Business Improvement Districts"
March 11, 2005
Dr. Sarah Elwood - John Treacy
Honorary Lecture link
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Regional
Development, University of Arizona
"Negotiating the Role and Power of Community Organizations:
Spatial, Institutional and Knowledge Politics"
April 1, 2005
Dr. William Ruddiman
Professor Emeritus of Environmental Sciences at University
of Virginia
"Human Influences on Climate Began Thousands of
Years Ago". Lecture co-sponsor: Center for Climatic
Research (CCR)
April 15, 2005
Dr. Robert Sack
Professor, Department of Geography, University of
Wisconsin - Madison
"Facing the Gap: What Geographic Theory Says
About Agency, Society and Nature"
April 29, 2005
Dr. Paul Robbins - Glenn
Trewartha Honorary Lecture
Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University
of Arizona, Tucson
"Are Forests Expanding or Contracting in India?
Thinking Geographically About Environments in Upheaval"
UW Undergrads Earn National Mapping
Prizes For Last 2 Years
A team of our undergraduates, David Bratz, Aaron Stephenson,
and Zach Nienow took the winning prize in the North American
Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) Web and Animated
Map Contest for 2004. This competition recognizes excellence
in the use of the Web as a medium for cartographic communication.
Of particular interest are innovative and creative uses of
Web technology to display either animated or interactive maps.
The team, sponsored by Mark Harrower, created the map on the
spatiality of air disasters (view
map here) for Geography 575 last year and is the first
team to claim this top prize for UW-Madison! Congratulations,
team !
Did you know that in the 2003 contest, 7 of the 9
Noteworthy
Entries for the NACIS contest were won by UW-Madison students?
They were:
Paul Weum, Aaron Krebs, and Joseph Litchfield for their
animated
map of the Kickapoo Valley Preserve (requires Flash
player)
Bonner Karger and Kevin White for their interactive
map of Blue Mounds State Park
Feng Qi and Jian Liu for their animated
map of Alcohol-related Incidents at UW
"His
decade-long commitment to the Wisconsin Idea Seminar has earned
William Cronon this year's Faculty Service Award from the
University Continuing Education Association's Conference and
Professional Programs Community of Practice.