Gerol Fang '23 Awarded Adam N. Brown '97 Memorial Award

The Adam N. Brown '97 Memorial Fund is an endowment established at Dartmouth College by the family and friends of Adam Brown, Class of 1997, to celebrate his life and perpetuate his energy, innovation, and enthusiasm.  Adam was a prospective major in Geography when he died of cancer in 1994.  The award is presented to recognize the best written work in a Geography class within an academic year.  In accordance with the wishes of the family and the faculty, the student need not be a major in Geography. Papers are nominated and reviewed by faculty members, and the winning submission receives a $500.00 award and has their name engraved on a plaque displayed in the Geography Department.

While there were many well-written papers and honorable mentions, this year's Adam N. Brown '97 award goes to Gerol Fang for her work "The Role of Geographic Information and Geospatial Technologies in Constructing the American Intelligence Empire" for GEOG 90: Geography and Empire. Gerol uses her experiences in courses about geospatial analysis and the U.S. Empire to examine how geospatial technologies helped shape US intelligence and warfare, saying that it is difficult to understate these technologies' impact on US military intelligence, the discipline of geography, and modern spatial analysis. 

Readers were impressed with Gerol's ability to weave together broad swathes of history and technological advancements into a precise and eloquent argument. We're delighted to recognize Gerol's achievement with the Adam N. Brown award, and look forward to seeing what she accomplishes in the future.