Recognition
Geospatial Semester student wins National Council for Geographic Education map contest prize
Eric Cowi, a 2011 graduate of the Loudoun Academy of Science in Sterling, VA and a JMU Geospatial Semester dual enrollment student was a winner at the National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE) map contest, held in conjunction with the NCGE Annual Meeting in Portland, OR. Eric won the K-12 Analysis award for his project on Analyzing the Optimal Location of Solar Farms in the Northeast Corridor. This was a remarkable achievement for Thomas and his teacher, Mr. Duke Writer.
Geospatial Semester students wins National Council for Geographic Education map contest
Thomas Dickinson, a 2010 graduate of Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, VA and a JMU Geospatial Semester dual enrollment students was a big winner at the National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE) map contest, held in conjunction with the NCGE Annual Meeting in Savannah. GA. Thomas won all of the awards in the K-12 category (Communications and Cartography) and his project was selected as the overall winner in Communication across all categories for his project on Flood Risks in Washington, DC. This was a remarkable achievement for Thomas and his teacher, Mr. Ryan Miller.
Contests and Press
We run an annual competition for Geospatial Semester students to share their work. Thanks to Charlie Fitzpatrick and the Education Team at esri for contributing books to our prize winners.
