For nomination guidelines, please follow the link to the SEDAAG Awards Page.
The following distinguished Geography students have been awarded the John Fraser Hart Award for the best Ph.D. paper since 2002.
| Year | Recipient | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Avery Catherwood | Univ. of North Carolina- Greensboro |
| 2022 | Sarah Jackson | Univ. of South Carolina |
| 2021 | Savannah Collins-Key | University of Tennessee |
| 2020 | Yasin Wahid Rabby | Univ. of Tennessee – Knoxville |
| 2019 | Jordan Brasher | Univ. of Tennessee – Knoxville |
| 2018 | Douglas L. Allen | Florida State Univ. |
| 2018 | Stephanie J. Mundis | Univ. of Florida |
| 2017 | Maegen Rochner | Univ. of Tennessee – Knoxville |
| 2015 | Pete Akers | Univ. of Georgia |
| 2014 | Ronnie Schumann | Univ. of South Carolina |
| 2013 | Derek Martin | Univ. of Tennessee |
| 2012 | Whalen W. Dillon | Univ. of North Carolina – Charlotte |
| 2010 | Kunwar Singh | Univ. of North Carolina – Charlotte |
| 2009 | Tomas Vaclavik | Univ. of North Carolina – Charlotte |
| 2008 | Katie Price | Univ. of Georgia |
| 2007 | Joni Downs | Florida State Univ. |
| 2006 | Joshua Inwood | Univ. of Georgia |
| 2005 | Josh Durkee | Univ. of Georgia |
| 2005 | Robert A. Yarbrough | Univ. of Georgia |
| 2004 | Walker S. Ashley | Univ. of Georgia |
| 2003 | Katherine B. Hankins | Univ. of Georgia |
| 2002 | Kieron Bailey | Univ. of Kentucky |
| 2002 | Neely L. Law | Univ. of North Carolina – Chapel Hill |