Geography, Planning, and Sustainability Professor Catherine Lawson named a Collins Fellow

Provost Carol Kim, Professor Catherine Lawson, College of Arts and Sciences Dean Jeanette Altarriba and President Havidán Rodríguez pose for a photo in front of a projector screen, which shows a photo of Professor and the words, “Collins Fellow, Catherine Lawson, College of Arts and Sciences."

From left, Provost Carol Kim, Professor Catherine Lawson, College of Arts and Sciences Dean Jeanette Altarriba and President Havidán Rodríguez. (Photo by Patrick Dodson)

Catherine Lawson, professor in the Department of Geography, Planning, and Sustainability in the College of Arts and Sciences, was named a Collins Fellow during President Havidán Rodríguez's Fall Address to the University.

The Collins Fellowship is an honor bestowed on teaching faculty who have demonstrated extraordinary devotion to the University over a sustained period of time.

Lawson, who has been with the University for 25 years, has served as department chair, directed the Master’s of Regional Planning program and is director of the Albany Visualization and Informatics Lab and the Lewis Mumford Center.