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.
First Place – A Physical Map of Michigan
Second Place – Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Facilities Map
First Place – A Country Going Gray
Second Place – The Lack of Female Leadership Around the World
First Place – September 11th, 2001: Loss Felt by Many Cities
Second Place – Sediment Sample Locations – Dioxins and Furans TEQ Results
First Place – The Meltdown: Glacial Melt 2003 – 2009
Second Place – Leo Frigo (I-43) Bridge Investigation
First Place – East Central Wisconsin Snowmobile Trails
Second Place – Village of Kronenwetter – Snow Plow Routes
First Place – Village of Little Chute Visitor Map
Second Place – Farm Technology Days – Tent City
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
First Place – Pareidolia
Second Place – Monsters of the United States
First Place – Toledo Flood Hazard Visualizer
Second Place – Wisconsin Rapids City Viewer
The Meltdown: Glacial Melt 2003 – 2009
A Physical Map of Michigan
Monsters of the United States
You can find images of all 44 contest entries at our Public Gallery