Award Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 AGIC Symposium awards.

• AGIC Chairperson's Volunteer of the Year: Patrick Whiteford, Arizona Department of Transportation
• Arizona Geospatial Volunteer of the Year: Priyanka Miller, Mil Geospatial LLC
• Outstanding Service Award: Matt Mintzmyer, Yavapai College
• Gene Trobia Lifetime Achievement Award: Howard Ward, TerraSystems Southwest

Maps & Apps Contest Winners

Congratulations also to the winners of the 2023 Maps & Apps Challenge, where GIS professionals and students were able to display their cartographic and analytic expertise.  View their submissions, along with others, on the AGIC Symposium Maps & Apps Gallery.

• AGIC Iron Cartographer: Garrett Raubinger, Maricopa County Assessor’s Office, for El Tour de AGIC
• AGIC 30: Margaret Tueller, WSP, for Arizona in 30 Layers of Watercolor Paint
• Best Overall Cartography: Garrett Raubinger, Maricopa County Assessor’s Office, for Understanding North American Desert Climate
• Best Analytical Presentation: Michael Huff, Northern Arizona Council of Governments, for Detour Ahead: Visualizing Flood-Related Impacts of Underinvestment in Tribal Roadway Networks of Northeastern Arizona
• Best Storymap: Anna Riling, Four Corners Mapping and GIS, for Caught in the Middle: A river between two dams and the future of the Grand Canyon
• Best Overall Application: Nicole Funicello, Maricopa Association of Governments, for Heat Relief Network
• Best Student Project (College): Kevin Reeves, Northwest Louisiana Council of Governments, for NLCOG GIS Data Portal
• Best Student Project (K-12): Joey Gamero and Ian White, Corona Del Sol High School, for Parking Lots Sparking Lots of Issues in Arizona