Geospatial Education Awards
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2022 National Excellence in Geospatial Education Awards Recipients
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Jing Liu
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Distinguished Geospatial Educator
Jing Liu Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, California Jing Liu, a full-time instructor in Santa Monica College, CA. She received her PhD from University of Wisconsin Madison. She participated the Geospatial Educator's Certification Program (GeoEdC) and won the Award of Distinguished Geospatial Educator.
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Heidi Ragsdale
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Lifetime Achievement
Heidi Ragsdale Middle School Science Teacher - STEM / GIS Heidi's life's work includes: 20 years in the middle school science classroom, with an emphasis on STEM and Problem/Place-Based Learning. The passion from that work allows her to ensure that formal and informal rural educators and their students have access to innovative technology to increase the amount of explorers and problem solvers within local and regional communities. These tools include interactive web-based mapping tools as well as engineering design programs to showcase innovative solutions. Providing opportunities in STEM and GIS, helps build the workforce of tomorrow.
20 year STEM/CTE, ESL, ESRI T3G, Nat Geo Grantee, NG Teacher Advisory Council, STEMEd Diversity Equity / Inclusion. Colorado Key Women Educators. Maptivist & GeoArtist. |
URISA
Kevin Mickey
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Distinguished Education Partner
URISA 701 Lee St, Suite 960, Des Plaines, IL 60016 URISA, The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association is a multi-disciplinary geospatial organization that provides professional education and training, a vibrant and connected community, advocacy for geospatial challenges and issues, and essential resources. URISA fosters excellence in GIS and engages geospatial professionals throughout their careers.
The award accepted by Kevin Mickey, an Immediate Past President of URISA and Director of Professional Development and Geospatial Technologies Education at The Polis Center, an applied research center at IUPUI. |
The National Geospatial Technology Center of Excellence created the Awards to recognize those individuals and organizations that have supported geospatial education at two-year community colleges.
There are three Award categories listed below with the qualifications for each award. Please help the GeoTech Center recognize these worthy individual or partners by nominating educators or organizations that you feel have made a significant contribution to geospatial education. Your nominations are due by February 1, 2019.
Award Categories and Criteria
Lifetime Achievement:
Distinguished Geospatial Education Partner:
Submitting a Nominations:
Nominations are due by February 1, 2019. 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. If you have any question about making a Nomination, please contact Ann Johnson.
Each nomination must include:
There are three Award categories listed below with the qualifications for each award. Please help the GeoTech Center recognize these worthy individual or partners by nominating educators or organizations that you feel have made a significant contribution to geospatial education. Your nominations are due by February 1, 2019.
Award Categories and Criteria
Lifetime Achievement:
- Recognition of an educator for their long term contribution 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 Lifetime Achievement Award: A geospatial educator from a two- year community college including current or retired full or part-time (adjunct) faculty.
- 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 Distinguished Educator 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 geospatial education.
Distinguished Geospatial Education Partner:
- Recognition of an organization that has made significant contributions in support of geospatial education at two-year community colleges. The contributions can include outreach, curriculum development, internships and student support, resources for teaching and program development.
- Qualified Candidates for Distinguished Geospatial Education Partner Award: An organization (industry, professional organization or government agency) that has worked closely with educators, students or geospatial programs at two-year community colleges.
Submitting a Nominations:
Nominations are due by February 1, 2019. 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. If you have any question about making a Nomination, please contact Ann Johnson.
Each nomination must 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 nomination should receive the award (minimum 100 to maximum 250 words).
- If a self-nomination, a letter of support from another person including their contact information.
