East Lakes Division of the American Association of Geographers Kudos to the East Lakes Geobowl Team for competing in the National Geography Bowl Competition at AAG in Denver. The team took fourth place out of six teams, but had a great time answering geography trivia questions. Team members were: Amanda Willhite (Saginaw Valley State University), Joseph Walker (Western Michigan University), John Layman (Ohio State), Alberto Villarreal (Michigan State University), Jacob Berghaus (University of Cincinnati), Md Saiful Alam (University of Toledo).
In addition, team member Jacob Berghaus (University of Cincinnati) received the award for the top highest individual score in the competition, and team member Alberto Villarreal (Michigan State University) scored 14th in the individual competition.
Congratulations to Sinclair Community College – Geography/Geospatial Technology Department, winner of the 2023 AAG Program Excellence Award!
Honorable Mention: Grand Rapids Community College – Geography Program
Honorable Mention: Muskegon Community College – Geography Program
The 2022 annual meeting of the East Lakes Division of the American Association of Geographers hosted by Muskegon Community College, October 27-28, 2022, was a success!
Congratulations to the winners of the student presentations and posters:
Undergraduate Posters:
First place: Colton Bragg
Second place (tie): Haley Mueller and Evan Hodson
Third place (tie): Benjamin Honeyford and Abigail Lanham
Graduate Posters:
First place: Kingsley Kanjin
Second place (tie): Eric Carballido and Kimberly Panozzo
Third place: Seth Rainey
Undergraduate Presentations:
First place: Connor O’Loughlin
Second place: Pamela Madaha
Masters Presentations:
First place: Santiago Escobar Piedrahita
Second place: Md. Tuhin Chowdhury
Third place: Nusrat Jahan Tabassum
Doctoral Presentations:
First place: Ruijia Hu
Second place: Md. Ishfaq Ur Rahman
Third place (tie): Sarah Goodrich and Yue Lin
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