December 16, 2015 ” The 2016 AAG Gilbert White Public Service Honors are awarded to Carrie Stokes and Aaron Wolf.
Carrie Stokes has been selected as one of two recipients of this year's AAG Gilbert White Public Service Award. Stokes epitomizes the ˜geographer as leader' as demonstrated by her unwavering commitment to public service through advancing geography within and beyond government, Through her years of advocacy, leadership and action to promote the use of remote sensing and GIS to inform international development, humanitarian assistance, and climate change mitigation, she has had a profound impact on government policy and its on-the-ground effectiveness around the world, from Bangladesh to Central America. As an unsurpassed ambassador for geography and its ability to transform development programming, she deserves our highest commendation as an enabler of dreams.
Aaron Wolf has been selected as one of two recipients of the award given in Gilbert White's honor. Throughout the world and in multiple contexts (both academic, governmental, and policy), Wolf is known for bringing a humanitarian, benevolent approach to his work on transboundary water resources. He combines environmental science with strategies from conflict/dispute resolution and spiritual teaching from a variety of faiths. He has also established himself as a ˜meticulous scholar' driven by a ˜sense of duty'. He was recently recognized for his work to motivate a generation of once doubting decision makers entrenched in Middle East water politics. He is indeed a giant in the field.
Citations for Carrie Stokes and Aaron Wolf follow.
