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Kaytlyn Witgen, who will graduate from Perry (Mich.) High School this month, is the recipient of a Mary Upjohn Meader Scholarship. The award is designed to cover major coursework for students studying geography, community and regional planning, or tourism and trave. The scholarship will pay up to $20,000 over the next four years.

Dr. Joseph P. Stoltman, professor of geography and science education and WMU faculty member since 1971, received the Gilbert M. Grosvenor Award from the Association of American Geographers for 2011 at its annual conference in Seattle. The award is in recognition of Stoltman’s contributions to the field of geography and specifically geographical education.