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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Dean’s Award
Presented by the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences to a single student in each undergraduate major for outstanding academic achievement and community service
Separate awards for the degrees in Geography and Meteorology were initiated in 2000. Top

Department of Geography, Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Presented to a graduate student in Geography for outstanding teaching. Top

Department of Geography, Nancy C. Wick Memorial Award
Presented to a senior in Meteorology for outstanding academic achievement.
First awarded in 1987. Top

Department of Geography, Jack Villmow Memorial Award
Presented to a junior in Meteorology for outstanding academic achievement. Top

Department of Geography, Richard E. Dahlberg Memorial Scholarship
Recognizing outstanding students in the Cartography & GIS curriculum,
in memory of Professor Richard E. Dahlberg.
First awarded in 1998. Top

Department of Geography, William Morris Davis Graduate Research Award
Provides support for thesis or non-thesis research in geography.
First awarded in 2006. Top

Elizabeth J. Schwantes Scholarship
Established in 2005 by the late Elizabeth J. Schwantes to reflect the important role higher education plays in today's world, helping to maintain a free and democratic society. Awarded to a geography major on the basis of academic merit.
First awarded in 2006. Top

Illinois Geographical Society, Outstanding Senior Award
Presented to a senior by the Illinois Geographical Society for outstanding academic achievement and contributions to the community, university, and discipline of Geography. Top

National Council for Geographic Education, Excellence of Scholarship Award
Presented by the National Center for Geographic Education for outstanding academic achievement. Top

National Geographic Society Award for Best Paper Map
30th annual national map competition, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM). Top

GeoSpatial World Student Poster Competition
Awarded by Intergraph Corporation. Top

Mark Schroeder Scholarship
Awarded by the American Meteorological Society to an outstanding senior with career interests in atmospheric science. Top

Guillermo Salazar Rodriguez Undergraduate Scholarship
Awarded by the American Meteorological Society to an outstanding senior with career interests in atmospheric science research. Top

Association of American Geographers
West Lakes Division, Best Undergraduate Research Paper Award. Top

Science and Technology Corporation Scholarship
Awarded by the American Meteorological Society to an outstanding junior or senior with career interests in environmental or atmospheric science. Top

Illinois GIS Association, Outstanding Student Award   Top

Excellence of Scholarship Award
Awarded by the National Council for Geographic Education and the Association of American Geographers to a geography senior for outstanding academic achievement. Top

Association of Women in Soil Science Scholarship
Awarded to a promising young scholar/graduate student participating in the Soil Science Society of America annual meetings. Top

Northern Illinois University Outstanding Women Student Award
The award is intended to encourage the full participation of women students in all facets of the University experience and in their communities; to support their development of corresponding strengths, both cooperative and competitive; and to celebrate their achievements and contributions, including those not usually recognized by other award programs. Top