2015 Poster Contest Winners

Every year at the annual conference we host a map contest with 9 registered categories and 4 special awards and this years event was a great success! We had some very unique entries that showcased how diverse the subject matters can be for creating maps. There were a range of entries from traditional infrastructure, trails, analysis and base maps to maps depicting national tragedies and loss of life, our aging nation, gender inequalities, and even monsters of fakelore. All together we had a total of 44 entries that were judged by the the following 8 volunteer judges; Kyle Belott, David Buehler, Bill Cozzens, James Landwehr, JoAnn Parks, Codie See, Colter Sikora, and Howard Veregin. A special thanks to Dan Seidensticker for organizing the contest and to all the student volunteers who helped with putting it on.

Base Map

First Place – A Physical Map of Michigan 

Second Place – Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Facilities Map

 

Small Format

First Place – A Country Going Gray 

Second Place – The Lack of Female Leadership Around the World 

 

Thematic Map

First Place – September 11th, 2001: Loss Felt by Many Cities 

Second Place – Sediment Sample Locations – Dioxins and Furans TEQ Results  

 

Map Poster Format

First Place – The Meltdown: Glacial Melt 2003 – 2009

Second Place – Leo Frigo (I-43) Bridge Investigation

 

Black & White Format

First Place – East Central Wisconsin Snowmobile Trails

Second Place – Village of Kronenwetter – Snow Plow Routes

 

Brochure Format

First Place – Village of Little Chute Visitor Map

Second Place – Farm Technology Days – Tent City

 

Map Book or Atlas

First Place – Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Water Trail – Lower Fox River System Trail Guide

Second Place – ATC ESE 6904-6904 Powerline Rebuild Project Proposed Action Map

 

Most Unique

First Place – Pareidolia

Second Place – Monsters of the United States

Interactive Web-Based Map

First Place – Toledo Flood Hazard Visualizer

Second Place – Wisconsin Rapids City Viewer

Best Student

The Meltdown: Glacial Melt 2003 – 2009

President’s Choice

A Physical Map of Michigan

People’s Choice

Monsters of the United States

You can find images of all 44 contest entries at our Public Gallery