Stevan J. Kristof
Outstanding Graduate Student
in Remote Sensing Award

Award Guidelines

• OBJECTIVE: To recognize academic achievement and professional potential in remote sensing as related to a specific discipline at Purdue University.
  
• AWARD: The award is a certificate suitable for framing and a monetary award from the earnings of the Kristof Endowment Fund. Additionally, the recipient's name is engraved on a plaque in the LARS office.
  
• ELIGIBILITY: The recipient must have completed at least one year of study at Purdue University and should have made a professional contribution such as conducting research in advancing the knowledge of remote sensing, presenting seminars, and assisting with teaching remote sensing courses in Purdue's remote sensing program.
  
• NOMINATION PROCEDURE: An application document must be prepared by a nominator and submitted to the LARS Director by April 1 of each year. The document should include evidence of Academic Achievement documented by (1) graduation index, (2) listing of remote sensing courses and grades, and (3) academic awards and recognition. Professional potential should be documented by (1) concise statement of career goals, (2) reports prepared (contract, departmental), (3) refereed publications (published and submitted), (4) other published papers such as proceedings, abstracts and laboratory materials, (5) membership in professional organizations, (6) honors and awards including membership in honoraries, (7) leadership in student and other organizations, and (8) work experience or co-op education.
  
• SELECTION: The award recipient is chosen by the members of the LARS Awards Committee and the LARS Director. The selection is announced in May.
  
• PRESENTATION: The awardee will be named at a special Remote Sensing Seminar and the cash award will be made at that time.
  
• SPONSOR: This annual award has been made possible by gifts given by former colleagues and friends of Dr. Stevan J. Kristof.

The Winners Have Been:

• 1990 - Tracey L. Henderson, Agronomy
• 1991 - Jon A. Benediktsson, Electrical Engineering
• 1992 - Timothy A. Warner, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
• 1993 - Chulhee Lee, Electrical Engineering
• 1994 - Norman S. Levine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
• 1995 - Joseph P. Hoffbeck, Electrical Engineering
• 1996 - Todd Helt, Agronomy
• 1997 - Chang-Woo Ahn, Agronomy
• 1998 - no award given
• 1999 - Robert M. Wallace, Civil Engineering
• 2000 - Bruce J. Erickson, Agronomy
• 2001 - D. Keith Morris, Agronomy
• 2002 - Paul G. Carter, Agronomy
• 2003 - Greg Blumhoff, Agronomy
• 2004 - Pablo Mercuri, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
• 2005 - Joseph Quansah, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
• 2006 - Jen-Yu Han, Civil Engineering

Updated: January 4, 2007