Given in recognition of a life-time achievement towards the understanding of
the geography of Latin America.
Recipients will have strong career-long research
contributions that build on the solid foundations of academic
Latin American
geography, or that have impacts beyond academia in the forms of policy
implications and/or education to a broader audience.
| 2008 Lydia Pulsipher | 2009 | 2007 Robert Kent | 2006 Horacio Capel Saez | 2003 Gary Elbow | 2002 Karl W. Butzer | 2001 William V. Davidson | 2000 Bernard Q. Nietschmann | 1999 David A. Preston | 1998 Carl Johannessen | 1997 Clarissa T. Kimber | 1996 Gerhard Sandner | 1995 Cesar Caviedes | 1994 Joshua C. Dickinson | 1993 Daniel W. Gade | 1992 Angel Bassols Batalla | 1991 David J. Robinson | 1990 Clarence W. Minkel | 1989 Dan Stanislawski | 1987 Raymond E. Crist | 1986 Clarence F. Jones | 1985 Oscar Horst | 1984 Paul Yves-Denis | 1983 William M. Denevan | 1982 John C. Augelli | 1980 Robert C. West | 1978 James J. Parsons | 1977 Preston E. James |
Given in recognition for a corpus of important published work or other
significant contribution towards Latin American geography.
Recipients will be
scholars who are leading authorities in specific research topics and geographic
areas of Latin America.
Recipients could also be scholars whose research has
made significant advancements towards fostering
understanding of Latin America
to a broader audience.
| 2008 Sarah Radcliffe | 2010 | 2007 Thomas Klak | 2006 William Woods | 2004 Joe Scarpaci | 2003 Daniel D. Arreola | 2002 Sally P. Horn | 2001 Ray Bromley | 2000 Thomas T.Veblen | 1999 Bonham C. Richardson | 1998 Karl Zimmerer | 1996 Karl W. Butzer | 1995 George Lovell | 1994 William E. Doolittle | 1993 Alan Gilbert | 1992 Alfred H. Siemens | 1991 Linda Newson | 1990 Campbell W. Pennington | 1989 Peter M. Ward | 1987 Levi Marrero | 1986 Billie Lee Turner II |
| 2004 William Doolittle & Greg Knapp | 2003 David J. Robinson | 1983 Tom Martinson | 1980 Robert Carmin |
Given in recognition of contributions to enhancing and disseminating
knowledge of the geography of Latin America to professionals in
government or the public in
the private sector.
| 2008 Jaime Ince Barquero | 2005 Charles Mann | 1999 Ron Mader |
Given in recognition of contributions to improving relationships between
geographers
and geography departments throughout Latin America. Recipients will
have demonstrated success and commitment towards this goal.
| 2006 Patricia Solis, USA | 2002 Pedro Pinchas Geiger, Brazil | 2001 Juan Alberto Roccafagliata, Argentina | 1999 Hildegardo Córdova Aguilar, Peru |
| 2008 Ph. D. award: Amy Lerner, University of California, Santa Barbara | 2008 M. A. award: Will Anderson, San Diego State University | 2007 Rolando Díaz, University of Arizona |
| 2008 Jason Davis, University of California Santa Barbara. | How does migration to the U.S. and the resultant remittances influence fertility in migrant-sending Central American households?; Advisor: David Carr | 2008 Richard Hunter, Louisiana State University | Positionality, Perception, and Possibility in Mexico's Valle de Mezquital; Advisor: Andrew Sluyter |