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Michelle Sayles Receives Newman Civic Fellow Award Junior Geography major Michelle Sayles, received the prestigious Newman Civic Fellow Award this spring. She was honored for her leadership skills and environmental activism on campus and in the community.

Hope Rothermel Joins AE2S AE2S (Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc.) has hired Hope Rothermel as a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Specialist. She will work out of AE2S’ Grand Forks office as part of the firm’s geomatics group. Hope graduated from KU in 2009 with a BA Geography/Environmental Track degree, and graduated in 2011 from West Chester University with an MA in Geography. Click here for rest of story.

*Dr. Robert Martin recipient of Outstanding Contribution to GIS Education in Pennsylvania* Award The PASSHE GIS Consortium and Affiliates Group has just announced the winners of its inaugural Outstanding Contribution to GIS Education in Pennsylvania award, and Dr. Robert N. Martin, Professor, Department of Geography, is one of them. Dr. Martin is being recognized for his many years of cutting-edge GIS instruction and for producing many graduates that have gone on to have successful careers in GIS-related fields. The award will be presented to Dr. Martin during the Pennsylvania Geographical Society Conference Dinner on Friday, November 4, 2011 at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Click here for an article on the bctv.org website. Drier and higher new weather norm** Click here to view an article in the Reading Eagle which mentions Dr. Richard Crooker as well as Dr. Sue Marshall, who taught in the Geography Department for a semester.