The Daniel and Diane
Griffith Geography and Mathematics Scholarship is awarded
to talented and deserving students interested in a geography major with
a minor or a second major in mathematics.
Daniel Griffith is the Ashbel Smith professor and a faculty member in the School of Economic, Political, and Policy Sciences at the University of Texas–Dallas. He attended IUP from 1966 to 1972, earning a BSEd in Mathematics Education with a minor in geography and an MA in Geography. He subsequently earned an MS in Statistics from Penn State and a PhD in Geography at the University of Toronto.
This scholarship hopes
to encourage students and afford the opportunity to pursue a dynamic, if unconventional, program of study in both geography and mathematics. The combination prepares students for careers
such as academia, demographics, logistics, site selection, spatial analysis,
transportation planning, and more.
Successful applicants for the scholarship must meet the following criteria:
- Must be enrolled
as a full-time student at IUP
- Must be in academic good standing
- Must be willing to declare an academic course of study as a dual geography-mathematics major, a geography major
with a mathematics minor, or a
mathematics major with
a geography minor
Selection is made cooperatively by the Geography and Regional Planning and the Mathematics departments. It is based on cumulative GPA, GPA in relevant fields, a statement of interest, and recommendations. For further information, contact the chair of Geography and Regional Planning, jbenhart@iup.edu.