Bizarre Map Challenge Winners Announced

The GeoTech Center and San Diego State University sponsored "The Bizarre Map Contest." According to the info on the contest, "The Bizarre Map Challenge is a map design competition open to high school, college, and university students in the United States. The goals of this challenge are: to promote spatial thinking; increase awareness of geospatial technology; and inspire curiosity about geographic patterns and map representation in students and the broader public."

Here are the top winners (full list of winners):

First Place ($5,000 first place prize): Christopher Brown

School: University of Alabama

Teacher: Joe Weber

Although Middlebury College swept the largest number of awards,  several two year college students were winners, including several from GeoTech Center partners:
Student: Gail Aloisio
School: White Mountains Comm. College
Teacher: Margaret Heaney

Student: Daniel Schweer
School: San Diego State University
Teacher: Trent Biggs

Student: Joel Miller
School: Gainesville State College
Teacher: Chris Semerjian