Recognition for Excellence
The dedication and efforts of the geography faculty and staff to advance the department's teaching, research, and professional service missions are frequently recognized by Kansas State University, other U.S. and international universities, professional organizations, and national agencies.
Chronology of Major Faculty Awards and Honors
| 2013 | Richard A. Marston | Meredith F. Burill Award, Association of American Geographers |
| Richard A. Marston | President, University Distinguished Professors, Kansas State University, 2013-2014 | |
| 2012 | Kevin Blake | Charles G. Pfeiffer Award (inaugural recipient), Zane Grey's West Society |
| Lisa M.B. Harrington | John Fraser Hart Award for Research Excellence by the Rural Geography Specialty Group (RGSG) of the Association of American Geographers | |
| Richard A. Marston | Honors Committee, Association of American Geographers | |
| John A. Harrington, Jr. | Project Manager, Kansas National Science Foundation (NSF) Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Program | |
| John A. Harrington, Jr. | National Councillor, Association of American Geographers. | |
| Kendra McLauchlan | Ad Astra Kansas Initiative Top 150 Researchers in Kansas | |
| 2011 | Richard A. Marston | Jefferson Science Fellow, U.S. National Academies and U.S. Department of State (2011-12) |
| Chuck Martin | William L. Stamey Undergraduate Teaching Award, College of Arts and Sciences, Kansas State University | |
| 2010 | Kendra McLauchlan | National Science Foundation CAREER Award |
| 2009 | Richard A. Marston | Elected to the Council of the American Geographical Society |
| Chuck Martin | Presidential Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising, Kansas State University | |
| 2007 | Kevin Blake | "Zane Grey and Images of the American West" named one of the 76 most significant articles published in the Geographical Review during 1916-2006. |
| Richard A. Marston | Distinguished Career Award, Mountain Geography Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers | |
| Richard A. Marston | Geosciences Distinguished Alumni Award, Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University | |
| 2006 | Karen J. De Bres | E. Walter Morrison Award, Kansas State University Foundation |
| John Harrington, Jr. | Recipient, Making a Difference Award, Women in Engineering and Science Program (WESP), Kansas State University | |
| Richard A. Marston | University Distinguished Professor, Kansas State University | |
| M. Duane Nellis | Executive Committee, National Association of State Universities and Lang Grant Universities (NASULGC) Council on Academic Affairs | |
| M. Duane Nellis | Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science | |
| Jeffrey S. Smith | Fellowship, Mexico-North Research Network | |
| 2005 | Kevin S. Blake | Big 12 Faculty Fellowship, Kansas State University - University of Colorado |
| Kevin S. Blake | John Topham and Susan Redd Butler Faculty Fellowship, Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, Brigham Young University | |
| Shawn Hutchinson | Team Member, ESRI Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award | |
| Richard A. Marston | Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science | |
| Richard A. Marston | Elected President, Association of American Geographers | |
| M. Duane Nellis | Fellow, The Explorers Club | |
| 2004 | Kevin S. Blake | Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (Elected as Faculty Member) |
| Kevin S. Blake | Elected Regional Councillor to the Association of American Geographers from the Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Division | |
| Jeffrey S. Smith | Presidential Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Kansas State University | |
| Richard A. Marston | Elected Vice-President, Association of American Geographers | |
| 2003 | Kevin S. Blake | Presidential Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Kansas State University |
| Kevin S. Blake | Outstanding Research Award, Mountain Geography Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers | |
| Kevin S. Blake | Outstanding Faculty Member, Kansas State University Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils | |
| John Harrington, Jr. | Chair, Great Plains Rocky Mountain Division of the AAG (2002-2003) | |
| Lisa M.B. Harrington | National Research Council, Committee on Endangered Species in the Platte River Basin | |
| Shawn Hutchinson | New Faculty Fellow, College of Arts and Sciences, Kansas State University | |
| Richard A. Marston | Ronald F. Abler Distinguished Service Honors, Association of American Geographers | |
| 2002 | Kevin S. Blake | Professor of the Year, Kansas State University Housing and Dining Service |
| John Harrington, Jr. | Chair, Great Plains Rocky Mountain Division of the AAG (2002-2003) | |
| John Harrington, Jr. | Elected to the AAG Nomination Committee | |
| Kevin S. Blake | William L. Stamey Undergraduate Teaching Award, College of Arts and Sciences, Kansas State University |