2016 APCG Student Paper Awards: The Tom Mcknight and Joan Clemons Award for Outstanding Student Paper

Ashley Fent, University of California, Los Angeles

“The Politics of Defining the ‘Local’ Population in a Zircon Mining Controversy in Casamance, Senegal”

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the president’s award

for outstanding paper by a phd student

Yi Yu, University of Oregon

“Institutional Mother, Professional Caregiver—Biopower of Affective Labor in Chinese State Owned Social Welfare Institution”

the president’s award

for outstanding paper by a master’s student

Clare Beer, University of California, Los Angeles

“Land Conservation as Environmental Statecraft: A State-Theoretical Approach to Biodiversity Protection in Chile”

the president’s award

for outstanding paper by an undergraduate student

Christiana Saldana, California State University, Los Angeles

“Loftification: The Refurbished Gentrification Dynamic”

the committee award

for excellence in area studies

Sara Nichole Hughes, University of California, Los Angeles

“Suburban Occupation: Constructing ‘Home’ in West Bank Settlements”

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the harry and shirley bailey award

for outstanding paper in physical geography

Logan Simpson,* University of Portland

“Analyzing Winds and Spatial Patterns to Identify Sources of Industrial Odors in Portland, Oregon”

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the president’s award

for outstanding poster presentation

Stacey Olson and Gabby Alvarez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

“A Patchwork of Assistance: Tulare County’s Response to California’s Historic Drought”

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the christopherson geosystems award

for best applied geography/earth systems graduate student paper

Danielle Perry, University of Oregon

“A Patchwork of Assistance: Tulare County’s Response to California’s Historic Drought”

the christopherson geosystems award for best applied geography/earth systems undergraduate student paper

Summer Grandy,* University of Portland

“Developing New Substrates to Improve Ecoroof Performance in the US Pacific Northwest”

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