Donor Support
Thank you! The Department of Geography is grateful to its alumni and friends for their financial support over the years. Our donors have had a big impact, making a difference not only to the Department as a whole, but to the lives of many individual students.
There is always a real need for funds to support academic departments. As we strive for higher standards andmore and better opportunities for our students, we depend on the caring and generous nature of alumni andfriends like you to meet these ever increasing financial needs.
Your gift to the Department of Geography can take many different shapes. The information below may help you find the type of gift that best meets your needs, the impact you want, and the way you want to give. Thecan also assist you with your needs, be they for targeted or unrestricted programs.
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Geography Department Fund
This fund is for academic support in the broad sense. If giving online and you want your gift to go to a specific scholarship, please provide scholarship name in the “Comments” section.
Undergraduate Scholarship Programs
A. David Hill
Established by Richard L. Knowlton, Professor Hill's former teammate and friend, and endowed by Myhra and Graham Hill, his wife and son. Preference for those with interests in the environment-society relationship. Award is based on merit and demonstrated financial eligibility.
Albert W. Smith Geography Scholarship
Established in 1983 to honor Professor Smith at his retirement from the Geography Department faculty after thirty-one years of service to the University.
Karl and Barbara von Dreden Stacey Scholarship
Established by Katherine and Frank Baxter in honor of Katherine’s parents, Barbara von Dreden (鶹Ѱclass of 1940) and Karl Stacey (鶹Ѱclass of 1936).
Theodore C. Myers Memorial Scholarship
Named in honor of long-time geography instructor Ted Myers. Scholarship is awarded to the undergraduate student with the most exceptional honors thesis.
Graduate Scholarship Programs
John Pitlick Field Research Award
This award will be used to provide support to graduate students for field research in the Geography Department at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Funds will be used to cover field research-related expenses, including, but not limited to travel to and from the field area, reimbursable living expenses while in the field, costs associated with workshops, or specialized training courses, field equipment, and other costs associated with carrying out the field research.
James A. and Jeanne B. DeSana Graduate Research Scholarship Fund
This fund provides invaluable support for graduate student research.
Mable B. Duncan Scholarship Fund
To support scholarships for Geography graduate students at the 鶹Ѱ, based on financial need.
Gary L. Gaile Graduate Research Award
This fund, in memory of Professor Gary Gaile, provides a fellowship/scholarship for Geography MA and PhD students doing field research addressing social and environmental concerns in developing areas.
Geography Graduate Student Support Funds
Gilbert F. White Dissertation Award
Named in honor of Professor Emeritus Gilbert F. White, this fellowship provides funding to outstanding PhD. students in the final year of dissertation preparation. Please specify "Gilbert F. White Dissertation Fellowship" in the Comments field.
Jennifer Dinaburg Award for PhD Students
To provide support for graduate students in the Department of Geography at the 鶹Ѱ. Support may include research support and equipment purchases. Gifts to this fund can be made in memory of (IMO) Jennifer Dinaburg. Jennifer, a vibrant, active doctoral candidate in the Geography department, passed away on April 26, 2012 at the age of 31. In her memory, the department has established a small, named fellowship for doctoral field research.
Jenn was passionate about geography in many forms: through the environment, the outdoors, and through learning about China. After studying Chinese language and literature at Connecticut College, she traveled and worked extensively on the Tibetan Plateau. After a degree in environmental studies at Prescott College, her journey brought her to the Geography PhD. program in 2008 to study the commercialization of Tibetan medicinal plants in China’s northwest Yunnan province. Jenn brought a love of mountains, travel, and unconventional learning to the department, where she was well loved for her sense of humor, wit and spirit.
Adam Kolff Award for MA Students
The Adam Kolff Memorial Research Awards are meant to enhance research opportunities for MA students in Geography. Named after Adam Kolff, a Masters student in Geography, who graduated in May 2000, and worked as a mountain ranger in the Seattle, Washington area. He worked with indigenous people to preserve the mountain range that became the focus of his master's-degree thesis in Geography.