The AAG Harm J. de Blij Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Geography Teaching

Overview

NOTE: The AAG Harm J. de Blij Award will not be issued for the 2024-2025 awards cycle.

Background

This annual award recognizes outstanding achievement in teaching undergraduate Geography including the use of innovative teaching methods. The recipients are instructors for whom undergraduate teaching is a primary responsibility. The award consists of $2,500 in prize money and an additional $500 in travel expenses to attend the AAG Annual Meeting, where the award will be conveyed. This award is generously funded by John Wiley & Sons in memory of their long-standing collaboration with the late Harm de Blij on his seminal Geography textbooks.

Eligibility

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* Individual faculty or instructors for whom teaching Geography is a primary responsibility are eligible.
* The recipient(s) must be a current member of the AAG. 
* Nominations from a wide spectrum of junior and senior colleagues in the geography community are encouraged.
* The award will be presented to those faculty or instructors who have demonstrated excellence in the teaching of Geography at the undergraduate level.
* This may be based on original curriculum design, the use of innovative or new teaching methods, demonstrating the applicability of geographic and geospatial concepts to other subject areas, and more.
* Nominees will be persons who have a demonstrated record of excellence in teaching Geography.
* As with all other AAG awards, eligibility also rests on the candidate being in compliance with the AAG Professional Conduct Policy.
* Nominations may be rescinded, and the award may also be revoked for any candidate or awardee who is found in violation of the AAG’s Professional Conduct Policy.

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