
2017 AAG Awards — April 9, Boston
Each year, AAG recognizes students, faculty, and professionals for their accomplishments and contributions in conjunction with the annual meeting. We captured the awards presentations in the photos below at special sessions throughout the week and during the luncheon held on April 9, 2016, at the Sheraton Copley Place in Boston.
View and download from the AAG 2017 Boston photo album
Roger Downs received the AAG Presidential Achievement Award during the AAG Past President's Address held Friday, April 7.
Department of Geography and the Environment at the University of North Texas, housed in the College of Arts and Sciences was given the Program Excellence Award. AAG President Glen MacDonald with Department Chair Paul Hudak.
Geography Department at George Washington University received an honorable mention for the Program Excellence Award. Pictured left to right with AAG President Glen MacDonald are Department Chair Lisa Benton-Short with Marie Price.
AAG President Glen MacDonald awarded the class of 1967 with mementos in recognition of their loyalty to the AAG. As a tangible token of appreciation, 50-year members also received lifetime remission of annual dues and annual meeting registration fees from the AAG. Although not all members could attend the awards luncheon, the full list of honorees are as follows: Charles Aiken*, James A. Baldwin, Klaus J. Bayr, Joseph Bencloski, Ronald Briggs, Anne Buttimer, Stephen S. Chang, Michael Conzen*, William J. Craig, Michael D. Cummins, Donald C. Dahmann*, Harvey K. Flad*, Colbert C. Held, Briavel Holcomb, Jerry L. Kaster*, Wiliam Keinath Jr., Victor F. Kelbaugh, Laurence J.C. Ma, Wayne L. McKim, John R. Moravek, Edward K. Muller, James L. Mulvihill, William A. Muraco, Paul E. Phillips, Arlene and George Rengert*, Gwyn Rowley, Gary W. Shannon, Richard M. Smith and Noel L. Stirrat (*members present in the photo).
At the beginning of the awards ceremony, attendees paused to remember AAG members, former members and other geographers of note who passed away in the year since the previous annual meeting. They are Samuel Attoh, Susan R. Brooker-Gross, Karl W. Butzer, Susan Christopherson, Bradley T. Cullen, David J. de Laubenfels, Randall A. Detro, Sally E. Eden, John A. Enman, Robert J. French, Robert E. Frenkel, Heidi G. Frontani, Lawerence S. Hamilton, John M. Hunter, Ary J. Lamme, Doreen Massey, Chris Mayda, Leland R. Pederson, Harold M. Rose, Glenn R. Sebastian, David Slater, Guido G. Weigend, Kenneth L. White, Thomas J. Wilbanks.