College of Arts and Sciences - Geography

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1 Geography Scholarship No N/A Whitney Sddth PhD candidate Donald O. Bshman Award No N/A Geography Director of Undergradate Stdies A $100 award presented annally to an otstanding ndergradate in cartography in honor of the late Dr. Donald O. Bshman. Geography Stdent Research Fnd N Whitney Sddth simmons36@mailbox.sc.ed Spport Gradate or ndergradate stdent interview and field research. Grace and Allan Davis Scholarship Endowment Interview with Awards Committee and/or Department Chair Febrary of each year Geography Department Awards Committee Stdent(s) majoring in Geography with an emphasis in the geographic techniqes area of remote sensing, GIS, or compter cartography. Preference given to married stdents with children that have financial needs. There being no stdents in that category Page 1 Printed on Sep 13, 2018

2 then married stdents that have financial needs will be considered next followed by single stdent with financial needs. Gradate stdents will be given preference over ndergradate. Minimm award of $500 as fnding will allow. Hazards & Vlnerability Research Institte No N/A Dr. Ssan Ctter Mst be a Ph.D Stdent / Work in Hazards Field Jlian Petty Award Endowment Fnd/Jlian J. Petty Award No N/A Whitney Sddth simmons36@mailbox.sc.ed Named in honor of the late Dr. Jlian J. Petty, who taght geography at the University from and was the first Head of the Department of Geography, this award is conferred each spring on a gradating geography major in recognition of excellence in scholarship. Eligibility for the award. The recipient of the award: a. mst be an ndergradate major in geography b. mst be cleared for gradation in the spring semester of the year when the award presented, or have gradated in the previos smmer or fall semester c. shold display excellence in the classroom with high overall GPA and high GPA in geography corses d. shold demonstrate interest in the discipline throgh participation in professional activities or geographic research Selection Procedre. e. Candidates for the award are nominated by ndergradate advisors f. The Awards Committee makes the final selection based on comparative merit g. In nsal years, when there is more than one highly qalified nominee, the Committee may select more than one recipient for the award. Likewise, if there is no qalified candidate for the award in a given year, the Committee may chose to make no award. H. The Chairman of the Awards Committee will: 1. notify the recipient(s) in writing as well as in person and confirm his or her availability to receive the award 2. notify the parents of the recipient(s) in writing and invite their presence at the appropriate awards ceremony 3. notify the organizers of the appropriate awards ceremony of the award recipient(s) 4. arrange to have the appropriate plaqe(s) and inscription(s) made and the check(s) made ot 5. arrange for the presentation of the awards at the appropriate awards ceremony Page 2 Printed on Sep 13, 2018

3 Lovingood Gradate Research Award April 1 Geography Department Chair $500 award presented annally to a Geography Gradate stdent sbmitting the most otstanding paper in Geography. Any Geography gradate stdent enrolled in a corse dring the academic year is eligible to sbmit a paper (not more than one) for that academic year. Mltiple-athored papers are not eligible. The paper mst have been accepted for presentation at a professional meeting held dring the academic year. The written paper mst be no longer than eight pages, exclding tables, figres, and bibliography. It shold be doble spaced on 8 1/2 by 11 inch pages and have a title page which incldes: (1) the title of the paper, (2) the athor's name, (3) a statement of the details of the professional meeting at which the paper has been or will be given, and (4) the date the paper is sbmitted for the award. A three-person committee appointed each year by the chairman of the Department of Geography will jdge the papers and annonce the winner of the award before the end of the spring semester. For copies of the paper shold be sbmitted to the Geography Department chair by April 1st. Richard G Silvernail Fnd for Geographic Edcation No N/A Geography Director of Undergradate Stdies Need Based Major in Geographic Edcation Page 3 Printed on Sep 13, 2018

4 The Bennett S. Masaschi Memorial Scholarship Yes Mst be invited to apply. Geography Director of Undergradate Stdies The $1,000 scholarship was established by John and Ssan Masaschi in honor of their son, Bennett, who was a geography major at USC. To be considered stdents mst: a) be an ndergradate major in geography; b)be in residence and taking corses fll time dring the school year for which the award is made; c) mst have at least a 3.0 cmlative GPA; d)mst demonstrate financial need. Candidates for the award will be identified by the director of ndergradate stdies, based on their cmlative GPA at the end of the fall semester and their academic stats as either jniors or sophomores and will be contacted by the director of ndergradate stdies, provided information and an application form, and invited to apply. The application will consist of a brief form and a one to two page statement written by the applicants in which they state their interest in being considered for the scholarship, address the isse of financial need and how the scholarship wold benefit them, discss their interests in the field of geography, and provide any other relevant information which might be helpfl to the awards committee. The awards committee of the Geography Department will select the scholarship recipient based on comparative merit and need and if there is no qalified candidate in a given year, the committee may choose not to make an award. Recipients are eligible to apply for a second year of spport, bt preference will be given to new applicants. Application for and selection of the recipient of the scholarship will take place early in spring semester. The award will be made formally dring Awards Day ceremonies in April of each year. The scholarship will apply toward the tition of the following school year. Page 4 Printed on Sep 13, 2018

5 Geography Scholarship No N/A Whitney Sddth Fieldwork. Advancing research done by the department Page 5 Printed on Sep 13, 2018