ICA Awards
The USNC submitted two nominations for ICA awards, both of which were approved by the ICA Executive Committee. Dr. Lynn Usery was awarded the ICA Honorary Fellowship posthumously. His former colleague, Dr. Samantha Arundel (USGS), received the award on his behalf. Dr. Cynthia Brewer was awarded ICA’s highest honor, the Carl Mannerfelt Gold Medal (Figure 4).
ICA Honorary Auditors
The ICA received two nominations for Honorary Auditors for the 2023–2027 term: Harold Moellering (USA) and Markus Jobst (Austria). Both nominations were approved by the vote of the ICA General Assembly.
ICA Commissions with U.S. Chairs
The ICA received 28 nominations for commissions for the 2023–2027 term. All nominations were approved by the vote of the ICA General Assembly. Six of the commissions have chairs from the United States, and one has a U.S. vice-chair. (Figure 5). The ICA commissions with U.S. leadership include the following:
| Ethics in Cartography | Aileen Buckley | Chair |
| GeoAI | Samantha Arundel | Chair |
| Map Design | Ian Muehlenhaus | Chair |
| Mountain Cartography | Patrick Kennelly | Chair |
| User Experience | Robert Roth | Chair |
| Sustainable Development | Carolyn Fish | Vice-chair |
