2007 is the tenth anniversary of Geography at About.com and it's been an amazing and wonderful decade for me as your Geography Guide. I was recently honored with two prestigious awards that make me realize that my efforts are indeed appreciated.
I'm very pleased to announce that the National Council for Geographic Education awarded this site and yours truly the "Geography Excellence in Media Award" for 2006. I appreciate this honor after nearly a decade online. Thank you to the NCGE and thank you to June for accepting the beautiful plaque in my absence at the NCGE annual meeting.
Thank you also to Catholicgauze for awarding me and my site the "Best All Around Geography Site" for 2006 in the Geography Web 2.0 Awards for 2006!
And, of course, thank you to all of my readers worldwide who not only visit this site but also email me and have been my online community and family since 1997.
Comments
Matt, these honors are richly deserved.
You do much to enlighten us on many topics of geographic interest. As a teacher of World Geography on the secondary level, I often turn my attention to your site and direct my students to do the same.
Gary in PA
Well done, well deserved – I’m also a Geog secondary school teacher – you have a great site with great resources.
Congratulations! As a student of geography I have not learnt more from anyone else or any other site.
Thank you Matt.
CONGRATULATIONS!! I teach geography in the adult ed community at a tourism college. Thank you for all the information you share that I am able to pass on – including your link for many students to continue their learning.
Way to go G-Man!!
Your web site is among the very best. I look forward to each new issue. Congratualations and best wishes on receiving well deserved awards.