April was an exciting month for CCGC members. Here is a list of some good things that happened:
Noah Jacobs was awarded a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP) in 2024. He will be using his NSF stipend to attend the University of Oregon, where he is pursuing a PhD in Geography working with Dr. Sarah Cooley. Noah’s project will be using critical remote sensing and ethnographic field work to understand how changing Arctic hydrology will affect the livelihoods of Alaskan peoples.
Benjamin Trost received a competitive Udall Undergraduate Scholarship worth $7,000 from the Udall Foundation. Go Ben!
“The Scholarship Program identifies future leaders in environmental, Tribal public policy, and health care fields. It is highly competitive, with students participating in their schools’ internal competitions before receiving consideration from the Udall Foundation. As a condition of their award, Scholars attend a multiday Scholar Orientation experience. The Udall Undergraduate Scholarship honors the legacies of Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall, whose careers had a significant impact on Native American self-governance, health care, and the stewardship of public lands and natural resources.” You can learn more about the Udall here: https://www.udall.gov/ourprograms/scholarship/scholarship.aspx
Jared Margulies’ book, The Cactus Hunters, received honorable mentions for the following book awards: The AAG Globe Book Award for Understanding in Public Geography, the Cultural and Political Ecology Specialty Group of the AAGs Outstanding Book Award, and the Julian Minghi Distinguished Book Award from the Political Geography Specialty Group of the AAG.