Deadline: 15 September, yearly

Every year the AAG designates an individual as that year's AAG Honorary Geographer as a way of recognizing excellence in research, teaching, or writing on geographic topics by non-geographers.

Nominations should include the complete name and address of the nominee and a concise (500 words maximum) yet specific description of the accomplishments that warrant the nominee's selection as an Honorary Geographer. Biographical and bibliographical information not included in the statement should not exceed six additional pages of text.

Applications: Digital submissions are encouraged. Please submit complete application in an email attachment to grantsawards@aag.org with Honorary Geographer as the Subject line. Alternately, applications can be sent to: Association of American Geographers, attn: Honorary Geographer, 1710 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20009-3198.

Honorary Geographers:

2007
Jeffrey Sachs for his deep and abiding appreication of a geographic perspective and through his exemplary global leadership in confronting the challenges of economic development, poverty alleviation, globalization, and enivronmental sustainability.

2006
Barbara Kingsolver for her deep and abiding appreciation of the importance of place, culture, and the environment in her creative and inspiring writings.

2005
Stephen Pyne for his pioneering and geographically-informed scholarship in the cultural ecology of fire and forest management.

2004
J. Keith Ord for his pioneering work in spatial autocorrelation, in the spatial diffusion of disease, and in the creation of spatially local statistics, and for his collaborations with prominent geographers and co-authorship of prominent texts of major importance to the discipline of geography.

2003
Cynthia Enloe for her deep and abiding appreciation of geographic perspectives in her analyses of state practices and international politics and for her profound influence on feminist and political geography.

2002
John McPhee for his appreciation of the importance of places in fostering understanding of the earth and its natural environments, and for his sensitive exposition of the uses people have made of those places.

2001
John E. Gould for dedicated and effective leadership of the American Geographical Society and for his vigorous efforts to foster appreciation for geography in the wider community.

2000
Calvin Trillin for humorous writing that is sensitive to localities and cultural environments as exemplified in Travels with Alice and other works.

1999
Herman E. Daly for the freshness of insight and depth of critical thought he has brought to research and teaching in economics, ecology, and resource use.

1998
Stephen Jay Gould, in recognition of the sensitivity to location, place, and geographical relationships evident in his penetrating and perceptive writing for scientists and the public.

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