The Brooks-Shaw Award

Named after Reginald Shaw and James Brooks, two early and influential faculty members in the CWU Geography and Land Studies Department, these annual awards are given to select undergraduate students majoring in geography who demonstrate academic excellence and promise. The monetary award may be used by the student toward support of travel, field trips, membership in professional societies, purchase of books, and payment of tuition and fees.

Dr. Shaw, known for his research on the Columbia River, served CWU from 1935 to 1952 after completing his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. Many of his students, including Dr. Brooks, went on to complete graduate work in geography. Dr. Brooks graduated from CWU in 1950. He was professor in the department from 1961 to 1994, and president of the university between 1961 and 1978.

1. encourage promising students to become Geography majors;
2. recognize and promote scholarship by our majors;
3. encourage promising scholars to pursue graduate degrees;
4. promote and enhance the long established, mutually supportive, and collegial teaching/learning relationship among students and faculty.

Candidates for these awards are determined by faculty nomination among all members of the Geography and Land Studies Department. The awards committee along with the department chair will then make a final determination for granting one or more cash awards.

Congratulations are extended to the following students who have received an award:

2008 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients

• Marc Ayers
• Katie Humphries
• Michael Joslin
• Kolten Kosters
• Tanya Lamb
• Bryn Loftness
• Andrea Nesbitt
• David Schaaf
• Korbie Vicklund
• Robert Zimburean

2007 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients

• Teresa Burroughs
• Brian Helliar
• Greg Hinze
• Kolten Kosters
• Tanya Lamb
• Bryn Loftness
• Minori Muramoto
• David Schaaf
• Korbie Vicklund

2006 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients

• Rebekah LaBar
• Jason McCormick
• Keith McEvoy
• Jeff Trammel
  

2005 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients

• Jamie Christensen
• Brian Helliar
• Marc Fairbanks
• Caitlin LaBar
• Rebekah LaBar
• Jason McCormick
• Martina Michalek
• Anthony Sowards
  

2004 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients

• Tim Barnhart
• Caitlin LaBar
• Rebekah LaBar
• Anthony Sowards
• Barbara Stancil
• Bryan Whitlock
• Jason Wulf
  

2003 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients

• Chris Hagert
• Brenda Hanley
• Kayme Lambert
• Jeremiah McNinch
• Martina Michalek
• Marco Rains
• Zak Steigmeyer
  

2002 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients

• Stacey Borland
• Grant Brodehl
• Erin Dahlquist
• Laurie Hower
• Lennard Jordan
• Jeremiah McNinch
• Joshua Wiederhold
• Jeanna Ragsdale
• Marco Rains
  

2001 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients

• Stacey Borland
• Grant Brodehl
• Devona Ensmenger
• Justin Erickson
• Molly Mimier
• Henry Sanderson
• Sage Uebelacker
• Joshua Wiederhold
• Jill Woolcock
  

2000 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients

• Joe Brentin
• Grant Brodehl
• Dan Church
• Justin Erickson
• Laura Forrest
• Kelly Haugen
• Greg Lang
• John Marvin
• Joe Rotter
• Henry Sanderson
• Mike Wandler
  

1999 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients

• Katy Cornwall
• Laura Forrest
• Aaron Fosback
• Kelly Haugen
• Greg Lang
• Jessica Lepping
• John Marvin
• Brook Nolan
• Mike Wandler
  

1998 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients

• Jeff Bandow
• Kelly Clark
• Katy Cornwall
• Mark Dunbar
• Doug Findley
• Jerry Franklin
• James Hink
• Karen Laffey
• Lauri Malmquist
  

1997 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients

• Shane Early
• Jerry Franklin
• Alisha Glaesemann
• Kylea Kirsch
• Kelly Peterson
• Joel Turner