Thank You! The Department of Geography is grateful to its alumni and friends for their financial support over the years. Our donors have had a big impact, making a difference not only to the Department as a whole, but to the lives of many individual students. As we strive for higher standards and more and better opportunities for our students, we depend on the caring and generous nature of alumni and friends like you to meet these increasing financial needs.
We realize that COVID19 and its effects have been hard on everybody. However, if you are in a relatively resilient financial situation, your support now will go a particularly long way for those who are most precarious and who have been most severely affected, including some of our students.
Your gift to the Department of Geography can take many different shapes. The information below may help you find the type of gift that best meets your needs, the impact you want, and the way you want to give. The CU Foundation can also assist you with your needs, be they for targeted or unrestricted programs.
Funds, Scholarships, and Fellowships
Geography Department Fund
This fund is for academic support in the broad sense. If giving online and you want your gift to go to a specific scholarship, please provide scholarship name in the “Comments” section.
A. David Hill Scholarship Fund
Established by Richard L. Knowlton, Professor Hill's former teammate and friend, and endowed by Myhra and Graham Hill, his wife and son. Preference for those with interests in the environment-society relationship. Award is based on merit and demonstrated financial eligibility.
Albert W. Smith Geography Scholarship
Established in 1983 to honor Professor Smith at his retirement from the Geography Department faculty after thirty-one years of service to the University.
Karl and Barbara von Dreden S tacey Scholarship
Established by Katherine and Frank Baxter in honor of Katherine’s parents, Barbara von Dreden (CU class of 1940) and Karl Stacey (CU class of 1936).
Theodore C. Myers M emorial Scholarship
Named in honor of long-time geography instructor Ted Myers. Scholarship is awarded to the undergraduate student with the most exceptional honors thesis.
Mable B. Duncan Scholarship Fund
To support scholarships for Geography graduate students at the University of Colorado Boulder, based on financial need.
Gary L. Gaile DART Graduate F ellowship in Geography
This fund, in memory of Professor Gary Gaile, provides a fellowship/scholarship for Geography MA and PhD students doing field research addressing social and environmental concerns in developing areas.
James A. and Jeanne B. DeSana Graduate R esearch Scholarship Fund
This fund provides invaluable support for graduate student research.
Gilbert F. White Dissertation F ellowship
Named in honor of Professor Emeritus Gilbert F. White, this fellowship provides funding to outstanding PhD. students in the final year of dissertation preparation. Please specify "Gilbert F. White Dissertation Fellowship" in the Comments field.
Geography Graduate Student Support Fund
To provide support for graduate students in the Department of Geography at the University of Colorado Boulder. Support may include research support and equipment purchases. Gifts to this fund can be made in memory of (IMO) Jennifer Dinaburg. Jennifer, a vibrant, active doctoral candidate in the Geography department, passed away on April 26, 2012 at the age of 31. In her memory, the department has established a small, named fellowship for doctoral field research.
Jenn was passionate about geography in many forms: through the environment, the outdoors, and through learning about China. After studying Chinese language and literature at Connecticut College, she traveled and worked extensively on the Tibetan Plateau. After a degree in environmental studies at Prescott College, her journey brought her to the Geography PhD. program in 2008 to study the commercialization of Tibetan medicinal plants in China’s northwest Yunnan province. Jenn brought a love of mountains, travel, and unconventional learning to the department, where she was well loved for her sense of humor, wit and spirit.