On May 14, 2026, Andrew R. Homsey, geospatial services manager at UD’s Water Resources Center (DWRC), housed within the Institute for Public Administration (IPA), was awarded the Delmarva Geographic Community Service Award. This prestigious award is presented to an individual or group that has demonstrated outstanding service to the Delmarva GIS Community. Andrew received this honor at the annual Delmarva GIS Conference, held in Dewey Beach, Delaware, from May 13 to 14. For the past 20 years, Andrew has worked at UDWRC, supporting its mission to provide watershed technical, policy and research support to state and local governments in Delaware and the surrounding region. Andrew’s work has spanned project areas such as water quality, stormwater mapping and modeling and watershed management, in which he has collaborated with fellow water professionals across UD, government, nonprofit and watershed organizations. He also teaches graduate Geospatial Research Methods at UD, supervises student research at DWRC, and provides geospatial expertise to both undergraduate and graduate students.