APCG Student Paper Awards

The awards committee, under the leadership of Jim Keese, presented the following student paper awards at the 74th annual meeting held in San Francisco, California, in October, 2011.

THE TOM MCKNIGHT AND JOAN CLEMONS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING STUDENT PAPER
Aquila Flower, University of Oregon
"A Multi-century Dendrochronological History of Western Spruce Budworm Outbreaks in the Interior Pacific Northwest"

THE PRESIDENT'S AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PAPER BY A PH.D. STUDENT
Shasta Ferranto, University of California, Berkeley
"California's Forest and Rangeland Owners: A Cluster Analysis Approach to Understanding Landowner Behavior"

THE PRESIDENT'S AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PAPER BY A MASTER'S STUDENT
Emma J. Harrison, Arizona State University
"Assessment of a New Global Carbon Reservoir: A Pilot Study of Carbonate Found in Bedrock Fissures in a Desert Mountain Range, Sonoran Desert, Arizona"

THE PRESIDENT'S AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PAPER BY AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
Joanne Heslop, University of Nevada, Reno
"The Impacts of Climate Change on the Hydrology of Galena Creek, Nevada"

THE COMMITTEE AWARD IN REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
Easther Chigumira, University of Oregon
"Keeping Up with the Fast Track: The Impacts of Zimbabwe's Land Reform Program on Rural Livelihoods and the Natural Environment in the Kadoma District"

THE HARRY AND SHIRLEY BAILEY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PAPER IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
Adriana E. Martinez, University of Oregon
"The Reciprocal Nature of Stream Morphology and Non-Native Vegetation Interactions"

THE PRESIDENT'S AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING STUDENT POSTER PRESENTATION
Diane H. Rachels, San Diego State University "Comparison of Chaparral Re-growth between Wind- and Fuel-driven Fire Areas"

The Association congratulates each of these recipients and applauds their fine efforts.