Excellence in Geospatial Education Awards
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2023 National Excellence in Geospatial Education Awards Recipients
We need your help! Please make nominations for these awards for 2024! For additional information about nominations follow this link.
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Tom Baker
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Distinguished Geospatial Educator
Tom Baker Esri Education Manager Tom is an Esri Education Manager working at the intersection of instructional technologies, geospatial technologies, and pedagogy focused on integration of GIS in all learning spaces and disciplines, with growing interests in XR and AI in learning.
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Osa Brand
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Lifetime Achievement
Osa Brand NCGE, iGETT & Mentor-Connect Osa has been a life-long teacher and supporter of geography education as a member of the National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE), as PI for iGETT – Integrated Geospatial Education and Technology and a member of Mentor-Connect.
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Noah Ward
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Distinguished Education Partner
Noah Ward AllTerra Central Forth Worth Regional Geospatial Sales Manager Noah is Forth Worth Regional Geospatial Sales Manager for AllTerra Central. While he works for a company, he has gone beyond his “day job” in helping educators by providing hands on in class training to students.
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Archived Awardees:
The Excellence in Geospatial Education Awards recognize individuals and organizations that have provided exemplary support to students, educators or two-year college programs focused on geospatial technology. The awards program was developed by the GeoTech Center more than 10 years ago to focus on two-year college geospatial educators and partners as there were few opportunities to give recognition to these educators and partners for their exceptional work. More than 25 Awards have been presented to educators and partners and we plan to continue to make awards, but we need your help.
Please help support educators and partners by nominating them for an award. Nominations can be submitted any time via a simple online form. We will close the nominations each award year on April 15 and awardees will be selected by the Nomination Committee by May 1. Awardees will receive notice of their award and will be asked if they would like to present during the awards ceremony at the GeoEd Conference in June in Kentucky.
There are three Award categories, two for individuals: (1) Lifetime Achievement in Two-year College Geospatial Education; and (2) Distinguished Geospatial Educator; and (3) a Distinguished Geospatial Education Partner award for an industry or government organization. The details for each award are listed below.
Award Categories
(1) Lifetime Achievement in Two-year College Geospatial Education:
(2)Distinguished Geospatial Educator Award:
(3)Distinguished Geospatial Education Partner Award:
Rules for Nominating and Selecting Awards:
Nomination: Each award category specifies the nomination requirements for the specific award. Any individual (over 18 years of age) may make one nomination for each of the award categories per year. Self nominations are allowed but must include a letter supporting the nomination by another qualified individual. Each nomination can be submitted online on this form and will include:
Nomination Committee: An Associate Director of the GeoTech Center is the Nomination Committee Chair. The GeoTech Center PI and other CoPIs serve as the nomination committee. Meetings of the Committee will be held virtually after the close of nominations in April. Voting may be done by email ballot. Each member of the Nomination Committee will have one vote per award. The nominee with the highest total votes shall be selected for the award. If two nominations are deemed a tie by the Committee, two awardees may be selected for that award. Nominations may be held over one year to the next year’s award at the discretion of the Nomination Committee. The decisions of the Committee are final. Committee members that feel they have a conflict of interest in selecting an Award category shall be excused from selecting that Award. Nominations shall be kept confidential and committee members should not disclose discussions unless permitted by rules of order or laws.
Please help support educators and partners by nominating them for an award. Nominations can be submitted any time via a simple online form. We will close the nominations each award year on April 15 and awardees will be selected by the Nomination Committee by May 1. Awardees will receive notice of their award and will be asked if they would like to present during the awards ceremony at the GeoEd Conference in June in Kentucky.
There are three Award categories, two for individuals: (1) Lifetime Achievement in Two-year College Geospatial Education; and (2) Distinguished Geospatial Educator; and (3) a Distinguished Geospatial Education Partner award for an industry or government organization. The details for each award are listed below.
Award Categories
(1) Lifetime Achievement in Two-year College Geospatial Education:
- Purpose: Recognition of an educator for their long-term contributions to geospatial education at two-year colleges. Contributions include (but not limited to) exemplary teaching, innovation in teaching, student mentoring and support, building workforce and education partnerships, community outreach, providing leadership and other activities over a career at a two-year college.
- Qualified Candidates for A ward: A geospatial educator from a two -ear college including current or retired full or part-time (adjunct) faculty.
(2)Distinguished Geospatial Educator Award:
- Purpose: Recognition of an educator who has made significant contributions to geospatial education in the last two years. Contributions can include innovations in teaching, curriculum and program development, creation of articulation agreements, student mentoring and support, and leadership or other activities that can be applied to other geospatial programs nationally.
- Qualified Candidates for Award: An educator (full or part time) at a high schools, two or four year college or university that works closely with educators at all education levels in support of student success.
(3)Distinguished Geospatial Education Partner Award:
- Purpose: Recognition of an organization that has made significant contributions in support of geospatial education at two=year colleges. The contributions can include outreach, curriculum development, internships and student support, resources for teaching and program development.
- Qualified Candidates for Award: an organization (industry, professional organization or government agency) that has worked closely with educators or programs at two-year colleges.
Rules for Nominating and Selecting Awards:
Nomination: Each award category specifies the nomination requirements for the specific award. Any individual (over 18 years of age) may make one nomination for each of the award categories per year. Self nominations are allowed but must include a letter supporting the nomination by another qualified individual. Each nomination can be submitted online on this form and will include:
- Name, organization, mailing address, email address and phone number of individual making the nomination.
- The name and contact information (organization, address, email address and phone) for the person being nominated.
- The Award Category for the nomination.
- A short description of why the nominee should receive the award.
- If a self-nomination, a letter of support from another person including their contact information.
Nomination Committee: An Associate Director of the GeoTech Center is the Nomination Committee Chair. The GeoTech Center PI and other CoPIs serve as the nomination committee. Meetings of the Committee will be held virtually after the close of nominations in April. Voting may be done by email ballot. Each member of the Nomination Committee will have one vote per award. The nominee with the highest total votes shall be selected for the award. If two nominations are deemed a tie by the Committee, two awardees may be selected for that award. Nominations may be held over one year to the next year’s award at the discretion of the Nomination Committee. The decisions of the Committee are final. Committee members that feel they have a conflict of interest in selecting an Award category shall be excused from selecting that Award. Nominations shall be kept confidential and committee members should not disclose discussions unless permitted by rules of order or laws.
