Donor Support
There is always a real need for funds to support academic departments. As we strive for higher standards and more and better opportunities for our students, we depend on the caring and generous nature of alumni and friends 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. The can also assist you with your needs, be they for targeted or unrestricted programs.
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Funds, Scholarships, and Fellowships
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.
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.
Established in 1983 to honor Professor Smith at his retirement from the Geography Department faculty after thirty-one years of service to the University.
Established by Katherine and Frank Baxter in honor of Katherine’s parents, Barbara von Dreden (CU class of 1940) and Karl Stacey (CU class of 1936).
Named in honor of long-time geography instructor Ted Myers. Scholarship is awarded to the undergraduate student with the most exceptional honors thesis.
To support scholarships for Geography graduate students at the «Ƶ, based on financial need.
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.
This fund provides invaluable support for graduate student research.
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.
To provide support for graduate students in the Department of Geography at the «Ƶ. 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.