2026 Award Winners

The Department of Geography and Environmental Science proudly congratulates the recipients of our 2026 departmental awards and honors. These awards recognize outstanding academic achievement, leadership, service, scholarship, and contributions to the department community.

Gamma Theta Upsilon, International Geography Honor Society Induction
Haithem Abdelhamid, Gabriel Castro, Kaitlyn Maritan, Laila Ruffin

Anastasia Van Burkalow Award for Distinguished Service
Ngoc Nguyen

Henry Sirotin Outstanding Adjunct Award
Jasmine Bayron

Academic Excellence and Leadership Award
Balsamine Chen

Alice Hudson Map Award
Michael Stewart – Static and Interactive Map Categories

Miriam and Saul Cohen Prize for Geographic Excellence
Jiada Valenza – Undergraduate Award

Oak Tree Prize
Emelyn Joy Talento

Society of Woman Geographers Sally Clark Award
Hannah Murphy

Society of Woman Geographers Adelène Moffat Fellowship
Lianne Persaud

Congratulations to all of our award recipients on their remarkable accomplishments and contributions to the Department of Geography and Environmental Science community. More information about these awards is available here.