Blackman Award

The Blackman Family Award is given to our top graduating seniors with the highest GPA in the Geography and Geography/Environmental Studies Major. These students receive a monetary award and will be recognized at the Geography Commencement Ceremony in June.

BLACKMAN AWARD 2014

These 10 students had an average GPA of 3.92.

  • Kyle Bauer
  • Breeanna Bergeron-Matsumoto
  • Kelsey Davis
  • Hannah Gelfond
  • Erika Higa
  • Michelle Marshall
  • Omeed Modiri
  • Stepan Strebl
  • Meaghan Volker
  • Belinda Waymouth

BLACKMAN AWARD 2013

These 6 students had an average GPA of 3.98.

  • Jasmine Chang
  • John Hayes
  • Timothy Kirkpatrick
  • Mason Sayer
  • Alexandra Vatchkova
  • Aneta Wasilewska

BLACKMAN AWARD 2012

These 9 students had an average GPA of 3.86.

  • David Berman
  • Julie Ferris
  • Amanda Gittleman
  • Kendra Jewell
  • Sarah Lisker
  • Austin Madson
  • Justin Manduke
  • Blair Pierroz
  • Viveca Taylor

BLACKMAN AWARD 2011

These 7 students had an average GPA of 3.94.

  • David Dorfman
  • Cora Huang
  • Joshua Lim
  • Corey Rovzar
  • Megan Wall
  • Justina Wu
  • Sau Ling Wu

BLACKMAN AWARD 2010

These 8 students had an average GPA of 3.95.

  • Jason Barbato
  • Julie Fair
  • Harry Gill
  • Catherine Hagman
  • Shoko Kagawa
  • Ginger McCartney
  • Lauren Sullivan
  • Diane Ward

BLACKMAN AWARD 2009

These 8 students have an average GPA of 3.846.

  • Jonathan Crisman
  • Thienvinh Nguyen
  • Yumi Takano
  • Deborah Chong
  • Silvia Jimenez
  • Margaret McCain
  • Jennifer Wang
  • Amy Willis

BLACKMAN AWARD 2008

These top 8 students have an average GPA of 3.895.
  • Christopher Joseph
  • Kathryne Beatty
  • Noah Ebner
  • David Jaeckel
  • Alexandra McGoodwin
  • Lauren Finkel
  • Mattew Braughton
  • Tiffany Armenta