Kristin Alvarez Scholarship Application

Kristin Alvarez Scholarship Application

Dr. Kristin J. Alvarez, past president of the National Council for Geographic Education, was committed to Geographic Education for over 30 years. Selected as a Florida teacher for the National Geographic Society’s Summer Geographic Institute of 1989, Kristin became a National Geographic Teacher Consultant and active contributor to the Florida Geographic Alliance. She completed a doctorate of Geography Education at the University of Southern Mississippi, and became an Assistant and Associate Professor of Geography and Social Studies Education at Keene State University in New Hampshire. While she served as Coordinator of the New Hampshire Geographic Alliance for 5 years, she completed a graduate certificate in GIS from Eastern Michigan University in 2006. Dr. Alvarez immediately began integrating geospatial technologies into her NHGA summer institute to introduce GIS and GPS into K -12 curricula. In 2009, Dr. Alvarez was invited to join the faculty of the University of Redlands in a new initiative to develop teacher education and geospatial technology offerings, and co -designed its innovative Spatial Literacy for Educators Program. She served as NCGE President in 2010. Dr. Alvarez died at home in January, 2012. 

To continue the spirit of Dr. Alvarez’s work with hundreds of educators across the United States, the Kristin Alvarez Memorial NCG E President Scholarship will be awarded annually for the five years since 2012. The scholarship recognize s and support s an educator who demonstrates effort and interest in furthering Spatial Literacy, Geographic Education, Pre -service Teacher Education, or Geospatial Technologies such as GIS, GPS, or online geospatial teaching and learning. 

You are invited both to contribute to the Memorial NCGE President Kristin Alvarez Scholarship or to apply for the 2016 -17 scholarship. 

2016-17 Application

To continue the spirit of the work of Dr. Kristin J. Alvarez, a geographer who inspired hundreds of educators during her lifetime, the Kristi J. Alvarez Memorial Geospatial Educator Scholarship is awarded annually.

The scholarship will recognize and support an educator who demonstrates effort and interest in furthering Spatial Literacy, Geographic Education, Pre-service Teacher Education, or Geospatial Technologies such as GIS, GPS, or online geospatial teaching and learning. Awards in the amount of  $250 will be granted each year.

1.     Category:
¨     Spatial Literacy       
¨     Geographic Education   
¨     Pre-service Teacher Education
¨     Geospatial Technologies such as GIS or GPS    
¨     Online geospatial teaching and learning

2.     Name:

3.     Current Position:

4.     Email address:

5.     Mailing Address:

6.     In 300 words or less, please describe the project or activities for which you are requesting scholarship support. This document should be saved as a PDF or MS Word document.

7.     Please send:
·     this application form completed;
·     your project description, and
·     a current resume to Dr. Marsha Alibrandi: marsh@cape.com. 


Entries must be received by Sunday, January 31, 2016, and are peer reviewed.


The Awardee will be notified by February 15, 2016.