Deadline: September 15, yearly

The AAG Enhancing Diversity Award honors those geographers who have pioneered efforts toward or actively participated in efforts toward encouraging a more diverse discipline over the course of several years. The award is presented at the Awards Luncheon during the AAG's Annual Meeting.

Criteria: Individuals are eligible, regardless of their status as AAG members.

Submissions: To make nominations for the Enhancing Diversity Award, include the complete name and address of the nominee and a concise (500 words maximum) yet specific description of the accomplishments that warrant the nominee’s selection.

Digital submissions are encouraged. Send nominations to grantsawards@aag.org with AAG Enhancing Diversity Award as the subject line. Alternately, nominations can be sent to: Association of American Geographers, attn: AAG Enhancing Diversity Award, 1710 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20009-3198.

Previous Recipients include:

2008
Reginald Golledge

2007
Jacquelyn Beyer and Janice Jones Monk

2006
Joe Darden

2005
Don Deskins and Saul Cohen

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