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KAM AWARDS GALLERY

As part of its continuing mission to recognize and celebrate excellence among its members, the KAM Awards Gallery serves as a historical list of the recipients of our annual awards.

2023

Award	Winner
George Donatello Lifetime Achievement Award	Kristen Jordan-Koenig, Kansas Geological Survey
Most Valuable Member	Amy Roust, City of Lawrence
Prestigious Cartographer/GIS Professional	Cody Erwin, City of Haysville
Outstanding Mapping Project	Charles Myers, City of Lawrence
Best Printed Masterpiece, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Andrew Schappert, Shawnee County
Best Digital Masterpiece, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Charles Myers, City of Lawrence

2022

Award	Winner
George Donatello Lifetime Achievement Award	Sherry Massey, Dickinson County
Most Valuable Member	Pam Dunham, Butler County
Prestigious Cartographer/GIS Professional	BJ Wooding, Barton County
Outstanding Mapping Project	Mark Schmidt, Butler County
Best Printed Masterpiece, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Mark Schmidt, Butler County Andover and Rosalia Tornado
Best Digital Masterpiece, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Amy Roust, KDHE West Nile Virus Case History

2021

Award	Winner
George Donatello Lifetime Achievement Award	Lee Allen, Shawnee County
Most Valuable Member	Cara Mays, Coffey County
Prestigious Cartographer/GIS Professional	Nolita LaVoie, KDHE
Outstanding Mapping Project	Matt Driscoll, Jefferson County
Best Printed Masterpiece, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Shawnee County Lake Shawnee Wayfinder
Best Digital Masterpiece, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Cody Erwin, City of Haysville Haysville Disc Golf Course App

2020

Award	Winner
George Donatello Lifetime Achievement Award	Linda Sibert, Kansas Department of Agriculture
Most Valuable Member	Lee Allen, Shawnee County
Prestigious Cartographer/GIS Professional	Pam Cannon, Linn County
Outstanding Mapping Project	Bryce Hirschman, Douglas County 1933 Road Map Linear Referencing
KAM Conference Map Gallery's Best Map	Lisa Olson, Seward County Arkalon Assault Race Map

2019

Award	Winner
George Donatello Lifetime Achievement Award	Gail Ogle, Southwind GIS
Most Valuable Member	Amy Roust, Douglas County
Prestigious Cartographer/GIS Professional	Carol Klopfenstein, Linn County
Outstanding Mapping Project	Darren Haag, City of Topeka City of Topeka Open Data Hub
Best Printed Masterpiece, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Christian Kennedy, City of Leavenworth Feral Cat Colony Location Identification in Lawrence, Kansas
Best Digital Masterpiece, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Amy Roust, Douglas County Before and After: May 28, 2019 Tornado Damage

2018

Award	Winner
George Donatello Lifetime Achievement Award	Brenda Krause, Pottawatomie County
Most Valuable Member	Lee Allen, Shawnee County
Prestigious Cartographer/GIS Professional	Mike D'Attilio, Kansas Department of Emergency Management
Outstanding Mapping Project	Shawnee County GIS (Lee Allen, Coordinator; Will Trimble, Analyst) Appraiser Mobile Mapping Solution
Best Printed Masterpiece, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Susan Snapp, Pottawatomie County Solar System
Best Digital Masterpiece, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Amy Roust, Douglas County Harvesting Opportunity in Kansas web app

2017

Award	Winner
George Donatello Lifetime Achievement Award	Pam Cannon, Linn County
Most Valuable Member	Pam Dunham, Butler County
Prestigious Cartographer/GIS Professional	Cara Mays, Coffey County
Outstanding Mapping Project	Jeremy Taylor, Ford County
Best Printed Masterpiece, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Tyler Fleming, Douglas County Disaster Exercise Tornado Track
Best Digital Masterpiece, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Sherie Taylor, Riley County Tax Sale web app

2016

Award	Winner
George Donatello Lifetime Achievement Award	Judy Palenske, Saline County
Most Valuable Member	Susan Schulte, Stevens County
Prestigious Cartographer/GIS Professional	Pam Cannon, Linn County
Outstanding Mapping Project	Bryce Hirschman, Douglas County Parcel Shapeup Project
Map Gallery Winners, KAM Conference (selected by drawing names from Map Gallery participants)	Lee Allen, Shawnee County Roy Baker, Franklin County Sherie Taylor, Riley County

2015

Award	Winner
George Donatello Lifetime Achievement Award	Eileen Battles, Data Access and Support Center
Most Valuable Member	Kristen Jordan-Koenig, Data Access and Support Center
Outstanding Mapping Project	Jerred Schmidt, City of Winfield
Best Printed Masterpiece, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Erika Stanley, Kansas Water Office Accumulation of Sediment in Tuttle Creek Reservoir
Best Digital Masterpiece, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Jerred Schmidt, City of Winfield Cemetery Management System web app

2014

Award	Winner
George Donatello Lifetime Achievement Award	Susan Williams, Kansas Department of Revenue
Most Valuable Member	Sherry Massey, Dickinson County
Prestigious Cartographer/GIS Professional	Elaine Bryant, Kansas Department of Transportation
Outstanding Mapping Project	Micah Seybold, City of Lawrence
Cartographic Excellence, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Sherie Taylor, Riley County Riley County Road Map
Analytic Excellence, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Jared Tremblay, City of Manhattan Northeast Community Park
Web App Excellence, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Jared Tremblay, City of Manhattan Manhattan Cemetery Map
People's Choice, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Tim Hensley, Esri Trip to England

2013

Award	Winner
George Donatello Lifetime Achievement Award	Bj Wooding, Barton County
Most Valuable Member	Susan Schulte, Stevens County
Outstanding Mapping Project	Drew Bean, Saline County
Best Overall, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Clint Miller, City of Lawrence Waterline Condition Map of Lawrence
Best Digital Map, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Meagan Duever, Kansas State Libraries 7 Deadly Sins Map, Twitter Harvest
Best Poster Map, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Brad Schmidt, Douglas County Floodplain Structures Map
People's Choice, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Jared Tremblay, City of Manhattan Walkability Map of Manhattan

2012

Award	Winner
George Donatello Lifetime Achievement Award	Tim Hensley, ESRI
Most Valuable Member	Lee Allen, City of Topeka
Prestigious Cartographer/GIS Professional	Roy Baker, Franklin County
Outstanding Mapping Project	Pam Cannon, Linn County
Best Overall, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Clint Miller, City of Lawrence Waterline Condition Map of Lawrence
First Place, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Leavenworth County Zombie Preparedness
Second Place, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Leavenworth County Morel Mushrooms
Third Place, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Greenhorne and O'Mara

2011

Award	Winner
George Donatello Lifetime Achievement Award	Mark Low, Finney County
Most Valuable Member	Sherry Massey, Dickinson County
Prestigious Cartographer/GIS Professional	Becky Bartley, Osage County
Outstanding Mapping Project	Pam Cannon, Linn County
First Place, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Douglas County
Second Place, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Shawnee County
Third Place, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Doniphan County

2010

Award	Winner
George Donatello Lifetime Achievement Award	John Cowan, Riley County
Most Valuable Member	Amber Reynolds, Jackson County, Missouri
Outstanding Mapping Project	Dan Rose, City of Topeka

2009

Award	Winner
George Donatello Lifetime Achievement Award	Ed Crane, ESRI
Most Valuable Member	Eileen Battles, Data Access and Support Center
Prestigious Cartographer/GIS Professional	Pam Cannon, Linn County
Outstanding Mapping Project	Kevin Beakey, McPherson County
First Place, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Linda Sibert and Judy Palenske, Saline County
Second Place, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Lee Allen, Shawnee County

2008

Award	Winner
George Donatello Lifetime Achievement Award	Marvin Clements, Reno County
Most Valuable Member	Ken Wilkerson, GIS Edge, Inc.
Prestigious Cartographer	Kevin Beakey, McPherson County
Outstanding Mapping Project	Kyle Tjelmeland, City of Topeka
First Place, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Kevin Beakey, McPherson County
Second Place, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Lee Allen, Shawnee County

2007

Award	Winner
George Donatello Lifetime Achievement Award	Melissa Newton-Blume, Kansas Department of Revenue
Most Valuable Member	Linda Sibert, Saline County
Prestigious Cartographer	Bruce Hardesty, R&S Digital DJ McMurray, Pratt County
Outstanding Mapping Project	Brown County
First Place, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Pottawatomie County
Second Place, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Shawnee County

2006

Award	Winner
George Donatello Lifetime Achievement Award	Marti Woods, Ford County
Most Valuable Member	Susan Snapp, Pottawatomie County
Prestigious Cartographer	Roy Baker, Franklin County
Outstanding Mapping Project	Darlene Lister, Franklin County
First Place, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Linda Sibert, Saline County
Second Place, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Dave Fish, City of Topeka

2005

Award	Winner
Most Valuable Member	Lavinia Ford, GE Energy
Prestigious Cartographer	Roy Baker, Franklin County
Outstanding Mapping Project	Jackson County
First Place, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Brenda Krause, Pottawatomie County Building Developments
Second Place, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Judy Palenske, Shawnee County Exploring Topeka
Third Place, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Dan Oldehoeft, City of Manhattan City of Manhattan
Fourth Place, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Carol Kriebs, Shawnee County Consolidation

2004

Award	Winner
Most Valuable Member	Judy Palenske, Shawnee County
Prestigious Cartographer	Rosemary Mair, Finney County
Outstanding Mapping Project	Becky Samuelson, Lyon County
First Place, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Pottawatomie County
Second Place, KAM Conference Map Gallery	Pottawatomie County

2003

Award	Winner
Most Valuable Member	Rod and Ellen Odom
Prestigious Cartographer	Pam Dunham, Butler County
Outstanding Mapping Project	Jennifer Chambers and Jan Keathley, Sedgwick County

2002

Award	Winner
Most Valuable Member	Carol Kriebs, Shawnee County
Outstanding Service to the GIS Community	Data Access and Support Center
Outstanding Mapping Project	Pottawatomie County Meade County

2001

Award	Winner
Most Valuable Member	Ellen Odom, Kansas Department of Revenue
Prestigious Cartographer	Bj Wooding, Barton County
Outstanding Mapping Project	Becky Bartley, Osage County Chris Morland, Sedgwick County

2000

Award	Winner
Most Valuable Member	Brenda Krause, Pottawatomie County
Prestigious Cartographer	Darlene Lister, City of Ottawa
Outstanding Mapping Project	Dan Bader, Harvey County

1999

Award	Winner
Most Valuable Member	Chris Chappell
Prestigious Cartographer	Rodney Sanders

1998

Award	Winner
Most Valuable Member	Brenda Krause, Pottawatomie County
Prestigious Cartographer	Roy Baker, Franklin County
Outstanding Mapping Project	Mike Mathews, Reno County

1997

Award	Winner
Most Valuable Member	Scott Tabb
Prestigious Cartographer	Judy Palenske
Outstanding Mapping Project, Small Jurisdiction	Pawnee County
Outstanding Mapping Project, Large Jurisdiction	Douglas County

1996

Award	Winner
Most Valuable Member	Rod Odom and Bj Wooding, Barton County
Prestigious Cartographer	Brenda Krause, Pottawatomie County
Outstanding Mapping Project, Small Jurisdiction	Jefferson County
Outstanding Mapping Project, Large Jurisdiction	Sedgwick County

1995

Award	Winner
Most Valuable Member	Sherry Sammons
Prestigious Cartographer	Kevin Beakey

1994

Award	Winner
Most Valuable Member	John Cowan
Prestigious Cartographer	Pat Recto
Outstanding Mapping Project, Small Jurisdiction	Morton County
Outstanding Mapping Project, Small Jurisdiction	Sedgwick County

1993

Award	Winner
Certificate of Recognition	Tim Hensley Bj Wooding, Barton County

1991

Award	Winner
Most Valuable Member	John Cowan

1990

Award	Winner
Most Valuable Member	Susan Williams, Kansas Department of Revenue John Cowan
Prestigious Cartographer	Connie Hay
Outstanding Mapping Project	Republic County

1989

Award	Winner
Most Valuable Member	Tim Hensley
Prestigious Cartographer	Max Hayden
Outstanding Mapping Project	Barton County Douglas County Scott County

1988

Award	Winner
Most Valuable Member	Cy Smith
Prestigious Cartographer	Norm Sherman
Outstanding Mapping Project	Coffey County Cowley County Riley County

1987

Award	Winner
Most Valuable Member	Martha B. Woods
Prestigious Cartographer	Luke Kimble
Exemplary Mapping Project, 10,000 to 25,000 parcels	Ford County

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