Geography
Brooks-Shaw Award
Named after Reginald Shaw and James Brooks, two early and influential faculty members in the CWU Geography Department, these annual awards are given to select undergraduate students majoring in geography who demonstrate academic excellence and promise. 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.
Since the inaugural awards in 1996, more than 100 students have received a Brooks-Shaw Award, with the award typically $1000 per student. A top priority of the department, and especially the Scholarship Committee, is to boost the funding of the Brooks-Shaw Endowment through new contributions from alumni (including former award recipients), faculty (current and former), and others with an interest in helping make CWU more affordable for our best students.
Congratulations are extended to the following students who have received an award:
2025 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients
- Hannah Campbell
- Gavin Rae Kalimanis
- Landon Sanchey
2024 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients
- Jasmin Gutierrez
- Benji Kosalko
- Eliza Sterne
2023 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients
- Cole Cameron
- John Dahm
- Cassandra Pierpont
2022Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients
- Tom Sturgeon
- Maggie McBroom
- Porter Burns
- Grace McKenney
- Landon Shaffer
2021 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients
- Garrett Miller
- Dorian Pulido
- Jess Swanson
2020 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients
- Michael Fischer
- James Gordon
- Grant Nausid-Nichols
- Edith Ramos
2019 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients
- Meng Yang Chen
- Andrew McDonald
- Heather Stewart
- Joshua Warwick
2018 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipient
- Caleb Valko
2017 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients
- Emma Leonard
- Madison Smith
2016 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients
- Nicholas Moore
- Trinity Turner
2015 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients
- Sam LaFramboise
- Trinity Turner
2014 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients
- George Hainer
- Luke Stilwater
2013 Brooks-Shaw Award Recipients
- Helen Mockel
- Micah Wright
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