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Dr. Daniel Harris of Salisbury University is the newly-elected President Elect of the PGS.

Dr. Jennifer Pomeroy (York College of Pennsylvania) has now assumed the position of President and our former President, Dr. Joseph Zume (Shippensburg University) has assumed the role and responsibilities of the Past President.

PGS 2021 Annual Meeting Program

2021 pgs program.pdf

The Program for the 2020 Annual Meeting is published and available.

2020 pgs meeting program.pdf

Print copies of the next edition of the Pennsylvania Geographer will be mailed out in the next couple weeks. Members can log into the PGS website to download a digital copy of the PG - Vol. 58 No. 1.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

The Pennsylvania Geographical Society Executive Board is seeking nominations for the following leadership positions in the Society:

1. President-elect

This position is a six-year term: two years as president-elect, two years as president and two years as past-president.

Self-nominations are welcome, but if you wish to nominate someone else for a board position, please be sure to include your own name. No anonymous nominations will be accepted. You must be a current PGS member in good standing to run for a position on the board. A description of the specific duties and responsibilities can be found below. Nominations should be submitted to Tim Dolney by September 27^th, 2019. The final slate of nominees will be finalized by September 30^th by the Executive Board and an official ballot will be distributed in the mail shortly afterwards. The newly elected member will be announced at the luncheon of the 2019 Annual Meeting. The person elected by a majority of voting members will assume office at the end of the 2019 Annual Meeting.  Please send your nominations to:

Tim Dolney

Past President

Penn State – Altoona University

tjd15@psu.edu

Section 1.  Duties of the President:  The President shall preside at sessions of the Board of Directors and shall perform such other duties as usually pertain to the office as well as serve as a member of the Local Arrangements Committee for the annual meeting, serve as a member of the Nominating Committee and assist the Executive Director in the distribution and collection of ballots for elections and constitutional amendments.

Section 2.  Duties of the President-Elect:  The President-Elect shall assist the President in the governance of the organization, act as parliamentarian at all meetings, serve on the Nominating Committee, and perform the duties of the President in the event of the President’s resignation, absence, or inability to serve.

Section 3.  Duties of the Past-President:  The Past-President shall be a consultant to the Board of Directors and serve as chair of the Nominating Committee.

The PGS is seeking book reviewers!

 If you are interested in writing a review for The Pennsylvania Geographer, please contact the reviews editor:

Donald W. Buckwalter

6315 Forbes Avenue, Apt. 604

Pittsburgh, PA 15217

DonaldsGeog1954@outlook.com

The Pennsylvania Geographical Society Awards Committee is soliciting nominations and self-nominations for the following 2019 PGS awards. 

College/University Distinguished Teacher Award.  The nominee must have documented evidence of long-term excellence in teaching as well as innovative and effective classroom methods in Geography, Earth Science, Environmental Science or any other course (s) with a consistent and substantive geographic base.  There may be more than one recipient each year.  Recipients must be members of PGS, but an exception can be made if a nominee has recently presented research at a PGS annual meeting or has published an article in The Pennsylvania Geographer.

K-12 Distinguished Teacher Award.  The K-12 nominee must have documented evidence of sustained excellence in teaching as well as innovative and effective methods in Geography, Earth Science, Environmental Science or any other courses with a consistent and substantive geographic base.  The nominee will submit a vita, letters of recommendation, and one unique lesson plan, activity or exercise that he or she created.  There may be more than one recipient each year, and the nominee need not be a member of PGS.

Distinguished Scholar Award.  Given to an individual with substantive research, publications and professional development in Geography.  There may be more than one awardee per year, and the nominee must be a member of PGS, but an exception can be made if a nominee has recently presented research at a PGS annual meeting or has published an article in The Pennsylvania Geographer.  This award may not be bestowed each year, but is dependent on the quality of the nominees or self-nominees.

Distinguished Service Award.  Given to any individual who has given substantive and long-term service to both the discipline of Geography and to the PGS.  There may be more than one award per year, and the nominee must be a member of PGS.  This award may not be given each year, but is dependent on the quality of the nominees and self-nominees.

Distinguished Mentor Award.  This award honors Geography or Earth Science faculty who have demonstrated exceptional commitment and accomplishments in the mentoring of undergraduate or graduate students as well as fellow faculty members.  Nominators should consider that there are many forms of mentoring such as serving on many theses or dissertation committees, creating a supportive environment for scholarship and research, or assisting students in their pursuit of graduate degrees or career opportunities.  There may be more than one awardee per year, and the nominee must be a member of PGS, but an exception can be made if a nominee has recently presented research at a PGS annual meeting or has published an article in The Pennsylvania Geographer.   The nominee must provide a curriculum vitae, and a minimum of three (3) letters of support from colleagues and/or students.

Ruby S. and E. Willard Miller Lifetime Achievement Award.  This award is given occasionally to an individual of exemplary, long-term dedication to the discipline of Geography and to the PGS.  The award may be given posthumously.  The nominee must have been a member of the PGS or its predecessor, the Pennsylvania Council for Geographic Education.

Nominations or self-nominations should be sent to:

Dr. Joseph W. Bencloski

315 Mark Road

Herminie, PA 15637. 

Phone:  (724) 446-5798;

e-mail:  joeben@auxmail.iup.edu

All nominations must be accompanied by a letter stating why the nominee is qualified for a given award.  Please include the nominee’s full name, address, phone number, and e-mail address.  The deadline for 2019 nominations is July 31, 2019

The Editors are soliciting manuscripts on all geographic topics for future issues of The Pennsylvania Geographer. Submissions do not have to be related to future topics!

Future Topics   Date to be published and volume #

Technology and Geography           Fall/Winter 2018      Volume 56 - #2
Water Resources (tentative)           Spring/Summer 2019      Volume 57 - #1
Human Migration (tentative)           Fall/Winter 2019      Volume 57 - #2

Please note the submission deadline of MARCH 15 for the SPRING/SUMMER issue, and SEPTEMBER 15 for the FALL/WINTER issue of the journal.

Please send manuscripts and/or inquiries to:

The Editors
The Pennsylvania Geographer
Geography Department
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown
101 Krebs Hall
Johnstown, Pa 15904
koryupj@pitt.edu
Phone: 814-269-2994 or 814-269-2990

Book reviews and software reviews should be sent to:

Donald Buckwalter (donaldb@iup.edu), Department of Geography and Regional Planning, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 15705.