Delaware Geographic Service Award 2010

The Delaware Geographic Data Committee (DGDC) is proud to continue a tradition that began in 2005: the Delaware Geographic Service Award, presented in memory of the late Vernon C. Svatos. The Delaware Geographic Service Award is presented to an individual or group that has demonstrated outstanding service to the Delaware GIS Community. It is the aim of the award to recognize those who, either through a single effort or project or through consistent commitment, have supported or fostered our geographic community.

ABOUT THE AWARD
This award is presented to an individual or group that has demonstrated outstanding service to the Delaware GIS Community. The recipient need not reside in the state, but contributions should relate directly to Delaware. It is the aim of the award to recognize those who, either through a single effort or project or through consistent commitment, have supported and fostered our geographic community.

ELIGIBILITY
Any individual or group is eligible for this award, but successful nominees should have a relationship to the geographic community of Delaware.

2008 Nicole Minni, University of Delaware, IPA, WRA
2007 John Callahan, University of Delaware, RDMS
2006 William Schenck, Delaware Geological Survey
2005 Michael Mahaffie, Office of State Planning Coordination

Vernon C. Svatos

Vern Svatos was one of the early pioneers of GIS in Delaware. From his early days with the Water Resources Agency (WRA) for New Castle County in the 1970s, through his career at the University of Delaware, Vern demonstrated a commitment to the furtherance of geographic knowledge and to the education and training of young people in the field he loved. His untimely passing was a great loss to the GIS Community and to all with an interest in geography, but his memory lives on in the hearts of the many whose lives he touched.