Geography Honor List - awarded to undergraduate majors with an overall GPA of at least 3.5 during any semester in the past year
2017
Christopher Baish Emma Borchers Dillon Constant
Alison Dickinson Luke Downey Nathaniel Johnson
Gregory Klocke Blair Mirka Michael Niedert Jr.
Charcey Petersen Kyla Pfeiler Caleb Scheidel
Megan Schneider Cameron Vorhies
2018
Mason Barnhart Emma Borchers Alison Dickinson
Luke Downey Nathan Huffmann Noah Kremer
Ryan Lange Blair Mirka Matthew Viggo Nichols
Michael Niedert Jr. Charcey Petersen Isaac Ubben
2019
Emma Borchers Isaac Boyd Zachary Fuller
Tyler Green Noah Kremer Maritza Salinas
Isaac Ubben
2020
Isaac Boyd Victor Burns Tyler Green
Schuyler Hop Noah Kremer Tea Musedinovic
Maritza Salinas Mark Tollefson Isaac Ubben
Department of Geography Recognition for Distinguished Service - awarded to students for substantial and meritorious service, through actions and allegiance, to the Department of Geography
2017
Dane Atkins Dillon Constant BJ Humphrey
Narmina Iusubova Athila Gevaerd Montibeller Dylan Nielsen
Aaron Padilla Charcey Petersen
2018
Dillon Constant Clifton Foy Taylor Garton David Jensen
Varvara Korkina Blair Mirka Matthew Nichols Aaron Padilla
Charcey Petersen Christopher Pierce
2019
Emma Borchers Grant Burke Clifton Foy Taylor Garton
Siobhan McTiernan Katelyn Miner
2020
Annual Outstanding Undergraduate Research in Geography Award – awarded by the Department of Geography to students for published and/or presented research
2017
Luke Downey Charcey Petersen Caleb Scheidel
2018
Emma Borchers Clifton Foy Blair Mirka Charcey Petersen
2019
Emma Borchers Isaac Ubben
2020
Irina Childinova Memorial Graduate Student Award – awarded by the Department of Geography to a graduate student who demonstrates academic excellence and dedication to the study of Geography in the spirit of its namesake
2017
Athila Gevaerd Montibeller Salma Zbeed
2018
Dane Atkins Varvara Korkina
2019
Taylor Garton Matt Ruiz
2020
University of Northern Iowa Purple and Old Gold Award for Meritorious Scholarship –awarded by the University upon recommendation from the Department of Geography to a graduating senior for outstanding academic achievements
2017
Megan Schneider
2018
Charcey Petersen
2019
Emma Borchers
2020
Isaac Ubben
Department of Geography Annual Academic Certificate of Achievement – awarded by the Department of Geography to a graduating senior of outstanding quality
2017
Kyla Pfeiler
2018
Dillon Constant
2019
2020
NCGE’s Annual Award for Excellence of Scholarship – awarded by the National Council for Geographic Education in conjunction with the Association of American Geographers to a graduating senior of outstanding quality
2017
BJ Humphrey
2018
Blair Mirka
2019
Heather Watson
2020
Jim & Connie Schuerman Scholarship
2017
Varvara Korkina
2018
2019
Natalia Khortseva
2020
UNI Geography Outstanding Alumnus Award
2017
Ms. Jennifer Trent (B.A. 1998, M.A. 2005)
2018
Ms. Leah Wilson (B.A. 2003)
2019
Dr. Dale Splinter (M.A. 2002)
2020
Not given due to COVID-19