Gildersleeve, Stoddard, Stone Award
In 2008, the GEON Steering Committee established a geography service award in honor of the three professors who came together to help create the Geographic Educators of Nebraska in the early 1990s. Chuck Gildersleeve of UN-Omaha, Bob Stoddard of UN-Lincoln, and Marv Stone of UN-Kearney along with other folks guided a small group of K-16 educators into becoming a successful statewide organization.
In their honor, and to pay tribute to those individuals that continue to advance the growth of geography in the state, GEON annually bestows the "Gildersleeve, Stoddard, Stone Award" to individuals in each of the three Congressional districts for their efforts and accomplishments in improving geography education in Nebraska. The awards are presented during the annual conference of the Nebraska State Council for the Social Studies.
In their honor, and to pay tribute to those individuals that continue to advance the growth of geography in the state, GEON annually bestows the "Gildersleeve, Stoddard, Stone Award" to individuals in each of the three Congressional districts for their efforts and accomplishments in improving geography education in Nebraska. The awards are presented during the annual conference of the Nebraska State Council for the Social Studies.
Year |
1st District |
2nd District |
3rd District |
2008 |
Lonnie Moore |
Harris Payne |
Susan Gallagher |
2009 |
Steve Callaghan |
Mary Lou Alfieri |
Mary Claire May |
2010 |
Mary Kay Kreikemeier |
Thomas Allen |
Cathy Larson |
2011 |
Randy Bertolas |
Steve McCarville |
Shari Frost |
2012 |
Kathleen Fimple |
William Deardoff |
Tara Dunn |
2013 |
Chuck Morgan |
Christina Dando |
Larry Starr |
2014 |
Deb Anderson |
Becky Feagan |
Martha Ford |
2015 |
Randy Ernst |
Maria Walinski-Peterson |
Bob Sankey |
2016 |
Alison Kelley |
None |
Amber Lewis |
2017 |
Jaclyn Kellison |
Amy Studts |
Dan Gossman |
2018 |
Ted Larson |
Kyle Tredinnick |
Lesli Rawlings |
