Jerome E. Dobson
Professor of Geography at the University of Kansas
About the photo: Jeremy Dobson and a Peruvian soldier heading for the Ecuador – Peru border where landmines remain from the 1995 Cenepa War between these two countries, Rio Santiago, Ecuador, October 2004. [Photo credit: Dr. Steve Egbert, University of Kansas.]
Dr. Terry Slocum’s nomination of Jerry describes many of his noteworthy accomplishments. He summarizes the impact of Jerry’s career by stating:
“…I believe that Jerry deserves this award for two reasons: 1) his tireless advocacy of GIS and the field of geography, and 2) his wide ranging and noteworthy research contributions. I can think of others who have promoted GIS and geography and others who have impressive research records, but I can think of no one else who melds these two roles as well as Jerry does.”
In support of Terry’s nomination, Dr. David Cowen, Carolina Distinguished Professor, also advocates his accomplishments:
“I believe that very few people could have made such important contributions to improving the context in which geography currently exists.”