Awards
One role ILGISA plays is to formally recognize individuals and groups who have contributed to the betterment of GIS in the State of Illinois. ILGISA members are encouraged to nominate individuals with the following annual awards. Recipients will be recognized at the annual conference.
Dahlberg Distinguished Achievement Award
(President/Past President/President Elect/Board Directors are not eligible for the award)
The Dahlberg Distinguished Achievement Award is presented for extraordinary service to the GIS community. The Honors committee may select a recipient for the Dahlberg Distinguished Achievement Award, as and when they deem appropriate. The recipient of the Dahlberg Distinguished Achievement Award also becomes a Distinguished Member of ILGISA. This award is presented to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the development and advancement of geographic information systems. Only one such award is made each year; it is possible that no award is presented in a given year.
Hilton Distinguished Collaboration Award Nomination
(President/Past President/President Elect/Board Directors are not eligible for the award)
The Hilton Distinguished Collaboration Award is presented to an individual who has provided extraordinary service to the GIS community in the advancement of coordination between GIS professionals. The Honors committee may select a recipient for the Hilton Distinguished Collaboration Award, as and when they deem appropriate. This award is presented to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the promotion of cooperation within our community and with the people we serve. Only one such award is made each year; it is possible that no award is presented in a given year.
ILGISA Outstanding Student Award Nomination
The ILGISA Outstanding Student Award is presented to an undergraduate student of any major who has included GIS in their course of study, and has demonstrated exemplary proficiency and understanding of GIS, potential contribution to the GIS Community, and general success in school.
ILGISA Service Award Nomination
The ILGISA Service Award is presented to an individual or organization, which has provided exemplary professional service or support to the GIS Community.
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Year |
Award |
Recipient |
|
2023 |
Dahlberg Award |
Keisuke "Kei" Nozaki, Western Illinois University |
|
2023 |
Hilton Award |
Eric Creighton, Saint Charles |
|
2022 |
Student Award |
Rachel Cantin, Illinois State University |
|
2022 |
Hilton Award |
Peter Schoenfield, Lake County |
|
2021 |
Hilton Award |
Lucy Stanfield, US Environmental Protection Agency |
|
2021 |
Student Award |
Braeton Kimbro, Western Illinois University |
|
2020 |
Dahlberg Award |
Keith Nightlinger, North Central College |
|
2020 |
Student Award |
Clint Quigley, Western Illinois University |
|
2020 |
Student Award |
Zach Healy, Western Illinois University |
|
2020 |
Student Award |
Logan Bundy, Northern Illinois University |
|
2020 |
Student Award |
Jenna Gonzales, DePaul University |
|
2020 |
Student Award |
Kevin Stock, DePaul University |
|
2020 |
Service Award |
Tamara Freihat, DuPage County Stormwater Management |
|
2020 |
Service Award |
Glen Wetterow, City of Bloomington |
|
2020 |
Service Award |
NG911 Committee |
|
2019 |
Hilton Award |
Micah Williamson, Cloudpoint Geospatial |
|
2019 |
Student Award |
Kevin Doom, Northern Illinois University |
|
2019 |
Student Award |
Ian Stearns, Western Illinois University |
|
2019 |
Student Award |
Jailyn Sronkowski, DePaul University |
|
2019 |
Student Award |
Michael Rasmussen, DePaul University |
|
2018 |
Hilton Award |
Dr. Mike Rudibaugh, Lake Land College |
|
2018 |
Service Award |
David Peters, McLean County Government |
|
2018 |
Student Award |
Sarah Arnold, DePaul University |
|
2018 |
Student Award |
Daniel Jarosz, Western Illinois University |
|
2018 |
Student Award |
Brain Li, DePaul University |
|
2018 |
Student Award |
Edgar Rodriguez, Western Illinois University |
|
2018 |
Student Award |
Freddy Segura, Northern Illinois University |
|
2018 |
Student Award |
Jackson Walberg, Western Illinois University |
|
2018 |
Student Scholarship |
Fikriyah Winata, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
|
2017 |
Hilton Award |
Tom Ricker, DuPage County |
|
2017 |
Student Award |
Adam Fackler, Western Illinois University |
|
2017 |
Student Award |
Brooke Robinson, DePaul University |
|
2017 |
Student Award |
Alexander Temes, DePaul University |
|
2017 |
Student Scholarship |
Ademola Adeyemo, Eastern Illinois University |
|
2016 |
Hilton Award |
Richard Knodel, Lake County GIS Division |
|
2016 |
Service Award |
Jeff Palmer, Learning & Technical Strategies |
|
2016 |
Service Award |
Keith Nightlinger, City of St. Charles |
|
2016 |
Service Award |
Lucy Stanfield, United States Environmental Protection Agency |
|
2016 |
Student Scholarship |
Bethany Robinson, DePaul University |
|
2016 |
Student Award |
Earl Isibue, Northern Illinois University |
|
2016 |
Student Award |
Aidan Schenkus, DePaul University |
|
2016 |
Student Award |
Emily Flock, DePaul University |
|
2016 |
Student Award |
Alexis Araoz, Western Illinois University |
|
2015 |
Dahlberg Award |
Mary Jo Horace, Cook County Bureau of Technology |
|
2015 |
Hilton Award |
Joye Baker, Adams County |
|
2015 |
Service Award |
Vicki Hynes, West Chicago |
|
2015 |
Service Award |
Diane Redwitz, Kankakee County |
|
2015 |
Service Award |
Mary Elliott, DuPage County |
|
2015 |
Student Scholarship |
Susannah Oettle, Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville |
|
2015 |
Student Award |
Mantas Laurinaitis, Northern Illinois University |
|
2015 |
Student Award |
Hannah Eboh, DePaul University |
|
2015 |
Student Award |
Amy Halloran, DePaul University |
|
2015 |
Student Award |
Derek Kaden, DePaul University |
|
2015 |
Student Award |
Alexis Araoz, Western Illinois University |
|
2014 |
Dahlberg Award |
Don McKay, Illinois State Geological Survey |
|
2014 |
Hilton Award |
Steve Di Naso, Eastern Illinois University |
|
2014 |
Service Award |
Mike Rudibaugh, Lake Land College |
|
2014 |
Service Award |
Mark Toalson, City of Champaign |
|
2014 |
Service Award |
Sally McConkey, Illinois State Water Survey (on behalf of the Coordinated Hazard Assessment and Mapping Program) |
|
2014 |
Student Award |
Peter Collins, DePaul University |
|
2014 |
Student Award |
Hanan Farhan, DePaul University |
|
2014 |
Student Award |
Aaron Moore, DePaul University |
|
2014 |
Student Scholarship |
Derek Kaden, DePaul University |
|
2013 |
Hilton Award |
Thomas Nicoski, Kane County |
|
2013 |
Student Award |
Benjamin Maloney |
|
2013 |
Student Award |
Derek Bus |
|
2013 |
Student Award |
Jane Bartman |
|
2013 |
Student Award |
Michael Jersha, DePaul University |
|
2012 |
Dahlberg Award |
Patrick McHaffie, DePaul University |
|
2012 |
Hilton Award |
Alan Hobscheid, Cook County, Department of Office Technology |
|
2012 |
Student Award |
Caleb Mackey, Western Illinois University |
|
2012 |
Student Award |
Joseph Lehnert, Illinois State University |
|
2012 |
Student Award |
Rohail Dean, DePaul University |
|
2012 |
Student Award |
Trisha Rentschler, Eastern Illinois University |
|
2011 |
Dahlberg Award |
Christopher McGarry, City of Rockford |
|
2011 |
Service Award |
Greg Johnson, GISP, Will County |
|
2011 |
Service Award |
Ryan Meekma, Illinois State Water Survey |
|
2011 |
Student Award |
Kelsey Caldwell, Elmhurst College |
|
2011 |
Student Award |
Mark McCleary, Illinois State University |
|
2011 |
Student Award |
Max Walker, Illinois State University |
|
2011 |
Student Award |
Nicholas Wians, Northern Illinois University |
|
2010 |
Dahlberg Award |
Bill Faedtke, DuPage County |
|
2010 |
Hilton Award |
Dr. Rich Schultz, Elmhurst College |
|
2010 |
Service Award |
Dee Lund, ISGS |
|
2010 |
Student Award |
Alexandra Diana Maties, DePaul University |
|
2010 |
Student Award |
Dawn Heckman, Illinois State University |
|
2010 |
Student Award |
Kevin Hlava, Elmhurst College |
|
2010 |
Student Award |
Nikki Chaffin,DePaul University |
|
2009 |
Dahlberg Award |
Ruth Anne Tobias, Northern Illinois University |
|
2009 |
Service Award |
Chris Pearson, National Geodetic Survey |
|
2009 |
Service Award |
Dr. Rich Schultz, Elmhurst College |
|
2009 |
Student Award |
Brian Firek, Elmhurst College |
|
2009 |
Student Award |
Jennifer Outcalt, Northern Illinois University |
|
2008 |
Dahlberg Award |
Robert Krumm, Retired |
|
2008 |
Service Award |
Northeastern Illinois County GIS Cooperative Program - Alan Hobscheid, Cook County Department of Office Technology |
|
2008 |
Service Award |
Northeastern Illinois County GIS Cooperative Program - Bill Faedtke, DuPage County Information Technology Department |
|
2008 |
Service Award |
Northeastern Illinois County GIS Cooperative Program - Keith Caldwell, Lake County Dept. of Information & Technology |
|
2008 |
Service Award |
Northeastern Illinois County GIS Cooperative Program - Nicole Gattuso, McHenry County |
|
2008 |
Service Award |
Northeastern Illinois County GIS Cooperative Program - Thomas Nicoski, Kane County GIS Technologies Department |
|
2008 |
Student Award |
Chris Walker, Illinois State University |
|
2008 |
Student Award |
Donielle McArthur, Northern Illinois University |
|
2008 |
Student Award |
Emily Zvolanek, Mommounth College |
|
2008 |
Student Award |
Rion Kolosieke, Lewis & Clark Community College |
|
2008 |
Student Award |
Todd Green, Illinois State University |
|
2007 |
Service Award |
Dick Vraga, USGS |
|
2007 |
Student Award |
Christine (Christy) Colantoni, Elmhurst College |
|
2007 |
Student Award |
Robert Hegna, Olivet Nazaren University |
|
2007 |
Student Award |
William (Bill) Lovejoy, Northern Illinois University |
|
2006 |
Dahlberg Award |
Jim Carter, Illinois State University |
|
2006 |
Service Award |
Carmi Neiger, ESRI |
|
2006 |
Student Award |
Leah Talaber, Elmhurst College |
|
2006 |
Student Award |
Mike Allison, Western Illinois University |
|
2006 |
Student Award |
Patrick Joyce, Northwestern University |
|
2005 |
Service Award |
BAGIS |
|
2005 |
Service Award |
Bill Faedtke, DuPage County |
|
2005 |
Service Award |
Statewide Digital Orthophotography project |
|
2005 |
Student Award |
Anthony Pleasant, Eastern Illinois University |
|
2005 |
Student Award |
Ben Kinney, Northern Illinois University |
|
2005 |
Student Award |
Dan Millen, Western Illinois University |
|
2005 |
Student Award |
Josh DeFrates, Illinois State University |
|
2004 |
Dahlberg Award |
Jim Westervelt, US Army Corps of Engineers |
|
2004 |
Service Award |
Michael Sublett, Illinois State University |
|
2004 |
Service Award |
Tim Johnson & Bob Lindquist, GIS Solutions |
|
2004 |
Service Award |
Tom Nicoski, Kane County |
|
2004 |
Student Award |
Cameron Rex, Northeastern Illinois University |
|
2004 |
Student Award |
Martin Arnold, Northern Illinois University |
|
2004 |
Student Award |
Peter Stewart, Wheaton College |
|
2004 |
Student Award |
Scott Gass, Illinois State University |
|
2003 |
Dahlberg Award |
Gail Krmenec, US Census Bureau |
|
2003 |
Service Award |
Sheena Beaverson, Illinois State Geological Survey |
|
2003 |
Service Award |
Sheryl Oliver, Illinois Geographic Information Council |
|
2003 |
Service Award |
William Holland, GeoAnalytics |
|
2003 |
Student Award |
Aaron Kyle Covey, Olivet Nazarene University |
|
2003 |
Student Award |
Bernard Bauer, Northern Illinois University |
|
2003 |
Student Award |
Jordan B. Decker, University of Illinois |
|
2003 |
Student Award |
Thomas Laue, Illinois State University |
|
2002 |
Dahlberg Award |
Darryl Williams, USGS |
|
2002 |
Service Award |
Kevin Burden, Cook County Assessor's Office |
|
2002 |
Service Award |
Leslie Berns, DuPage Forest Preserve District |
|
2002 |
Service Award |
The GIS2GPS Team |
|
2001 |
Dahlberg Award |
Donald E. Luman, Illinois State Geological Survey |
|
2001 |
Service Award |
Diane Szafoni, Illinois Natural History Survey |
|
2001 |
Service Award |
Jerrold Johnson, Bruce Harris & Associates |
|
2000 |
Dahlberg Award |
Richard Hilton, Lake County - Retired |
|
2000 |
Service Award |
Alan Hobscheid, Cook County, Department of Office Technology |
|
2000 |
Service Award |
McLean County GIS Consortium |
|
2000 |
Service Award |
Tim Oliver, Rock Island County |
|
1999 |
Dahlberg Award |
Don Rich, Illinois Department of Transportation |
|
1999 |
Service Award |
Kingsley Allan, Illinois State Water Survey |
|
1999 |
Service Award |
Robert Krumm, Illinois State Geological Survey |
|
1999 |
Service Award |
Zorica Nedovic-Budic, University of Illinois |
|
1998 |
Service Award |
Adams County GIS 2002 Project |
|
1998 |
Service Award |
Larry Gunderson, City of Naperville |
|
1998 |
Service Award |
Richard Vaupel, Northern Illinois University Laboratory for Cartography and Spatial Analysis |
|
1997 |
Dahlberg Award |
Robert L. McLeese, U.S. Natural Resource Conservation Service |
|
1997 |
Service Award |
Liane Suloway, Illinois Natural History Survey |
|
1997 |
Service Award |
Nina Savar, Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission |
|
1996 |
Dahlberg Award |
Dr. Richard E. Dahlberg, Department of Geography, Northern Illinois University |
|
1996 |
Service Award |
Dr. Donald E.Luman, Illinois State Geological Survey |
|
1996 |
Service Award |
Tom D'Avello, U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service |
|
1995 |
Dahlberg Award |
Charles O'Connor, City of Chicago |
|
1995 |
Service Award |
Dr. Pete Trott, Northern Illinois University |
|
1995 |
Service Award |
Mark Joselyn, Illinois Natural History Survey |
|
1994 |
Service Award |
Ruth Anne Tobias, Northern Illinois University |
