The Department of Geography's Recent Honorees
Dr. Margaret Zeigler was honored by the McMicken College of Arts and Science at its annual Awards Banquet on May 5, 2005, as one of five Distinguished Alumni for the year 2005. Dr. Zeigler, who received her MA(1992) and PhD(1995) from the department was cited for her work in human rights, nutrition, and women's issues at the Congressional Hunger Center in Washington D.C., where she now serves as Deputy Director.
Professor Howard A. Stafford who is retiring after 40 years of service to the department and the university was honored at the department's annual Fenneman Banquet on June 5, 2005. Former graduate students, friends, and faculty presented Professor Stafford with notification that an endowed, annual lecture devoted to economic geography has been established in his name.
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