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President's Awards

These annual awards recognise the achievements of members across a number of categories:
  • Best Masterate Thesis in Geography
  • Best Doctoral Thesis in Geography
  • Emerging Researcher in Geography
  • Collaborative Research Involving Geographers
  • Graduate Research Supervision in Geography
  • Excellence in Teaching in Geography (all settings).
The procedure and criteria for nomination of candidates for these awards can be found here.

In 2009, the additional category of Distinguished Service was added to recognise those members who make an outstanding contribution to the Society, through their branch activities or to the activities of the Society as a whole.

The judging panel in 2006 made a number of comments which may be useful to consider when putting together a dossier of evidence for a nomination. Judges Comments.

    Recipients 2009

    Excellence in Graduate Supervision
    Professor Harvey Perkins, Faculty of Environment, Society and Design, Lincoln University

    Excellence in Teaching
    Professor Chris Kissling, Faculty of Environment, Society and Design, Lincoln University

    Distinguished Service Awards
    Mrs June Logie, Executive Manager, New Zealand Geographical Society
    Dr Paul Sirota, Department of Geography, Otago University

    Recipients 2007

    Excellence in Teaching
    Dr Warwick Murray, School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington

    Best Doctoral Thesis
    Dr Eugene Rees, School of Geography, Geology and Environmental Science, The University of Auckland

    Recipients, 2006

    Emerging Researcher
    George Perry, School of Geography and Environmental Science, The University of Auckland

    Excellence in Teaching
    Juliana Mansvelt, School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University

    Recipients, 2005

    Best PhD Thesis
    John Barker, School of Geography and Environmental Science, The University of Auckland

    Best Masters Thesis
    Julie King (nee Knauf), Institute of Geography, School of Earth Sciences, Victoria University

    Excellence in Teaching
    Regina Scheyvens, School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University