Rountree Endowment for Geography

The Rountree Endowment for Geography

To honor the 50th Anniversary of the Mary Washington Geography Department, Jeff and Lisa Rountree worked with the department and dozens of other alumni to establish to Rountree Endowment for Geography.  Funds are commonly used to purchase data or equipment, to support travel to research sites, conferences, or study abroad locations, or to advance student experiences in any way.

Students who require funding for some activity should speak with their advisor, the supervisor of the activity, or the Department Chair. A short letter of request with  justification will be required, and a different group of faculty will assess the application.

Recent Grant Recipients and their Research Grants

2020-2021

  • Dawn Bowen, GEOG 339A Development Studies class assignment on microlending

2019-2020

  • Jordan Chandler, infra-red camera for research project in MSGA 550
  • Stephen Hanna, Hannah Huggins, Beth Devine, travel and support for research trips

2018-2019

  • Meredith Gregory, ESRI Users conference presentation
  • Virginia Latane, Virginia Association for Mapping and Land Information Systems conference
  • John Lenox, “Hydrology of a Small Coastal Plain Watershed.
  • Alex Chrvala, AAG conference travel
  • Darby Libka, AAG conference travel

2017-2018

  • Meredith Gregory, Society for Conservation GIS conference presentation
  • Alistair Andrulis, “Response of a Small Stream in Virginia to Major Rainfall Events.”

2016-2017

  • Alistair Andrulis, “Fluvial Morphology at Crow’s Nest Preserve.”
  • Kaitlyn O. Brogan, “A Baseline Study of Aquatics, Crow’s Nest Preserve.”

 2015-2016

  • Maiah Bartlett, “Agroecology and Women in the Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.”
  • Steven Fernando, “AAG World Geography Bowl Competition”

2014-2015

  • Summers Cleary, “Review of Environmental Education in Latin American Primary Schools.”
  • Philip Devine, “Visualizing Sacredness Using Mental Maps and GIS.”
  • Xavier Griffin, “Representations of Slavery at Plantation Museums of the James River Region.”
  • Maria Morran, “The Link Between Women’s’ Environmental Education in Developing Countries and Community Conservation.”
  • Ian Spangler, “Representations of Slavery at Plantation Museums of the James River Region.”
  • Meredith Stone, “Representations of Slavery at Plantation Museums of the James River Region.”

2013-2014

  • Andrew Walz, “Landscapes of Paradise: Tourism Imagery and Perceptions of Tourism Workers in Samoa.”
  • Emily Hill, “Grant writing for the Community Cloud Forest Conservation’s Conservation and Agroecology Leadership Training Program in Guatemala.”
  • Julia Wood, “Gendered Understandings of the Lived Religious Experience.”

2013-2014

  • Andrew Walz, “Landscapes of Paradise: Tourism Imagery and Perceptions of Tourism Workers in Samoa.”
  • Emily Hill, “Grant writing for the Community Cloud Forest Conservation’s Conservation and Agroecology Leadership Training Program in Guatemala.”
  • Julia Wood, “Gendered Understandings of the Lived Religious Religious Experience.

2012-2013

  • Emily Montgomery, “Effects of Mountaintop Removal Mining in West Virginia.”
  • E. Fariss Hodder, “Reading the Heritage Tourism Landscape using a Public History GIS.”

2011-2012

  • Brian A. Brown, “Creating a Documentary film Capturing Elements of Life in Cambodia.”
  • Colin T. Hess, “Earthquake Recovery Issues in Haiti.