Award Winning Maps Designed and Produced by
the Cartography Lab of NIU's Department of Geography

2011 – Lifecycles of Long-Lived Tornadic Supercells /
Stephen Strader: Student project for GEOG 467 – Workshop in Cartography.
Awarded Honorable Mention student division in 2011 Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) Map Design Competition.

2009 – Highway Map Winnebago County, Illinois /
Awarded Honorable Mention in 2010 American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Design Competition.

2009 - Champaign-Urbana Area Bicycle Map / Reverse Side
Awarded the People’s Choice Award professional division 2009 Spring Illinois Geographic Information Systems Association.

2009 - Seasonal Variations of Population Exposure to Sulfur Dioxide Emissions in the Chicagoland Area /
Zach Schmitt: Student project for GEOG 467 – Workshop in Cartography.
Awarded the People’s Choice Award student division 2009 Spring Illinois Geographic Information Systems Association. Also awarded Honorable Mention student division in 2010 American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Design Competition

2008 – Regional Map of Metropolitan Chicago /
Awarded Honorable Mention in 2008 American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Design Competition.

2005 – Illinois Official Bicycle Maps / Reverse Side
Awarded Honorable Mention Cartographic Presentation in 2005 by American Association of State Highway and Transportation at the annual GIS for Transportation Symposium. This is a series of nine maps that together cover the entire state of Illinois. To see all nine maps follow this link. http://www.dot.il.gov/bikemap/bikehome.html

2004 – Lake County Highway Map / Bikeway Map
Awarded Best Cartographic Presentation in 2004 by American Association of State Highway and Transportation at the annual GIS for Transportation Symposium.

 2004 - Illinois Bicycling: Development of the Bicycle Level of Service Map /
Awarded the People’s Choice Award professional division 2004 Fall Illinois Geographic Information Systems Association.

2002 – Bombing Missions of the B-17 “Bottle Baby” / Student project for GEOG 467 – Workshop in Cartography.
Awarded Best of Show student division in 2002 American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Design Competition and National Geographic Society Award for paper map.

1997- Northeastern Illinois Regional Greenways Plan Corridor / Reverse Side
Awarded Certificate of Merit in 1997 by the American Institute of Architects

1993- Northeastern Illinois Regional Greenways Plan / Reverse Side
Awarded Honorable Mention for thematic maps in 1993 American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Design Competition.

1993 – Historical Map and Guide to the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor / Side 2
Awarded Honorable Mention for other: map guide in 1993 American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Design Competition.

1991 – Rockford Urbanized Area Transit Systems / Schedule Side
Awarded Outstanding Achievement for thematic maps in 1991 American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Design Competition.

1988 – Highway Map: Lake County, Illinois /
Awarded Best of Category for series and charts in 1988 American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Design Competition.

1988 – Shabbana Lake State Park /
Mark P. Howland: Student project for GEOG 467 – Workshop in Cartography.
Awarded Outstanding Achievement student division in 1988 American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Design Competition and Certificate of Achievement by R. R. Donnelly & Sons Company for Best Student Entry.

1988 – Russell Woods Forest Preserve /
Mark P. Howland: Student project for GEOG 467 – Workshop in Cartography.
Awarded Outstanding Achievement student division in 1988 American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Design Competition.

1982 - 1981 DeKalb County Land Use Plan /
Awarded Best of Category for thematic maps in 1982 American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Design Competition.

1981 - Highway Map of Mc Henry County, Illinois /
Awarded Outstanding Achievement for non-thematic series maps and charts in 1981 American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Design Competition.

1981 - Year 2000 Plan, Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois /
Awarded Outstanding Achievement for thematic maps in 1981 American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Design Competition.

1981 - Rock Valley Metropolitan Council Regional Development Guide, Rock County, Wisconsin, Winnebago, and Boone counties, Illinois /
Awarded Honorable Mention for thematic maps in 1981 American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Design Competition.

1977 - Generalized Existing Land Use, LaSalle County, Illinois /
Awarded Blue Ribbon in 1977 American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Map Design Competition.