Three Oklahoma State University geography graduate students recently received national recognition.

Thomas Craig, an Oklahoma State University graduate student in geography, was awarded the 2016 E. Willard and Ruby S. Miller Geography Education Research Grant from the National Council for Geographic Education.

Established in 2004, the Miller Research Grant program was created to help advance geography education by supporting and promoting innovative research in theory, practice, and application. Proposals may request up to $4,000 for projects lasting up to 24 months. As a grant awardee, Craig will present his project and be recognized at the National Conference on Geography Education in July.

Colton Flynn, an OSU Ph.D. student, was selected as the winner of the Gail Hobbs Student Paper Competition at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

Sponsored by the Geography Education Specialty Group, the Gail Hobbs Student Paper Competition encourages students at all academic levels to present their recent geography education research. Flynn’s paper was titled “An Experiential-Based Learn Method Aiming to Improve Spatial Awareness.”

OSU student Jordan Brasher was elected as one of the two graduate student representatives on the Cultural Geography Specialty Group board at the AAGA Annual Meeting.

The CGSG aims to promote and encourage scholarly research and superior teaching of cultural geography. The organization facilitates the exchange of current thoughts, trends, and information relating to the field. As a CGSG board graduate student representative, Brasher will have many responsibilities, such as engaging student participation in CGSG, managing the group’s social media, and meeting the needs of the students presenting papers or engaging in research.