Introducing Susan Borchardt – 2018 Damon Anderson Memorial Scholarship Winner

Susan Borchardt

University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

Sue is currently a PhD student in Physical Geography with a minor in GIS – on track to graduate Spring 2021. She discovered GIS through an Intro to GIS class for her major that led her to pursue the UWM’s Master’s certificate program in GIS.

Sue currently works at the Cartography and GIS Center at UWM, performing geospatial analysis, data management, and quality assurance with an emphasis on complex interactive web mapping.

Sue is a familiar face in the Milwaukee area – volunteering her GIS and AGO skills to benefit the Riveredge Nature Center for a variety of projects and public maps.  She is an avid outdoors person and loves hiking, mountain biking, and whitewater kayaking.

Check out the following AGOL map Sue created that shows information about high capacity wells and groundwater in Wisconsin!

http://uwm.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=96faf31582b44f4186e9385bb0ae8bae

Look for Sue at this year’s Annual to congratulate her for winning a WLIA Scholarship!