Gilbert F. White Award

The Hazards Specialty Group encourages graduate students who have completed a hazards-related master’s thesis or PhD dissertation within the last two years to apply for the Gilbert F. White Thesis/Dissertation Award. The award is given to a graduate student whose recent thesis or dissertation is considered, by an appointed review committee, to be an outstanding example of hazards geography research. Graduate students must submit one complete copy of their thesis or dissertation in digital (PDF) format to the Hazards Specialty Group Chair by the posted deadlines. Recipients of the Gilbert F. White Thesis/Dissertation Award receive a copy of the two-volume collection of White's papers (Geography, Resources, and Environment: Themes from the Work of Gilbert F. White, Univ. of Chicago Press), an invitation to the Hazards Workshop in Boulder, a certificate or plaque, and a $500 award. Winners are also invited to participate in the Gilbert F. White Award Symposium organized for the annual meeting the following year. The student’s research is showcased and discussion is invited from panelists and audience members.

White Award Submission Information

Past Winners

1994     Maurie Cohen, University of Pennsylvania
            "Economic Aspects of Technological Accidents: An Evaluation of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill on Southcentral Alaska."