Volume 38, Number 7 • July/August 2003 In This Issue In Memorium

ob Aangeenbrug, a long-time Professor in the Department of leader in the Association of Geography, University of Kansas. B American Geographers, an Kansas was the perfect fit for early pioneer in the use of technolo- Bob, and he matured as a scholar of gy in geography, and a noted distinction, being promoted to geographic scholar, died 15 May Associate Professor in 1970 and From the Meridian ...... 2 2003, in Lawrence, KS, his beloved Professor in 1979. Bob had an President’s Column ...... 3 “adopted” home. eclectic and productive career, Specialty Group News ...... 17 Bob was born in Sassenheim, The publishing widely in professional New Appointments...... 17 Netherlands, 9 October 1935, and journals, technological outlets and Aangeenbrug Award Deadlines ...... 18 came to the United States as a child. the popular presses in spite of his Geographic Centers ...... 18 He earned his B.S. from Central Connecticut heavy service commitments. In his early years, Call for Papers ...... 19 State College in 1958, and M.S. and Ph.D. he studied population geography, regional Grants & Awards ...... 20 degrees from the University of Wisconsin in issues, and transportation, first locally in Kansas, Grants & Competitions...... 21 1963 and 1965. and then in Latin America, an area that became Beginning his stellar academic career as a lec- Member Profile ...... 22 one of his major research interests. Early in his turer at Harvard Laboratory for Computer Graph- New Members...... 23 career, he recognized the potential of informa- ics in the mid 1960s, Bob later became Assistant Quarter Century ...... 24 tion systems and graphic representations to the Professor at Boston University. In 1966, he made Jobs in Geography...... 26 discipline, and by the mid 1970s he had estab- the move that helped shape the rest of his Books Received...... 29 lished his reputation as a scholar in population academic career, when he became an Assistant Events ...... 31 Continued on page 4

2004 William Morris Davis and the Centennial Meeting Founding of the AAG Yo! ...... 6 n 1903, William Morris Davis, was successful. The earlier, Silent Auction ....6 armed with a formidable intel- intensely scientific phase of Specialty Group I lect, devotion to science, a the National Geographic Competitions discipline-building notion on the Society had passed and with and Awards ...... 13 cycle of erosion, a lengthy bibli- it, Davis’ interest. He now sought to create an organiza- Highlights ...... 25 ography, and a large student fol- lowing, decided to form a “geog- tion that would give itself raphers’ club” which required an to the “cultivation of the scien- original contribution to geo- tific study of geography in all Photo copyright by graphical knowledge as price of its branches . . .” Valley Forge Conven- Davis tion & Visitors Bureau. membership. In that same year In December 1903, the National Geographic Magazine editor American Association for the Advancement of AAG Centennial meeting attendees Science met in St. Louis, an event commemorat- can visit George Washington’s 1777- Gilbert Grosvenor, with the 1778 winter encampment and head- approval of his father-in-law ing the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase. On quarters at nearby Valley Forge Alexander Graham Bell, instituted this occasion, William Morris Davis, Vice Presi- National Historical Park. a policy of popularization for the dent and Chairman of Section E (designated Geographic, which was as bold as it Continued on page 5

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AAG Newsletter Time Out for of the Association of American Summer Reading Geographers t some point each summer, I always For the hottest beach days of August, draw a line in the sand—one that Barry Lopez’s Arctic Dreams, irresistibly Douglas Richardson, Publisher A neatly separates my beach chair and subtitled “Imagination and Desire in a Amy Jo Woodruff, book from the noisy ongoing bustle of the Northern Landscape,” will keep you Director of Publications world. From such inviolable seats every- cool. If that doesn’t suffice, join Edward Heather M. Baker, Editor where, geographers this summer will travel Shackleton for a long spell on an ice Megan D. Nortrup, the world, from the coldest and nethermost floe in the Antarctic. Carolyn Alexander’s Editorial Assistant poles to the warm currents riveting and fast-paced AAG Voice 202-234-1450 of geographic imagination. account of Shackleton’s leg- AAG Fax 202-234-2744 As our tribe disbands for endary adventure, titled The [email protected] the summer to mountains, Endurance, also contains the beaches, and basements, most extraordinary reproduc- www.aag.org there hopefully will be a time, tions I have seen yet of expe- USPS 987-380 ISSN 0275-3995 however brief, to leave dition photographer Frank behind the scholarly heavy Hurley’s otherworldly images. The AAG Newsletter ISSN 0275-3995 lifting and explore more To warm up again, dip into is published monthly by the Associa- whimsical and perhaps even Tony Horwitz’s witty and tion of American Geographers, 1710 more expansive horizons. Richardson timely Baghdad Without a Map: 16th Street NW, Washington, DC Those geographers just setting out on And Other Misadventures in Arabia or his new 20009-3198. The cost of an annual the annual diaspora via America’s high- Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going where Captain Cook has subscription is $25.00 The subscrip- ways might start with AAG keynote- Gone Before. Nobel prizewinner V. S. Naipaul’s tion price is included in the annual speaker Andrei Codrescu’s Road Scholar or just published India: A Wounded Civilization, dues of the Association. Not available perhaps Hail Babylon, two irreverent tours while typically polemical is as always fasci- to non-members. Periodicals postage of American cities and places. Or perhaps nating. In this same vein, Emma’s War by Deb- paid in Washington, DC. All news try Honorary Geographer John McPhee’s orah Scroggins, an account of a British aid items and letters, including job listings, most recent dalliance, The Founding Fish, worker who marries a guerrilla leader in should be sent to the Editor at the which explores the territorial imperative Sudan, is an unforgettable tale of life and address below or to [email protected]. of the American shad, to a wholly satisfy- strife in a much misunderstood region. All Newsletter materials must ing obsessive level. Continued on page 4 arrive at the Association office by the 1st of the month preceding the month of the publication. This includes job listings. Material will be published on a space available basis and at the dis- cretion of the editorial staff. When your address changes, please notify the Association office immediate- ly. Six weeks notice is necessary to insure uninterrupted delivery of AAG publications. To assist the AAG office in your address change, include the address label with your change of address. Postmaster: Send address changes to AAG Newsletter, 1710 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009-3198, or [email protected]. Waldseemüller World Map, 1507, on display this summer at the Library of Congress as part of the “Rivers, Edens, Empires” exhibition. Courtesy of the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress

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Geography in an Uncertain World

he oft-quoted saying, “may you live consequences of serious cuts. Yet, such time without the benefit of geographic in interesting times,” is of question- arguments are unlikely to win the day understanding and analysis. T able derivation (in all likelihood it unless they are part of a larger vision of the In meeting that challenge, our under- cannot be attributed to Confucius), but its value of geographical understanding and standable fear of being seen as a discipline popular connotation captures some of the scholarship in the contemporary world. focused on place-name memorization uncertainty that most of us feel at this We need to demonstrate in clear and inci- may make many of us hesitant to invoke time. From almost any vantage point, the sive ways geography’s expanding influence popular conceptions of geographical igno- global situation appears more volatile now and society’s need for geography. rance. By avoiding this issue, however, we than it did a few years ago. Closer to It is not difficult to draw attention to miss the opportunity to build on the home, most of us are confronting the geography’s expanding influ- commonsense notion that impacts of the recent economic downturn ence. Geographers are visible intelligent engagement with in the communities where we live and in contributors to scholarly the world requires some the institutions where we work. exchanges on topics ranging understanding of how Earth’s Against this backdrop, a natural from long-term environmen- physical and human compo- instinct is to hunker down in hopes of tal change to globalization. nents are organized, how weathering the storm. Adopting a defen- Current debates in interna- people live in and use partic- sive posture is sometimes important, but tional relations are infused ular parts of the planet’s at the current juncture it is not necessarily with geographical assump- surface, and how places relate the posture that will serve geography the tions and ideas. Geographers to one another. Of course, we best—or the larger society for that matter. have pioneered the develop- also need to highlight how We are a discipline that is clearly on the ment of a host of new Murphy advanced geographical in- rise. We are expanding in important ways, geospatial approaches and technologies, quiry can shed critical light on the growing and other scholarly and professional com- even as geographical concepts have played gap between rich and poor, the potential munities increasingly regard us as a source a prominent role in the “cultural turn” in the consequences of climate change, the of serious research, ideas, and insights. social sciences. impacts of humans on the environment, the The time is ripe for us to make a com- Geography’s institutional standing is nature and implications of ethnic conflict, pelling, non-defensive case for what geog- also on the rise. Over the past decade the and much, much more. raphy has to offer. discipline has moved from a marginal to a All this brings me back to my opening Making such a case is clearly important central position in the National Academy reference to current global and local given the current funding crisis in higher of Sciences—National Research Council. uncertainties. The communities, states and education. Almost anyone teaching in a Geography’s position at the National Sci- countries in which we live are facing diffi- geography department in North America is ence Foundation is stronger than it has cult and important decisions on matters concerned about the impact of budget cuts. ever been. The College Board has added ranging from the provision of social serv- In a recent presidential column, Duane geography to its Advanced Placement ices to the development of appropriate Nellis outlined several things programs program, and the names of geographers responses to terrorist threats. As citizens need to emphasize if they are to avoid increasingly appear among the list of and government officials confront these debilitating cuts—expanding student cred- grantees of prestigious organizations and decisions, geographical understanding is it hours, participating actively in foundations. Even in these troubled eco- critical. Wherever one may stand politi- campus affairs, devoting time to alumni nomic times, there is news every few cally, it is clear that there cannot be a relations, etc. These are all important, but months of a new or expanded geography serious, meaningful discussion of the cur- even as we pursue them, we must also pay program at a college or university. rent situation in Iraq if (as was recently attention to the larger context of how It is essential that administrators know suggested) Iraq’s internal character and geography itself is understood and viewed. about these things, for they paint a picture regional situation is thought of as being Any administrator who is not at the of a discipline that colleges or universities analogous to Japan’s after World War II. In extreme “bean counter” end of the spec- ignore at their peril. The case for geogra- a similar vein, a thoughtful or productive trum has an academic/institutional vision. phy cannot stop there, however; for ulti- consideration of fire suppression in the Adopting a defensive posture is unlikely to mately it must rest on the intellectual and American West cannot proceed without appeal to that vision. Of course, it is impor- practical merits of geographical inquiry. some understanding of the physical and tant to let people know about To put it another way, our challenge is to human aspects of forest dynamics that the good things that programs have convey the utter hopelessness of con- come from geographical analysis. done in the past and about the negative fronting the issues and concerns of our Continued on page 5

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Continued from page 1 dynamics and the use of the growing From the AAG, Bob took on a new active shaper of policy. His many honors digital media. At the same time, his inter- challenge as Chair of the Department of included being a Visiting Scholar at ests in health care were evolving, again Geography at the University of South the U.S. Bureau of Census as a Fellow of incorporating the innovative use of Florida, where he built a department of the American Congress on Surveying geographic information systems. distinction, bringing in new young and Mapping. Always an active supporter of the dis- scholars while continuing to push the Among all this, Bob did not neglect cipline of geography, in 1984 Bob took development of GIS. He stepped down his scholarship and teaching. He was an over as Executive Director of the Associ- as chair in 1996, but remained a sounding academic traditionalist, insisting on the ation of American Geographers, serving board and source of knowledge for highest standards from students, staff and until 1989. Bob’s energy, creativity, and his successors. faculty. He put in long hours and expect- enthusiasm were put to work on improv- Among Bob’s outstanding professional ed others to do the same. He insisted ing the infrastructure and the outlook of and service contributions, most notable that students understand the basics of the Association, making great accom- were his commitment to the develop- geography before advancing to higher plishments toward that goal in the five ment and use of information systems, and levels, and maintained an unfashionable years in which he led the Association. He his dedication to developments in epi- concern for regional geography. As an hired capable and loyal staff members, he demiological and health research. He applied geographer, he cared deeply upgraded the AAG’s financial and mem- was active on numerous boards, includ- about the relevance of the discipline, bership operations, and he expanded the ing the Governor’s (Kansas) Technical constantly seeking ways to better society Association’s collaboration with and links Advisory Committee on Information and with his research. to kindred organizations. Building on the Communication Systems, which he Bob retired from the USF in January foundations of his predecessors, he took chaired for several years, and the Urban 2002, and enjoyed his time in the com- the AAG into the digital world, empha- and Regional Information Systems Asso- pany of his beloved wife, Mimi, and his sizing the exciting possibilities of tech- ciation of which he was President. family. Tragically, his much-deserved retirement was cut short. His geography nological advances. His successors faced In the health arena, he served as a ■ certain challenges when his directorship Consultant for the National Center for family will surely miss him. at the AAG was over, but none in the Health Statistics, and for the United Graham A. Tobin, University of South Florida realms where Bob had focused his atten- National Center for Human Settlement, tion and efforts. He was held in high and chaired the National Cancer Insti- The Aangeenbrug family has requested regard by the leaders of other scholarly tute Special Environmental Health that contributions in Bob's memory be organizations in Washington, around the Research Group. Indeed, the list goes on directed to the AAG Advancing Geogra- country, and all over the world. and on; Bob was clearly a leader and an phy Centennial Fund.

Continued from page 2 My beach reading last year was almost include at least one of a recent spate of new summer exhibition, “Rivers, Edens, exclusively in the company of W. G. new Ben Franklin biographies. I suggest Empires: Lewis and Clark and the Reveal- Sebald, a writer who will set you adrift Edmund Morgan’s Benjamin Franklin, ing of America.” This extraordinary on the dreamer’s raft of history, geogra- though Walter Issacson’s new biography, exhibit draws on the Library’s collections phy, and memory. My personal favorite Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, which I of maps, letters, and archival documents is Rings of Saturn, a brooding and engross- have not read, has been well reviewed. and artifacts to describe the unfolding ing meditation set in Suffolk County, (By the way, our Centennial Meeting is understandings resulting from multiple England, with forays far and wide into shaping up to be one of the biggest explorations and mappings of the North the mysteries of existence. events to hit Philly since the Continental American continent. Specially featured in For lighter fare check out the recent Congress. Don’t miss it.) the exhibit is the 1507 world map by collections of short stories by T. C. Boyle For those geographers who can’t pull Martin Waldseemüller, recently pur- (well-known to our geographer friends in themselves away from NRC or NSF chased by the Library, which is the first his adopted Santa Barbara), or his short meetings this summer to get to the map to use the name “America” for the novels, including A Friend of the Earth or beach, there’s always the Library of Con- newly explored lands. the just-released Drop City. gress while in DC as compensation. For Enjoy your well earned summer Rest In preparation for the AAG’s Centen- these Type A geographers, or others who and Reading! ■ nial Meeting and celebration in Philadel- may be quarantined in Washington this Doug Richardson phia, required summer reading should summer, seek refuge at the Library’s major [email protected]

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Continued from page 1 “Geology and Geography”), provided the interested people in which he would ber. He was made chairman of the Com- address “Geography in the United States.” advance his plan. Ellsworth Huntington mittee on Organization, which included He stated that while geology and geogra- wrote to Davis on February 5, 1925 . . . “I H. C. Cowles, H. Gannett, A. Heilprin, phy were given equal standing in this sec- wonder whether you remember any more and W. F. Libbey Jr. This committee drew tion not once in the last twenty years had clearly than I do the day when you gathered up a list of persons considered qualified geography been addressed, and always some of us at your house, and suggested the for membership, prepared a draft of geology dominated, a circumstance rein- formation of what later became the Associ- a constitution (written by Davis), forced perhaps by the founding of the ation of American Geographers.” and called a meeting for 29-30 December Geological Society of America in 1888. On 26 January 1904, Davis sent a cir- in Philadelphia. Davis proposed “organizing a society cular to 32 persons announcing that “a The Association of American Geogra- of geographical experts—an American private meeting for organization” was phers was founded in Room 16, College Geographers Union.” Immediately pur- proposed on the occasion of the Eighth Hall, University of Pennsylvania, suant to this presentation, a preliminary International Geographical Congress Philadelphia, on Thursday, 29 December meeting was held: thirteen of those pres- (IGC), to be held initially in Washing- 1904. Twenty-six geographers attended ent were supportive of the proposal for ton, DC in September of that year with Davis presiding; A. P. Brigham was organization. These persons included C. (the Congress was peripatetic and con- appointed Secretary pro tem; a draft con- C. Adams, H. C. Cowles, J. F. Crowell, C. tinued to Philadelphia, New York, stitution was discussed; and the proposed R. Dryer, N. M. Fenneman, F. P. Gulliver, Niagara Falls, Chicago, and St. Louis). title “American Geographers Association” C. W. Hall, M. S. W. Jefferson, C. F. Mar- Davis requested suggestions concerning was revised to “The Association of Amer- but, W. J. McGee, R. D. Salisbury, G. B. “the formation of the Club.” Convinced ican Geographers.” Officers were elect- Shattuck, and R. S. Tarr. Four more geog- that he had the support necessary, ed and 13 papers were read in full and raphers who had not attended the St. he arranged the meeting for Washington, nine were read by title. Louis meeting approved the idea. (These DC during the meeting of the IGC. And so the Association began its included H. G. Bryant, A. Heilprin, M. C. There a Committee on Organization was journey. ■ Campbell, and R. E. Dodge.) appointed and directed to arrange the Davis returned to the Harvard Yard and first meeting, which Davis suggested G. J. Martin whenever possible held meetings with should be held in Philadelphia in Decem- AAG Archivist

Continued from page 3 Disrupting Perceptions, The more that geography becomes A Geographic Photo Exhibit part of the public debate over where our society has come from and where it is Heidi J. Nast, Associate Professor of going, the more geography will be Geography at DePaul University, will strengthened, as will society at large. have a three-month photographic exhi- Enhancing the discipline’s position in pub- bition at the DuSable Museum of lic debate would thus seem to be a fitting African American History, Chicago, goal as the AAG enters its second century. entitled: "Disrupting Perceptions: A It is a cause to which we can all be com- Photographic History of the Kano mitted, and it is at the forefront of my Palace, Northern Nigeria." The photo- Shekara’s House agenda as I begin my presidential year. I graphs span fifteen years of cultural will run from 4 August through 31 Octo- look forward to working with many of you geographic work on the African-Islamic ber 2003. A formal champagne reception in pursuit of this end. ■ palace and invites the viewer to read the will be held 13 September 2003 from photographs as entry-points into a com- 4-6 p.m. For more information, contact Alexander B. Murphy plex urban political culture. The exhibit [email protected]. [email protected]

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hat’s how we get your attention in Terminal Market. An extraordinary vari- Philly! Plan now to attend the 2004 ety of stands sell fruit, cheeses, nuts, pas- T Centennial Meeting of the AAG, tries, and other snacks you can take to and experience one of the world’s most your room, or you can dine there on fare fascinating cities in the process. that is Greek, Mexican, Italian, vegetari- The conference hotel is in the middle of an, Middle-Eastern, Thai, or Japanese as our very ‘old city,’ and you can reach the well as down-home American. One Liberty Bell and Franklin Court, with its diner boasts Oprah’s ‘best macaroni and underground museum, with an easy walk. It cheese’ for 2003! And do have a genuine would make a very pleasant afternoon to Philly Cheese Steak while in town, and a visit Independence Hall, then take in Head slice of scrapple if you wish a good story House Square, and perhaps a lunch at City to tell. Tavern—once called the Merchant’s Cof- The AAG events will include plenty Enjoy the Philadelphia Zoo. fee House and a place where Paul Revere of enticing programming, but in case Photo by Brian Porco, used with permission of the Philadelphia refreshed himself after a long ride. The you can stray, do know that Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau. servers wear colonial garb and serve has a museum for everyone. The Art authentic colonial fare. George Washing- Museum and Franklin Institute (science) Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, and, of ton’s beer recipe rivals that of Jefferson for are world class, as are several other course, the Mummers. the thirsty, and Martha Washington’s large museums and the Philadelphia What are the Mummers? If you need recipe for chocolate mousse pleases every- Zoo—“America’s first zoo!” As for to ask, then you need to come to one’s sweet tooth. smaller museums, well, where else is Philadelphia! Yo! ■ For informal dining, you can find there a Pretzel Museum? Others include lots of choices right next to the hotel museums of the Civil War, Norman Arlene Rengert at the historic and enchanting Reading Rockwell, American Jewish History, the [email protected]

Auction Donations Grow

week at a cabin on the Chesapeake catch the “big one.” The complete works someone else approach the prospective Bay, a day at a spa, and special maps! spa package (a $200 item) is for a spa 20 donor? Now is the time to think of these A These are some of the items donated minutes from the AAG Annual Meeting in things! Send ideas and suggestions to thus far for the AAG Centennial Silent Philadelphia and can be used during the Arlene Rengert ([email protected]) or Auction to be held during the 2004 AAG meeting or at a later date. And, the maps are Denyse Lemaire ([email protected]), Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. These a collection from the USGS. Many smaller or call if you prefer (610-436-2746). If 20 items are quite special: a full week at a items have also been donated such as tick- percent of our readers come up with a cabin on the Chesapeake also includes a ets to quality films at Philadelphia's Ritz. donation or a donation idea, what a fine one-day guided fishing (or bird watching) What might you contribute? Do you auction this will be! ■ trip on the Bay. The winner can either fish have relatives or friends with a business himself/herself or watch AAG Executive that might donate? Do you have an Arlene Rengert Director Doug Richardson struggle to idea of a likely donation but prefer that [email protected]

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Advancing Geography ADVANCING GEOGRAPHY CENTENNIAL FUND Centennial Fund Tops I (we) pledge to contribute______to the Association of American Geographers as part of the $300,000 Advancing Geography Centennial Campaign.

n conjunction with the AAG’s Centennial Anniversary Cel- Giving levels include: ❑ $500 to $999 Scholars Circle ebration, the Association has initiated a important capital ❑ $1,000 to $4,999 Millennium Circle campaign, Advancing Geography in Partnership with You: The I ❑ $5,000 to $9,999 Century Circle AAG’s Centennial and Beyond, to help meet the pressing needs of ❑ $10,000 to $24,999 Explorers Circle today’s world for geographic scholarship, research and educa- ❑ $25,000 and above Leadership Circle tion. AAG members, geography departments, and friends of geography have contributed generously to date. As of 1 July This gift will be made as follows: 2003, the fund has surpassed $300,000 in pledges and dona- Total amount enclosed: $ ______tions, towards our goal of $2 million. Plus annual payments of: $ ______A central purpose of the campaign is to establish a long-term If you intend to fulfill your pledge through a gift other endowed funding base from which to support critical needs of than cash, check, or marketable securities, please check: ❑ ❑ ❑ the discipline and geography at the AAG’s Centennial. In addi- credit card bequest insurance ❑ real estate ❑ other tion to the endowment fund, the campaign seeks to garner support for some of the AAG’s necessary current initiatives, Credit Card: ❑ Visa ❑ MasterCard identified on the pledge form on this page. Your contribution Account Number ______can be designated for any of these specific purposes, or for oth- Name on Card ______ers that you personally feel are important to geography’s future. Become a part of this crucial effort to advance geography. Expiration Date______Please pledge or donate today to the Advancing Geography Signature ______Centennial Fund, using the attached pledge form. If you would ❑ like more information, or if you would like to include the AAG My (our) gift will be matched by my employer in your estate planning, please contact Doug Richardson at ______202-234-1450, or visit www.aag.org/cf. I would like my gift to go toward: ❑ Advancing Geography Centennial Endowment Fund ❑ AAG Infrastructure Capital Fund ❑ $2 Million Private/Public Membership Development Fund ❑ Fund the Fundraising Program ❑ Centennial Meeting Fund ❑ Enhancing Diversity Fund $1.5 Million ❑ Other ______Name ______

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Call for Nominations for Vice President and National Councillor he AAG Nominating Committee 2003. As part of your nomination state- Geology and Geography, West Virginia for the 2004 election is seeking ment, please confirm that your nominee is University, Morgantown, WV 26506- T nominations for AAG Vice Presi- willing to be considered by the nominat- 6300. Email: [email protected]; and Dawn J. dent (one to be elected) and for National ing committee for the position for which Wright, Department of Geosciences, Ore- Councillor (two vacancies). Those elected you are nominating her or him. gon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331- will take office on 1 July 2004. Members Committee members are: Gregory W. 5506. Email: [email protected]. should submit the names and addresses of Knapp, Department of Geography, Uni- Lists of past and current AAG officers each nominee and their reasons for sup- versity of Texas at Austin, Austin, may be found in the Handbook section of porting the nomination to any member of TX 78712-1098. Email: [email protected]. the current issue of the AAG's Guide to the committee no later than 22 August edu; Lizbeth A. Pyle, Department of Geography Programs in North America. ■

Nominations Sought for Annual Awards

AAG George and Submit applications to the chair of the and enthusiasm to her work on issues of Viola Hoffman Award Hoffman Award Committee: Michelle social justice and social policy. All scholars Deadline: 31 October 2003 Behr, Western New Mexico University, involved in geographic research on one or An award from the George and Viola [email protected]. Other members of more social issues will be eligible for this Hoffman Fund may be made annually for the Hoffman Committee are: William award, with preference given to student research toward a master's thesis Doolittle, University of Texas, dolitl@ researchers who have received their Ph.D. or doctoral dissertation on a geographical mail.utexas.edu; Robert J. Kaiser, within the last five years. Nominations subject in Eastern Europe. Eastern Europe ex officio, University of Wisconsin- should include two letters of recommen- includes the countries of East Central and Madison, [email protected]; Olga dation from scholars or members of com- Southeast Europe from Poland south to Medevedkov, Wittenberg University, munity organizations familiar with the Romania, Bulgaria, and the successor Ohio, [email protected]; Vera research upon which the nomination is states of the former Yugoslavia. Topics K. Pavlakovich, University of Arizona, based, a curriculum vitae, and a scholarly may be historical or contemporary, sys- [email protected]; Gundar Rudzitis, paper based on original research. The tematic or regional, and limited to a small University of Idaho, gundars@uidaho. edu; award will be presented at the Awards area or comparative. George White, Frostburg State University, Luncheon at the AAG Annual Meeting. Applications for consideration for the [email protected]. The deadline for nominations for the 2004 award must be received by the chair- 2004 Glenda Laws Award is 31 October man of the Award Committee no later Glenda Laws Award 2003. Please forward nominations to than 31 October 2003. Applications Deadline: 31 October 2003 committee chair: Maureen Hays-Mitchell, should be limited to 2,500 words and The Glenda Laws Award of the Associ- Colgate University, mhaysmitchell@ should include: (1) a statement of the ation of American Geographers will be mail.colgate.edu. Other committee problem to be pursued; (2) methods to be bestowed at the 2004 AAG Annual Meet- members are Jennifer Hyndman, Simon employed, including field study; (3) ing in Philadelphia. This award is admin- Frazer University, [email protected]; schedule for the work; (4) competence in istered by the Association of American Stephen A. Matthews, Pennsylvania State the language of the area; and (5) a bibli- Geographers and endorsed by members of University, [email protected]; ography of pertinent literature. Each the Institute of Australian Geographers, Doreen J. Mattingly, San Diego State Uni- application should be accompanied by a the Canadian Association of Geographers, versity, [email protected]; Rachel letter stating the professional achieve- and the Institute of British Geographers. Silvey, University of Colorado, ments and the goals of the individual and The annual award and honorarium recog- [email protected]; Christopher J. a letter of support from a sponsoring fac- nize outstanding contributions to geo- Smith, SUNY-Albany, cjsmith@albany. ulty member. The funds available for this graphic research on social issues. This edu; and Robert Wilton, McMaster Uni- year will be $500. Awards will be award is named in memory of Glenda versity, [email protected]. As with all announced at the AAG Annual Meeting. Laws—a geographer who brought energy Continued on page 9

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Clark Named American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow

eographer W.A.V. Clark was choice, and the role of life course events impacts of large-scale international recently elected a Fellow of the in creating these transitions; 2) demo- migration, especially in California. G American Academy of Arts and Sci- graphic change in large cities and the A Professor of Geography at UCLA ences. Clark’s election recognized his impacts on neighborhoods and schools, since 1972, Clark was awarded Honors fundamental contributions to three areas including analyses of the impacts of urban by the Association of American of urban geography: 1) relationships structure on population flows between Geographers in 1987, held a Guggen- between residential mobility and housing, cities and suburbs, white flight, and the heim Fellowship in 1994-95, and was including developing dynamic models of impact of legal intervention on the urban made a Fellow of the Royal Society of housing tenure transitions and housing mosaic; and 3) local outcomes and New Zealand in 1997. ■

Continued from page 8 AAG awards, the Award Committee may funds that underwrite the award come provide a curriculum vitae for the nomi- decline to make an award in any given year. from a bequest by Burrill, a gift from his nee as well as a nomination statement wife Betty, and donations in his memory (two pages maximum) that describes the Meredith F. Burrill Award from colleagues and friends. The AAG ways the nominee meets the award crite- Deadline: 31 October 2003 hopes to make the first award, consisting ria. Up to three supporting letters from The Meredith F. Burrill Award was of a certificate and cash honorarium, other individuals may also be submitted. established to commemorate Meredith at the Association’s Annual Meeting Nominations and supporting materials “Pete” Burrill’s many and varied contribu- in Philadelphia. are due at the AAG office no later than tions to the profession of geography as an The Burrill Award Committee solicits 31 October 2003. academic, senior government official, and nominations of individuals and teams that officer of the Association of American have completed work of exceptional merit Anderson Medal Geographers (AAG). After serving as a and quality that lies at or near the inter- Deadline: 1 October 2003 professor of geography for 15 years, Bur- section of basic research in geography on The deadline for nominations for the rill came to Washington, DC during the one hand, and practical applications 2004 James R. Anderson Medal of Honor in World War II. He was soon appointed or policy implications on the other. The Applied Geography is 1 October 2003. Executive Secretary of the United States committee shall give special consideration The Anderson Medal is the highest honor Board on Geographic Names, and began a to research that addresses the basic role of bestowed by the AAG Applied Geography 32-year career that became global in geography in: 1) inter- and multi-discipli- Specialty Group. It is awarded annually by scope. During those years, Burrill was a nary work on the interrelationships of the group's board of directors in recogni- mainstay of the evolving AAG. He played significant cultural phenomena; 2) place tion of highly distinguished service to the a critical role in the transformation of the name standardization, especially with profession of geography. It may be awarded small, elite society into the open, dynam- reference to maps, gazetteers, and other to individuals or groups who have con- ic organization it has become today, with publications; and 3) promoting local, tributed notably to the advancement of the a headquarters and full time staff in Wash- national, and international collaboration profession in one or more areas of industry, ington. Burrill served as president of the on such problems and topics. One award government, literature, education, research, AAG in 1965. may be given annually; the committee service to the profession, or public service. The purpose of the Burrill Award is to may choose not to make an award in any The award is presented at the Awards Lun- stimulate and reward talented individuals given year at its discretion. cheon at the AAG Annual Meeting. and groups whose accomplishments par- Nominations for the Burrill Award Guidelines for submitting nominations allel the intellectual traditions Burrill should be submitted to: Burrill Award for the 2004 Anderson Medal may be pursued as a geographer, especially Committee, Association of American obtained from the Meridian Place AAG those concerned with fundamental geo- Geographers, 1710 Sixteenth Street NW, Office. Submit nominations to Dr. Barry graphical concepts and their practical Washington, DC 20009-3198. Digital Wellar, Department of Geography, Univer- applications, especially in local, national, submissions are welcome and should sity of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, and international policy arenas. The be addressed to [email protected]. Please Canada, [email protected]. ■

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The Archival Collections of the International Geographical Union, 1956-2000

aterials provided by the Royal Conferences, (5) IGU Commissions, congresses, conferences, and other meet- Geographic Society (London) and (6) IGU Study Groups, (7) IGU Working ings, managing financial matters, estab- M Eckhart Elhlers (Bonn) have been Groups, (8) the IGU Executive, lishing executive conferences, and deposited in the Villa Celimontana, home (9) IGU Newsletter, Bulletin, and answering myriad questions. of the Italian Geographical Society. Two other publications, (10) affiliations with It is hoped that this archival collection ample rooms on the third floor have pro- other organizations, and (11) IGU finan- will function as a hearth and that further vided an International Geographical Union cial records (income and expenditures of contributions will be added to it reaching (IGU) office and an IGU archive room, the union.) back not only to the foundation date of the with tables, chairs and ample workspace for An essential part of this accumulation IGU (1922) but also the origins of our insti- use by visitors. owes to its Secretaries—General and tutionalized international geography in The collection now entered into regis- Treasurer—Hans H. Boesch (1956- Antwerp, 1871. Further information may ter extends to approximately 70 shelf feet 1968), Chauncy D. Harris (1968-1976), be obtained from Armando Montanari, and is housed in 214 boxes. The series Walther Manshard (1976-1984), Leszek Director, or Tania Lines, Executive Secre- are numbered and include: (1) the IGU, A. Kosinski (1984-1992), and Eckhart tary, of the IGU Villa Celimontana, Via (2) member countries of the IGU Ehlers (1992-2000). These individuals della Navicella, 12, 00184 Rome, Italy. ■ and correspondence relating thereto, generated a great deal of the correspon- (3) the International Geographical Con- dence in this forty-four year period—this Geoffrey Martin gresses, (4) the Regional Geographical included more especially arranging AAG Archivist

Cox Named Distinguished Free Online University Professor Magazine

evin R. Cox has been named a Geography stated that Cox’s record Distinguished University Pro- epitomizes the scholar-teacher ideal to GPS User Magazine, a new K fessor, the highest honor con- which they aspire. Web-based publication ferred on a faculty member at Ohio Cox received his bachelor’s degree for both beginning and State University. The title recognizes from Cambridge University and a advanced users of GPS accomplishments in research, scholar- master’s degree and doctorate from the technology, is now avail- ly or creative work, teaching, and serv- University of Illinois, and joined Ohio able at www.gpsuser.com. ice that are both distinguished and dis- State’s Department of Geography in Monthly editions will tinctive. Among the more than 3,000 1965. Colleagues credit him as being feature tutorials, applica- faculty at Ohio State, only 29 have pivotal to the department’s rise to one of tion stories, and compar- been named as a Distinguished Uni- the top five departments of geography ative reviews of GPS versity Professor. Cox was selected for in the United States. Cox has received hardware and software. his work in three distinct areas: other prestigious recognitions including To register for a free the geography of voting, behavioral a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Honors subscription, visit the geography, and the politics of urban- Award from the Association of Ameri- ization and local-global influences. can Geographers, and Ohio State’s Dis- URL above. Nominators in the Department of tinguished Scholar Award. ■

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Faculty Exchange and the Geography of SARS

faculty exchange between Beijing concern in the fall of 2002. The disease Congress in Seoul, South Korea and University of Technology (BUT) and spread from Guangdong Province, China the excursion to China's northwestern A the University of Maine at Farming- to Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing, Xinjiang Province. ton provided Dr. Paul Frederic and his wife Toronto, and beyond. Information about SARS had a major impact on the Fred- Liz front row seats for watching the severe the early diffusion of SARS was suppressed eric's geography; they are now in Maine acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) out- by the Chinese government until pressure instead of China. The situation could have break unfold. While teaching 140 students from the World Health Organization been worse had they developed the in Beijing from early February to 4 May (WHO) resulted in more honest reporting famous dry coughs accompanied by high 2003, they witnessed the slow political, about mainland China's infections. fevers. They avoided the virus which had social, and cultural meltdown of China's SARS appears to be of rural origin, spread to several individuals on the BUT second largest city (population 13-14 however, the most intense concentrations campus. million). Schools, universities, cyber cafes , are in urban places. Government policy in Global, regional, and local disruptions and theaters closed; people were advised to China has, to a large degree, focused on caused by the virus will continue for some avoid public transportation and large gath- containing its spread into uninfected rural time. Geographers would do well to focus erings. While shopping was curtailed, and regions that have poor medical facilities to on this new problem. The profession has people donned gauze masks, traditional combat the virus. Economic impacts of much to offer in helping to understand medicinal remedies surfaced and a massive this epidemic on East Asia appear to this spatial event and its impact on disinfectant campaign ensued. Internation- exceed those of the September 11, 2001 humans. We call on our colleagues to al travel in and out of Beijing became prob- terrorist attacks on the United States and think about unanticipated events (i.e. lematic with each passing day. Some subur- the Iraq War combined. At present, social 9/11, Chernobyl, mad cow, etc.). By ban and rural communities established and political costs are only guesswork. understanding why and how they happen, neighborhood roadblocks to keep people Despite the Frederic's anxiety, elevated geographers may be able to assist in the from Beijing away. Conditions deteriorated daily from accessing global SARS news via prediction, prevention, or minimization of to such an extent by early May that the the Internet, Paul prepared and presented their impacts. ■ Frederics chose to leave the isolation of a lecture before the Chinese Academy of their campus apartment and return home, 2 Sciences, Institute of Geographical Paul B. Frederic, University of Maine 1/2 months earlier than planned. Sciences and Natural Resources. The at Farmington Severe acute respiratory syndrome couple also renewed friendships with Chi- [email protected] (SARS), a highly contagious and deadly nese geographers with whom they Liz Frederic, Geographer virus, first appeared as a major health became acquainted during the 2000 IGU [email protected]

AAG Totes Donated to School Kit Project

hile the thousands of AAG totes items including pencils, paper, erasers, handed out at the last AAG rulers, scissors, pencil sharpeners, crayons W Annual Meeting have gone on to and construction paper. In all, 150 school unknown fates- perhaps as grocery bags, kits were assembled and donated to the lunch bags, or gym bags- others have Church World Service Depot for ship- taken a more philanthropic path. Follow- ment to needy school children around the ing the AAG’s Annual Meeting in New world. The delivery of the kits is need- Orleans, over 100 surplus canvas bags based, so although their specific destina- were donated to the "School Kit Project” tion is unknown, the bags are sure to find sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth eager students wherever they arrive. University. At VCU, geography students If anyone can think of a similarly char- of Helen Ruth Aspaas pledged to purchase itable project involving AAG Mardi Gras VCU students assemble school kits. school supplies to fill one or more bags; beads, please let us know! ■

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The 30th Congress of the International Geographical Union

IGC-U.K. Glasgow contemporary climatology; transnational excursions is being prepared. Longer 15 – 20 August 2004 migration; globalization; ocean gover- excursions will include a 6-day trip on nance; GIS and the Internet; rural sus- the glacial geomorphology of the north The academic program for the six days of tainability; natural and political diversity of Ireland, a 5-day pre-Congress trip on the IGC-U.K. Glasgow 2004, the 30th in mountain systems; cultural dimensions karst geomorphology in Ireland, the Congress of the International Geographi- of identity; and water management—to geomorphology of the Cairngorms (2-3 cal Union, promises to be wide-ranging as name only a few. days, post-Congress), a 5-7 day pre-Con- well as exciting. The full Congress pro- The emphasis of the Congress on an gress trip to Iceland, and other residential gram, currently being confirmed, will engaging academic program through col- trips centring upon land use in north and include all except one of the IGU Com- laborative involvement with other west Scotland, coastal management in missions. Over 80 themed sessions have geographical bodies will be especially north-east Scotland, and the geographies already been agreed, and many more are apparent in geomorphology. A major of social exclusion in Glasgow and in being put together. geomorphology conference—‘Geomor- Edinburgh. Shorter trips include the One of the features of the IGC-U.K. phology and Sustainability: Towards a historical geography of Edinburgh, and Glasgow 2004 Congress is the involve- Sustainable Future’—is being held in asso- the geomorphology of the Loch Lomond ment of other geographical bodies in the ciation with the Congress, organized by area, Glen Roy, and Glen Coe. week’s academic activities. The overall the British Geomorphological Research For its range, for the quality of its program will include, for example, the Group together with the International academic and associated activities, and for 2004 Annual Conference of the Royal Association of Geomorphologists and the the breadth of involvement from geo- Geographical Society (with the Institute IGU Commission on Geomorphological graphical and other bodies working with of British Geographers). The academic Challenges for the 21st Century. the IGU Commissions, the IGC-U.K. program as a whole is being considerably Other bodies, including the Regional Glasgow 2004 is shaping up to be a mem- enriched as a result of the collaboration Science Association International, the orable meeting. Further details on the aca- between IGU Commissions and their Commonwealth Geographical Bureau, the demic program and on the excursions will counterparts in the research groups of the British Cartographic Society, the Associa- appear on the Congress website RGS-IBG. tion for Geographic Information, and the (www.meetingmakers.co.uk/IGC-UK The overall Congress program will International Cartographic Association, 2004). In a future issue, the city of Glas- include plenary papers from leading have already confirmed their participa- gow—and its welcoming people—will figures in the discipline and in related tion, and more are planning to do so. be highlighted. ■ fields, and contributed papers as well as In addition to a number of lively and themed papers in specialist sessions. Ses- varied social visits and tours during the Lorraine Craig sion titles already confirmed include Congress, a program of academic field [email protected]

Young Geographers for Hire

small consortium of liberal arts ested in pursuing work outside of acade- month, employers receive all resumes schools representing geography mia before going on to graduate school, via email and choose those students to A students from Bryn Mawr, Car- these events offer an opportunity for interview at the upcoming event. leton, Dickinson, Franklin and Marshall, employers and students to meet. Last Interview days are scheduled for Grinnell, Haverford, Kenyon, Oberlin, year 615 interviews were given. Chicago, Washington, D.C., Philadel- Pomona, Vassar, and Washington and The interview days are designed so phia, New York, and Boston. More Lee, will be holding interview days in that students have one month to information is available at www. major U.S. cities during the 2003-2004 respond to job descriptions posted on an slacconsortium.org. ■ academic year. For many students inter- on-line recruiting site. At the end of the

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Specialty Group Competitions and Awards

Bible Geography All oral summaries will be given at the Climate The Bible Geography Specialty Group beginning of the illustrated paper ses- The Climate Specialty Group will hold of the Association of American Geogra- sion, before participants disperse to the the its annual Climate Day Student Paper phers is organizing a student paper award poster boards around the room. Posters Competition in conjunction with the competition and a senior scholar book and oral summaries will be judged AAG Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA. award competition for the Philadelphia on potential contribution to any of Any graduate or undergraduate student Annual Meeting of the AAG. The awards the sponsoring fields of cartography, giving a climate related presentation to be presented are: GIS, and remote sensing, originality, (including a poster presentation) is eligi- 1) Amy Mather Student Paper Award appropriate use of methodology, organi- ble. Cash or other awards are made to all (cash award) zation and composition, clarity, and finalists. Please send abstracts, AAG 2) BGSG Distinguished Service Award appropriate use of graphics. Judging will online registration pin number, and con- (plaque) take into account the academic level of tact information to Tony Vega, CSG Hon- 3) Denis A. Baly Bible Scholar Book the entrants. ors Director ([email protected]). Please Award (plaque) The competition is open to students at include "CSG Student Paper" in the email Please contact William Dando at all academic levels. Applicants must be a header. Deadline for receipt of entries is [email protected] for more current member of at least one of the 16 September 2003 (two weeks before information. three sponsoring AAG specialty groups. the AAG abstract deadline). A $500 prize will be awarded to the first Cartography, GIS, and place poster, a $250 prize will be award- Cultural Geography Remote Sensing ed to the second place poster and a $100 The Cultural Geography Specialty The Cartography, GIS, and Remote prize will be awarded to the third place Group (CGSG) will announce the winners Sensing Specialty Groups of the Associa- poster. Additionally, the committee may of its 2004 student paper competition at tion of American Geographers are pleased choose an outstanding undergraduate the Philadelphia meeting of the Associa- to announce the 2004 Illustrated Paper winner and award a prize of $100. tion of American Geographers. The com- Student Competition. The purpose of Admission to the AAG Annual Meeting petition is open to anyone who presents a this award is to promote the presentation awards luncheon will be provided for cultural-geographic paper at a professional of illustrated papers by students at the all winners. meeting between 9 March 2003 and 19 AAG Annual Meeting. An illustrated In order to participate in the competi- March 2004. The paper need not be pre- paper is a poster accompanied by a short tion, an electronic copy of the submitted sented at the AAG Annual Meeting but (3-5 minute) oral summary of the research abstract and participation number must be developed from graduate research. problem, data, methods, and findings out- (PIN), generated during AAG online Prizes for the best master’s paper and best lined in the poster. registration, must be provided to Ph.D. student paper will be awarded. Ph.D. Illustrated papers that advance any the RSSG-Student Director at tburcsu@ students who present a paper based on aspect of cartography, GIS, or remote indiana.edu. These materials are due their M.A. or M.S. are eligible for the mas- sensing may be submitted. Illustrated 30 September 2003. Please indicate ter’s competition. Doctors who present a papers must be based upon original work in the email subject line that submitted paper based on their Ph.D. work are eligi- completed as an undergraduate or gradu- materials are for the AAG CSG/ ble for the doctoral competition. Entries ate student. Illustrated papers must be GIS/RSSG Student Illustrated Paper undergo blind review by a committee of based upon research that has been com- Competition. Applicants will not be faculty and student geographers. Winning pleted within the past academic year and considered for the competition without papers will receive a cash prize of $350. has not been published or presented submitting this information to the Judges have the choice of awarding an hon- elsewhere. Illustrated papers must be RSSG-Student Director; no late submis- orable mention at the master’s and doctoral completed entirely by the applicant, sions, no exceptions. level, although this award may not carry however, thesis/dissertation advisors can Please visit the AAG website at any prize money. Papers entered in other be co-authors on the papers. Students www.aag.org for complete guidlines for specialty group competitions remain eligi- who are selected as finalists will be this competition. Contact: Theresa ble for a CGSG award. Six copies of the placed in a special illustrated paper ses- Burcsu, AAG-RSSG Student Director, at paper must be received by the awards com- sion at the annual meeting. [email protected]. mittee chair no later than 23 January

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2004. The text of the paper is limited to of a 500-word proposal accompanied by a student and must be written entirely by twelve double-spaced, typed pages. Do not cover letter, an itemized budget, and a cur- the applicant. use a font size less than 12 point and there riculum vitae. Do not use a font size less All submissions will be judged on writ- should be no margin less than one inch on than 12 point and there should be no mar- ten clarity, methodological and theoretical the page. Include a cover letter with the gin less than one inch on the page. The soundness, and contribution to the field of author’s name, competition level (masters proposal should present the research ques- EP&BG. The Academic Directors of the or doctoral), academic institution, depart- tion, outline the methods and data EP&BGSG will judge all entries. The dead- ment or program, current address, phone employed, and summarize the expected line for submitting your completed paper number, e-mail, and the name and date of results. The cover letter should include and information sheet for the Saarinen the professional meeting where the paper your name, competition level (masters or Competition is 1 February 2004. was or will be delivered. Forward the com- doctoral), academic institution, department Students must register for the AAG plete package to Soren Larsen, CGSG or program, email, current address, phone Annual Meeting in Philadelphia and submit Awards Committee Chair, Department of number, and advisor’s contact information. a paper abstract in order to be eligible for Geology and Geography, Box 8149, Geor- Forward the complete package to Soren this award. All applicants must email (or gia Southern University, Statesboro, GA Larsen, CGSG Awards Committee Chair, send) a copy of their abstract to Dr Mali- 30460-8149. Voice 912-681-0846. Email Department of Geology and Geography, nowski when they register for the confer- [email protected]. The winners of the Box 8149, Georgia Southern University, ence in October 2003 to let the award competition will be contacted prior to the Statesboro, GA 30460-8149. Voice 912- committee know that they intend to apply Philadelphia meeting and invited to attend 681-0846. Email [email protected]. The for the paper award or travel grant. the awards luncheon with the CGSG chair. winners of the competition will be contact- To apply for the Saarinen Student Please address questions to Soren Larsen ed on or about 15 December 2003. Please Paper Competition and Travel Grant, sub- via email or by phone at 912-681-0846. address questions to Soren Larsen via email mit two copies of your paper and a one- The aim of the Cultural Geography or phone. page information sheet with your name, Specialty Group (CGSG) graduate stu- complete address, school and degree dent research grant competition is to Environmental Perception and information, your advisor’s name and provide a measure of support for graduate Behavioral Geography phone number, and whether or not you students to conduct high quality research The Environmental Perception and are applying for just the paper competi- projects for their master's thesis or Behavioral Geography Specialty Group tion or the paper competition and travel doctoral dissertation. The awards are com- announces the Saarinen Student grant. Send the completed packet to Jon petitive, and applications are judged indi- Paper Competition. The EP&BGSG Malinowski ([email protected]) at the vidually on the basis of: 1) scholarly merit will award a $200 prize for the best Department of Geography and Environ- of the project, including cultural geograph- student paper, illustrated paper, or poster mental Engineering, United States Mili- ic significance of the research question and (graduate or undergraduate) presented tary Academy, MADN-GENE, West quality of the methodology; 2) organiza- at the 2004 AAG Annual Meeting Point, NY 10996-1695. Voice: 845-938- tion and clarity of the proposal; and 3) in Philadelphia. 4673. The deadline is 1 February 2004. qualifications of the student to conduct the In addition, a maximum of five Travel proposed work. Each applicant must be a Grants of $125 each are available to qual- Geography of Religions and student member of the AAG and the ified applicants who enter the Saarinen Belief Systems CGSG at the time of the award, and the Student Paper Competition. If awarded a The purpose of the David E. Sopher proposed project should be part of her/his Travel Grant, a student must complete a New Scholar Award is to promote intel- thesis or dissertation research. Normally, Saarinen Student Paper Competition lectual enquiry from new scholars into awards are made to one masters and one application form, present their paper at geographies of religions and belief doctoral student each year. Awards are the Philadelphia AAG meeting, and systems through the presentation of $500 for doctoral work and $500 for mas- appear at the Philadelphia business meet- papers at the AAG Annual Meeting. ters research and they may not be made in ing of the EP&BG Specialty Group to Papers will be judged on potential contri- years when proposals are not suitable. receive the grant. bution to the field of geography of Entries undergo review by the specialty Entrants in the Saarinen Student Paper religions and belief systems, organiza- group’s awards committee. Six copies of Competition must also submit a maximum tion, and written composition. the application must be received by the 25-page version of their work. Papers Both graduate students and untenured awards committee chair no later than 14 must be based upon original research faculty who are not serving on the November 2003. The application consists done as an undergraduate or graduate GORABS board can apply for the award.

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The amount for the 2004 award is a The deadline for abstract submission is 20 guidelines, please see www.geog.nau. travel grant of $250. The recipient will September 2003. edu/rts/stu-ppr.html. also be given an official certificate at the AAG awards luncheon. A check will be Indigenous Peoples Remote Sensing disbursed to the winner at the 2004 Geog- The Indigenous Peoples Specialty The Remote Sensing Specialty Group raphy of Religions and Belief Systems Group (IPSG) invites submissions for its of the Association of American Geogra- annual business meeting at the AAG event. annual graduate student paper competi- phers is pleased to announce the 2003- The paper and application form must be tion. Graduate student papers eligible for 2004 Honors Competition for Student emailed to the GORABS chair in rich text this competition will address geographic Papers on remote sensing topics to be pre- or Microsoft Word format no later than research, education, mapping, theory sented at the Centennial Annual Meeting midnight 15 February 2004. The paper and/or applications by, for, and/or about in Philadelphia. must subsequently be presented at the indigenous people(s). While the competi- Papers must be based upon original national AAG meeting, though it does not tion is based on evaluation of a written work relevant to the field of remote sens- have to be in a GORABS sponsored session. manuscript, to be eligible for this compe- ing and current remote sensing research. A panel of previous GORABS chairs will tition, papers must be presented at the Papers must be based upon research com- judge the papers and determine a recipient. Philadelphia 2004 AAG Annual Meeting, pleted as an undergraduate or graduate The winner will be announced in time to regional geography meetings, or other student, and must have been completed attend the awards luncheon with a GORABS professional conference. Papers will be within the past academic year. Topics may representative. GORABS reserves the right evaluated by IPSG officers and board include work derived from theses or dis- to not make an award in a given year. members, which include both faculty sertations, provided the paper has not For more information please contact members and graduate students, based on been published or presented elsewhere, as the present GORABS chair, Michael Fer- their overall contribution to new knowl- well as other research projects. Papers ber, at [email protected] or visit edge and understanding in the geogra- must be written entirely by the applicant. http://gorabs.org. phies of indigenous peoples. That contri- However, thesis and dissertation advisors bution may be theoretical, empirical, or can be co-authors on the papers. GIS methodological in nature. In order to be considered for the com- The GIS Specialty Group is pleased to The award for the top student paper petition, applicants must provide an elec- announce the 2004 Honors Competition will include a cash award of $150 and a tronic copy of the submitted abstract and for Student Papers on geographic infor- one-year honorary student membership in participation number (PIN), generated mation systems (GIS) topics to be pre- the IPSG. Interested students should sub- during online registration, to the sented at the AAG Annual Meeting. The mit a copy of their paper electronically or RSSG-Student Director via email by 30 purpose of this competition is to promote in person no later than 15 March 2004 to September 2003. Please indicate in the scholarship and written and oral presenta- Kate Berry, co-chair of the IPSG at kberry@ subject line that these materials are being tion by students in the field of GIS. unr.nevada.edu. submitted for the AAG-RSSG Student Papers are invited from current graduate Honors Paper Competition. You will not and undergraduate students on any topic Recreation, Tourism, and Sport be considered for the competition with- in geographical information systems and The Recreation, Tourism, and Sport out submitting this information to the geographic information science. Specialty Group of the AAG welcomes RSSG-Student Director, no late submis- Any paper that advances any aspect of submissions for its 2004 Student Paper sions, no exceptions. Students selected as GIS is welcome. We especially encourage Competition. Student-authored and finalists by the competition committee papers on theoretical, conceptual, and presented papers for the 2004 AAG will be placed in a special AAG-RSSG methodological developments in GIS Annual Meeting that address topics Student Honors Paper Competition ses- rather than on particular applications. germane to Recreation, Tourism, or sion(s) at the annual meeting. A $500 Papers must be based on original work, Sport Geography are eligible for consid- prize will be awarded to the first place completed as an undergraduate or graduate eration. Entrants must be members of the paper. A $250 prize will be awarded to student entirely by the applicant. Students AAG. A paper abstract should be e- the second place paper, and a $100 prize who are selected as finalists will be placed mailed to the RTS Chair, Deborah Che, will be awarded to the third place paper. in a special session at the annual meeting. at [email protected] by 15 The AAG Annual Meeting awards lunch- For additional information and August 2003. The final written paper is eon fee will be covered for all winners. application procedures, please visit www. due on 28 February 2004. For additional Please visit the AAG website at www. geog.ucsb.edu/~sara/html/research/gissg/. information on the paper competition aag.org for complete guidlines. Contact:

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Theresa Burcsu, AAG-RSSG Student Direc- line for all competitions is 1 February must have matriculated into the program tor at [email protected]. 2004. Full details and guidelines are avail- no more than 20 months prior to the able at the Water Resources Specialty award at the annual business meeting, and Rural Geography Group homepage:www.cla.sc.edu/geog/ must be a current member of the WRSG. The Rural Geography Specialty Group wrsg/Awards/Awards.htm. Awards will be The proposal should represent original announces a special Centennial Student announced at the WRSG Business Meeting work by the student and should not be Paper Competition for the 100th Annual in Philadelphia. submitted to another AAG Specialty Meeting of the American Association Student papers must focus on a water Group competition. of Geographers in March 2004. Students or water resources theme that is clearly Two awards will be given at two levels are encouraged to submit a 1,000-word related to the discipline of geography. assuming that submissions are of accept- expanded abstract on a rural geography The paper must describe work completed ably high quality. Competition will be at topic. Four student papers will be select- (i.e., not a research proposal) by the stu- the masters and Ph.D. levels with awards ed for the centennial competition. These dent for which the student is sole or prin- of up to $300 each. winners will have their conference regis- cipal author. Awards will not be given to For 2004, the Water Resources Specialty tration fees paid by the RGSG and will multiple authors; the student must be the group is offering two cash awards in an also present their papers at the 2004 AAG sole or principal author. The level of com- open New Student Poster Competition for special rural geography sessions. petition, whether undergraduate, master’s, the best poster presenting water resources Centennial papers will be selected by a or Ph.D., is determined by the student sta- research. Posters will be evaluated on the Rural Geography Specialty Group review tus at the time the paper was prepared. basis of (1) relevance to water resources committee. Papers not selected for the However, any submitted paper must have problems from either a physical or human centennial competition will automatically been prepared and written within one geographic perspective, (2) quality of be entered in our annual student paper year immediately preceding the date of work, and (3) use of the poster format. The competition. An additional cash award the AAG Annual Meeting. Awards will be awards will be for up to $100 for the best will go to the best centennial paper based given at three levels assuming that sub- poster at the graduate level and $100 for on the quality of both the written materi- missions are of acceptably high quality. the best poster at the undergraduate level. al and the conference presentation. Competition will be at the undergraduate, Students must present the poster in a Submit an expanded 1,000-word master’s and Ph.D. levels with awards of WRSG-organized poster session at the abstract on a rural geography topic to the $100 each. Association of American Geographers address below. Expanded abstracts must Student Research Grant Awards are Annual Meeting as a registered participant. include a description of the theoretical intended to help cover costs of data, field- The poster must describe work completed research question your paper examines, a work, lab supplies, postage, etc., needed by the student for which the student is sole discussion of the data and methodologies to complete the proposed research. Pro- or principal author. Posters may have mul- to used, a summary of results (or expected posals will be evaluated on the basis of (1) tiple student authors; the first author is results), and the likely implications of your relevance to water resources problems responsible for meeting competition work. Deadline: 15 August 2003. Ken from either a physical or human geo- requirements. Awards will not be given to Dagel, Department of History, Philoso- graphic perspective, (2) feasibility of the multiple authors. phy, and Geography, Missouri Western proposed research being accomplished in For questions regarding these awards, State College, 4525 Downs Drive St. an appropriate period of time for the please contact Dr. Roxane Fridirici, AAG- Joseph, MO 64507. Or email your abstract respective degree (PhD or masters), and WRSG Scholarship Chair, Department of to [email protected]. (3) ability of the researcher to perform the Geography, California State University, proposed work. Ideally, the proposed 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819- Water Resources research will be a component of the stu- 6003. Voice 916-278-6109 or email at The Water Resources Specialty Group dent’s thesis or dissertation work. Propos- [email protected]. ■ is offering awards for student research als should indicate how the work fits into grants, student papers, and student their research program. posters in conjunction with the 2004 Applicants must be enrolled full-time Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. The dead- in a geography graduate degree program,

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The Cultural and Political Ecology The 2003 Ethnic Geography Special- U.S. boundary resulted in the 1993 Specialty Group (CAPE) awarded the ty Group (EGSG) Distinguished Scholar publication (with James R. Curtis) of Inaugural James M. Blaut Award for innova- award was given to Daniel D. Arreola, the award winning book: The Mexican tive scholarship in cultural and political Arizona State University, who presented Border Cities: Landscape Anatomy and Place ecology to Judith Carney, UCLA, for her a paper titled “Hispanic American Personality. Arreola was also awarded book Black Rice (2001: Harvard University Legacy, Latino American Diaspora: A the 2003 John Brinckerhoff Jackson Press). William E. Doolittle received the Regional Geographic Portrait of Prize for Tejano South Texas: A Mexican 2003 Robert McC. Netting Award in American Ethnic Diversity” at the New American Cultural Province. recognition of distinguished research and Orleans Annual Meeting. The EGSG Distinguished Scholar professional activities that bridge geogra- For almost two decades Arreola’s two Award was created in 1994 to honor phy and anthropology. principal research agendas have been the outstanding scholars in the field of ethnic The CAPE Student Paper Award ($100) urban geography of northern Mexico, and geography. was awarded to Lydia Breunig of the Uni- the cultural geography of Mexican Amer- The Mountain Geography Specialty versity of Arizona, Tucson, for her paper icans. The result has been two research Group awarded their 2003 Outstanding "Landscapes of Work to Landscapes of monographs, published by university Recent Achievement Award to Dr. Leisure: Mexico's Natural Protected Areas presses, and a steady output of research Kevin S. Blake, Kansas State University. in the Context of Neoliberalism." Student articles in prominent geography and Blake was recognized for his scholarly Field Study Award winner Bonnie L. cognate field journals. publications that analyze the multi- Kaserman, UBC, received $500 towards In addition, five years of collaborative cultural symbolism of mountains in dissertation fieldwork on "Scientific Citi- research and field work across and the American Southwest and Rocky zenship in the U.S. Context." throughout the 2,000 mile-long Mexico- Mountains. ■ New Appointments

Binghamton University-SUNY. Sean J. Hunter College-CUNY. William Syracuse University. Gavin Bridge, Bennett, Ph.D., 1993, University at Buffa- Solecki, Ph.D., 1990, Rutgers University, Ph.D., 1997, Clark University, Associate lo-SUNY, Assistant Professor. Professor. Professor. Bloomsburg University. Jennifer Hunter College-CUNY. Karl Szekielda, Syracuse University. Alison Mountz, Collins, Ph.D., 2002, University College Ph.D., 1967, Marseille, Research Professor. Ph.D., 2003 (expected), University of London, Assistant Professor. British Columbia, Assistant Professor. Northwest Missouri State University. University of Miami. Daniel A. Grif- Cal Poly State University, San Luis Ming-Chih Hung, Ph.D., 2003, Universi- fith, Ph.D., 1978, University of Toronto, Obispo. James Keese, Ph.D., 1996, Uni- ty of Utah, Assistant Professor. Professor. versity of Arizona, Assistant Professor. Ohio State University. Jason Box, University of Miami. Douglas O. Fuller, California State University, San Ph.D., 2002, University of Colorado, Ph.D., 1994, University of Maryland, Bernardino. Michal Kohout, ABD, Clark Assistant Professor. Associate Professor. University, Assistant Professor. Ohio State University. Bryan Mark, University of Miami. Rinku Roy DePaul University. Kim Diver, ABD, Ph.D., 2002, Syracuse University, Assis- Chowdhury, ABD, Ph.D., 2003, Clark Syracuse University, Instructor. tant Professor. University, Assistant Professor.

DePaul University. Euan Hague, Ph.D., Ohio State University. Ningchuan University of West Florida. Stuart 1998, Syracuse University, Assistant Pro- Xiao, Ph.D., 2003 (expected), University Hamilton, M.A., 2003, University at Buf- fessor. of Iowa, Assistant Professor. falo, GIS Coordinator. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. DePaul University. Maureen Sioh, Slippery Rock University. Abigail Rina Ghose, Ph.D., 1998, University of Ph.D., 2000, University of British Colum- Amissah-Arthur, Ph.D., 1997, University Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Assistant Professor. bia, Assistant Professor. of Ibadan, Nigeria, Assistant Professor. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Hunter College-CUNY. Wenge Ni- Southern Illinois University-Carbon- Changshan Wu, Ph.D. (expected summer Meister, Ph.D., 1997, Boston University, dale. Tonny J. Oyana, Ph.D., 2003, 2003), Ohio State University, Assistant Assistant Professor. SUNY-Buffalo, Assistant Professor. Professor. ■

www.aag.org AAG Newsletter 17 July/August 2003 Award Deadlines

JULY 20. GIS SG Honors Competition of DECEMBER 15. Women’s International Science Student Papers. For more information see 15. AAG Glenda Laws Award. Contact Collaboration Program, www.aaas.org/ www.geog.ucsb.edu/~sara/html/research/ Maureen Hays-Mitchell at mhaysmitchell@ international/wiscnew.shtml. gissg/. mail.colgate.edu. 29. Grosvenor Grant Program of AUGUST 2004 the National Geographic Society Educa- 1. Fulbright traditional lecturing and tion Foundation (NGSEF). Contact JANUARY research grants worldwide. Contact the [email protected]. 1. Qualitative Research SG Student Council for International Exchange of Competition. Contact Fernando Bosco at 30. CSG/GISSG/RSSG Student Illus- Scholars at 3007 Tilden St. NW, Suite 5L, [email protected]. Washington, DC 20008-3009, 202-686- trated Paper Competition. Contact There- 7877, or email [email protected]. sa Burcsu at [email protected]. 23. Cultural Geography SG Student Paper Competition. Contact Soren Larsen 30. Remote Sensing SG Student Paper 1. National Research Council Research at [email protected]. Associateship awards, http://www.national- Competition. Contact Theresa Burcsu at academies.org/rap. [email protected]. FEBRUARY 15. Rural Geography SG Centennial OCTOBER 1. Environmental Perception and Behav- Student Paper Competition. Contact Ken ioral Geography SG Student Paper Com- 9. J. Warren Nystrom Award. Visit Dagel at [email protected]. petition. Contact Jon Malinowski at www.aag.org/Grantsawards/Nystromaward. [email protected]. 15. Hazards Specialty Group student html for details and application. paper competition. Contact Jerry Mitchell 1. Water Resources SG Student Compe- 15. McColl Family Fellowship travel at [email protected]. titions. Contact Roxane Fridirici at rmf8dfa grants for research abroad. Contact Ameri- 15. Recreation, Tourism, and Sport SG @inreach.com. can Geographical Society, 120 Wall St., Student Paper Competition. Contact Deb- New York, NY 10005, or AGS@amer- 15. Geography of Religions and Belief orah Che at [email protected]. geog.org, or see the scholarships page on Systems SG David E. Sopher New Scholar SEPTEMBER the AGS website, www.amergeog.org. Award. Visit http://gorabs.org. 15. Helen and John S. Best Research 31. AAG Meredith F. Burrill Award. Con- MARCH Fellowships from the American Geo- tact Sandra H. Shaw at [email protected]. 15. Indigenous Peoples SG Graduate graphical Society Library, University of Student Paper Competition. Contact Kate Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. Contact NOVEMBER Berry at [email protected]. ■ the AGS Library at [email protected]. 14. Cultural Geography SG Graduate 15. Climate SG Student Paper Compe- Student Research Grant Competition. tition. Contact Tony Vega at avega@ Contact Soren Larsen at sclarsen@gasou. clarion.edu. edu. Geographic Centers

An Ohio State Trifecta Ellen Mosley-Thompson was selected Paul Robbins was selected for a 2003 Three faculty members of Ohio State for a 2003 Ohio State University Distin- Alumni Award for Distinguished Teach- University’s Department of Geography guished Scholar Award. The Office of ing. Sponsored by the Alumni Associa- were recently granted prestigious honors the Vice-President for Research says tion and Office of Academic Affairs, they and awards. Ed Malecki was selected as a “This award recognizes outstanding say “The Alumni Award for Distinguished 2003 Joan N. Huber Faculty Fellow by the scholarly accomplishments. Through the Teaching recognizes faculty for outstand- College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Distinguished Scholar Award program, ing teaching achievement. Students and The purpose of this program is to acknowl- the University bestows honor and recog- faculty nominate candidates, and a com- edge and reward the strongest scholars nition upon those whose scholarly activ- mittee comprised of faculty, students, among the SBS faculty, and the award is the ities are at the forefront of their field.” and alumni chooses recipients.” This highest for scholarship given by the Col- This award is the highest for scholarship award is the highest for teaching given lege of Social and Behavioral Sciences. given by the University. by the University.

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Geographic Centers Cont.

University College London also the centenary of the permanent the United States during the period. A Geography Celebrates establishment of the Geography Depart- Centennial Report brings the story up to its Centenary ment at UCL in 1903. Two centennial date, and includes a review of UCL Geography was first taught in a British publications mark the event. A Brief Histo- Geography’s research and teaching today. university in 1833 at the University of ry by Hugh Clout covers the period to Copies can be obtained from Professor London (now University College Lon- the end of H.C. Darby’s headship in Peter Wood at [email protected]. don or UCL). Two thousand three is not 1966. This incidentally reveals many For further information, see www.geog. only the anniversary of that event, but contacts established with geographers in ucl.ac.uk/Centenary. ■ Call for Papers

American Literary Geographies: of interest include Humboldt's scientific practitioners of any geographic back- Space and Cultural Production, work and publications, political ideas and ground who use remote sensing technology 1588-1888. advocacy of human rights, paintings, trav- in their research or professional work to Papers are invited for a collection of el writing, friendships, as well as his fame have their paper sponsored by the Remote interdisciplinary essays that address in the Americas. Sensing Specialty Group. This 2004 Annu- relationships between geographical and lit- Proposals for papers should consist of: al Meeting is primed to be one of the most erary discourses before the founding of the (a) a concise (300 words or less) abstract interesting and wide-ranging for the RSGS, National Geographic Society in 1888. with title, and (b) a cover letter indi- as the Centennial gathering will present Please send a curriculum vitae and a three- cating the author's professional opportunities for both reflection on and a page proposal by 7 October 2003 to affiliation(s) and contact information. look forward for one of the fastest-growing Martin Bruckner ([email protected]. Proposals may be sent to the Program tools for geographic research, applications, edu) or Hsuan L. Hsu (hhsu@socrates. Committee, Humboldt Conference by and analysis. When registering, authors berkeley.edu). Completed papers of 20-25 email to [email protected], by post should be certain to mark that they want pages will be due by 1 August 2004. c/o the Bildner Center, The Graduate their paper to be sponsored by the Remote Center/CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, Suite Sensing Specialty Group. Humboldt 2004 Bicentennial: 5209, New York, NY 10016-4309, or Participants are also encouraged to An Interdisciplinary Conference by fax at 212-817-1540. Deadline for organize special sessions with colleagues In commemoration of a visit from receipt of proposals is 1 February 2004. according to their own particular areas of Alexander von Humboldt to the United Decisions will be made by 1 April 2004. focus in remote sensing. For more infor- States in 1804 at the invitation of Presi- For more information, please visit: mation, visit the Annual Meeting section dent Thomas Jefferson, the Graduate www.humboldtconference.org. of the AAG website, www.aag.org/ Center of the City University of New AnnualMeetings/Call_For_Papers/Call_ York will host an interdisciplinary confer- Remote Sensing For_Papers1.html. As always, the RSGS ence devoted to Humboldt and his legacy Specialty Group Papers encourage jointly-sponsored sessions with on 14-16 October 2004. The principal As the 2004 Annual Meeting paper sub- other specialty groups. For further infor- focus will be Humboldt's activity in, rela- mission deadline approaches, the RSSG mation, contact the 2004 RSSG Program tionship to, and impact on the Americas, Chair wishes to remind and encourage Chair, Jerry Griffith, University of South- but all proposals will be considered. Areas all students, academics, and private ern Mississippi, at [email protected]. ■

Find out more about the Advancing Geography Centennial Campaign at www.aag.org/CF/index.htm

www.aag.org AAG Newsletter 19 July/August 2003 Grants and Awards

The National Geographic Society’s new migration stream in the Caribbean. Award for U.S. Professors/Researchers Committee for Research and Exploration The resulting information in addition from the Mexico-U.S. Commission for (CRE) made several awards in early 2003 to helping transnational theory and Education and Cultural Exchange. Emery to researchers conducting scientific field advancing qualitative analysis, will will document the relationship between a research and exploration for geographi- also have policy implications for Maya community and its forestry com- cally rooted projects that extend into regional governments, including the mons on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. other scientific fields. In January, Abu possible contribution(s) of young The study will emphasize wild-plant uses Shajaat Ali of the University of Texas at returnees to the Caribbean’s human and and development of community-based Tyler was awarded $16,300 for his proj- social capital stocks. strategies for their sustainable manage- ect, “Population Pressure, Technological An interdisciplinary research team at ment in light of changing land ownership Change and Land Degradation in New Mexico State University (NMSU) has in the area of Pich, the community chosen Bangladesh.” The project will use tem- been awarded $77,602 by the Southwest for the study. She will be conducting the poral household agricultural and soil Center for Environmental Research and research in collaboration with Betty B. quality data to examine the impacts of Policy (SCERP) to conduct an assessment Faust of the Center for Research and technological change in agriculture on of watershed vulnerability in the Paso del Advanced Studies of the National Poly- soil properties in six villages in Norte region of the Rio Grande Water- technic Institute in Merida, state of Bangladesh. Also in January, $26,494 was shed. The team is headed by Christopher Campeche, Mexico. awarded to Bryan Boruff and Susan Cut- Brown of the NMSU Department of Jack Flynn was honored on 9 May 2003 ter at the University of South Carolina Geography and includes Brian Hurd of the with the 2002-2003 Faculty Teaching and Hazards Research Lab for the project, NMSU Department of Agricultural Eco- Advising Award at the College of St. “Measuring the Social and Biophysical nomics and Agricultural Business, Janet Catherine in St. Paul, Minnesota. This Vulnerability of Small Island Nations.” Greenlee of the NMSU Department of recognition of "outstanding achievement By using geographical information sys- Geography, and Alfredo Granados, Coor- as an educator" is given to only two facul- tems and remote sensing technology to dinador del Centro de Información ty at the college each year. examine the vulnerability of the island Geográfica de la Universidad Autónoma de Two U.S. geographers were among nations of Barbados and St. Vincent to Ciudad Juarez (UACJ). those honored by the Royal Geographical natural hazards such as hurricanes, flood- This research project is based on ear- Society (with the Institute of British Geo- ing, landslides, and earthquakes, Boruff lier work that Hurd conducted for the graphers) at the Annual General Meeting and Cutter will develop a vulnerability USEPA in which he headed a team to do in London, 2 June 2003. Michael Good- indicator that could be used to assist gov- a watershed vulnerability assessment at child, University of California, Santa Bar- ernmental agencies improve disaster pre- the national scale using USGS 4 digit bara, received the Founders Medal "for paredness and response in the region. HUC regions. In the work funded by contributions to geographical information Michael Watts of the University of SCERP, the NMSU/UACJ team will bor- science." Janice Monk, University of Ari- California, Berkeley Institute of Interna- row from this previous work and conduct zona, received the Taylor and Francis tional Studies was a March CRE award a similar analysis in the Paso del Norte Award "for excellence in the promotion recipient, receiving $20,000 for the proj- region of the Rio Grande Basin, employ- and practice of teaching and learning in ect, “Delta Blues: Communities, Oil and ing a revised set of vulnerability indica- geography in higher education." The full Environment in the Niger Delta, Nigeria.” tors at a finer spatial resolution (6 or 8 list of awards was published in The Times, 3 The project will study a number of oil- digit HUCs). In addition to the actual June 2003, p. A33. producing communities in three contrast- assessment of watershed vulnerability in Michael Janis (Southeast Regional Cli- ing sites to examine the impact of oil the study area, important outcomes of mate Center) and collaborators Art exploration and production, on the Niger this work include a refined methodology DeGaetano (Cornell University), Ken Delta and its communities since commer- for vulnerability assessment based on Kunkel (University of Illinois), and Susan cial exploitation began in the 1960s. indicators that are appropriate for arid Cutter and Terrianne Lavin (University of In May, Indiana University’s Dennis environments, the generation of baseline South Carolina), received $180,000 to Conway received $19,725 from the CRE datasets on which additional research develop climate indices for vectors of West for the project “Young Returning Nation- can be conducted, the identification Nile virus. The project is part of the als in Trinidad.” The comprehensive data of critical areas of concern, and a set of National Climatic Data Center’s National being collected on life histories and policy recommendations that focus on Climate Impact Indicators Program with adaptation experiences of young, return- these areas of concern. funding from the Climate Observations ing nationals in this project includes Marla R. Emery, research geographer and Services Program of the National behaviors, livelihoods, adaptation expe- with the USDA Forest Service Northeast- Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration riences, transnational networks, and ern Research Station in Burlington, VT, (NOAA). The project entails the develop- social and economic consequences of a received the Fulbright-Garcia Robles ment of experimental indices for improving

20 AAG Newsletter www.aag.org Volume 38, Number 7 scientific understanding of the relation- Cooperation Weather Station in Ypsilanti their collaborators (Luke Copland, Andy ships between climate and the abundance since 1986. Bush, Ulrich Kamp, Jr., Louis Owen, Jeff of mosquitoes that transmit West Nile At Syracuse University, Tom Perreault Pigati) and others will utilize remote virus. The team will interact with entomol- was awarded a Fulbright-Hays fellowship sensing, GIS technology, numerical ogists, epidemiologists, and mosquito con- for 2003-2004 for "State Reform, Political modeling, geomorphologic mapping, trol agencies to identify climatic controls Mobilization, and Indigenous Territories glaciology, and cosmogenic radionuclide on the seasonal and spatial patterns of mos- in the Bolivian Highlands." Geography and luminescence dating techniques, to quito abundance. Index development and major Katherine Easterly gained the produce topographic-evolution simula- research will create the foundation for an Honorable Mention for the university tions to evaluate the second highest early-warning system for vector abundance Honors Program's Social Science Thesis mountain massif in the world. This new and risk. Award, for "Out Back at Granny's: Chang- work is a direct outgrowth of the Interna- NOAA has selected Carl Ojala, Eastern ing the Housing Map in Post-Apartheid tional Nanga Parbat Project, in which the Michigan University, as one of this year’s South Africa." In this achievement, she capture and diversion of the Indus River, NOAA Environmental Hero Award recipi- approaches that of Sophie Oldfield, who with subsequent massive slope failure, ents. The award was presented 12 April by a dozen years ago won the university glaciation, and catastrophic breakout National Weather Service Detroit office Honors Thesis prize, and who now teach- floods, were discovered to have rapidly Meteorologist in Charge Dick Wagenmak- es human geography at the University of eroded and unloaded the crust, which er. Held in conjunction with Earth Day Cape Town. Both Easterly's and Oldfield's resulted in the accelerated uplift of the celebrations, the award honors NOAA thesis advisor was John Western. ninth highest mountain in the world. The volunteers for their “tireless effort to pre- John (Jack) F. Shroder, Jr. and Michael K2 massif is thought to result from similar serve and protect our nation’s environ- P. Bishop have received $330,000 in fund- massive crustal unloading, mainly from ment.” Each Spring since 1994, Ojala has ing from the National Science Foundation pervasive slope failure and deep glacia- annually trained roughly 400 SKYWARN and the National Geographic Society for tion, which have produced the highest Spotters on behalf of the National Weath- three years for their K2 Mountain Project concentration of over 8,000 meter peaks er Service, and has maintained the agency’s in the Karakoram Himalaya. They and in the world. ■

Grants and Competitions National Humanities Center Fellows and their dependents to and from that are eligible to receive financial 2004-2005 Fellowships North Carolina. assistance must be non-government, The National Humanities Center Applicants must submit the NHC’s nonprofit organizations currently exempt (NHC) offers 40 residential fellowships form supported by a curriculum vitae, a from taxation under section 501 (c) (3) for advanced study. Applicants must hold 1,000-word project proposal, and three of the Internal Revenue Code or exempt a doctorate or have equivalent scholarly letters of recommendation. Application under applicable state law, and working credentials, and a record of publication is materials are available at www.nhc.rtp. on or planning to work on projects expected. Both senior and younger schol- nc.us or via email at [email protected]. to address local environmental and/ ars are eligible for fellowships, but the lat- Applications and letters of recommen- or public health concerns in their com- ter should be engaged in research other dation must be postmarked by 15 munities. All awards will be made in than the revision of a doctoral disserta- October 2003. the form of a federal grant in the tion. Fellowships are for the academic amount of $100,000 to be used over a year (September through May). Scholars Environmental Protection Agency three-year period. from any nation, and humanistically Office of Environmental Justice Applications must be date stamped by inclined individuals from the natural and Environmental Justice courier service or postmarked by U.S. social sciences, the arts, the professions, Collaborative Problem-Solving Postal Service by 12 p.m. Eastern Time, and public life, as well as from all fields of Grant Program 30 September 2003. For application the humanities, are eligible. The U.S. Environmental Protection materials and further information about Fellowships up to $50,000 are individ- Agency (EPA) is soliciting applications the Environmental Justice CPS Grant ually determined, the amount depending from eligible community-based organiza- Program, please visit www.epa.gov/ upon the needs of the fellow and tions for the new Environmental Justice compliance/environmentaljustice/grants/ the NHC’s ability to meet them. The Collaborative Problem-Solving Grant Pro- index.html or call the EPA hotline at NHC provides travel expenses for gram. Community-based organizations 1-800-962-6215. ■

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Editor’s Note: Beginning with this publication, the AAG newsletter will regularly feature a brief profile of an AAG member. As part of the AAG’s vision to promote acknowledgement of the diversity of our membership and to foster collaboration among public, private and academic sec- tors, these profiles will be chosen to reflect the broad base of the association and will include members from community colleges, universities, federal and state government, the non-profit sector, business, elementary and secondary education, non-U.S. members, graduate students, entrepreneurs, retirees, and so on. Suggestions for members to profile are welcome: please send names and contact information to [email protected].

Matt T. Rosenberg bringing the concepts of academic geog- Matt: As I’ve been doing it, I’m always is the geography guide raphy to the general public, or armchair reinforcing my opinion about how impor- for the award-winning geographers, as I refer to them. I kind of tant geography is to everything we do and website About.com see myself as a public geographer, bring- how vital it is as a discipline. ing the discipline to everyone out there (http://geography. AAG: How do you use geography in who is interested in geography but may about.com). He also your work with the Red Cross? serves as the local have had a bad experience with it in Director of Emer- school or who are in other fields and want Matt: Going to college, my mind was to keep up with what’s going on. made up that I was going to be a disaster Rosenberg gency Services for the kind of guy. I actually got started inter- American Red Cross in AAG: Where do you get ideas for new ested in hazards and discovered that Ventura, California. An AAG member content? since 1997, Matt holds a bachelor's degree geographic research was strong there. in geography from the University of Cali- Matt: One of my favorite things was the In the Red Cross we do a lot of planning fornia, Davis and is currently completing episode of The West Wing when they talked and preparedness for hazards that his master’s thesis at California State Uni- about the Peters projection. That night involves geography. after the show I spent several hours writ- versity at Northridge in Hazards Research. AAG: How so? ing about Peters vs. Mercator and rectan- He is author of the Geography Bee Complete gular versus nonrectangular projections. I Matt: For one, the Red Cross National Preparation Handbook and The Handy Geogra- had something up about midnight that Headquarters is developing a GIS pro- phy Answer Book. night. National Geographic was deluged gram for use by all 1,000 or so chapters with calls the next day and referred peo- across the country that would be internet- AAG: What inspired you to create the ple to my site. based to quickly get demographic and geography site for About.com? hazards based information, including AAG: Where else do you get new ideas? Matt: I was working on the university remote sensing. I’m part of their data test- library’s website and heard about their com- Matt: The AAG Newsletter has always been ing team and I’m looking forward to see- pany. They were looking for a guide, and I very helpful for me in my work and with ing the new tools as they come out. the site, especially new book listings. The applied and am now an independent con- AAG: What disasters have you worked Professional Geographer also gives me ideas tractor hired to create their geography web- with? site. It’s been live since April 1997. The site for articles and disseminating information has grown to more than 3,000 pages. about what’s new in the field to “translate” Matt: I’ve been a part of several disaster to the public. operations, including the Midwest floods AAG: How many visitors come to your of 1993 and the Northridge earthquake. I AAG: What kind of feedback do you get site? was in New York right after September from the public? Matt: On a given day I have few thou- 11th and again in March [2002] helping sand to over 10,000 just coming to my Matt: I love getting email from people victims’ families. with questions and suggestions. I get a lot home page. I’m fairly certain that it AAG: Any other plans for the future? is the most popular site devoted directly of article ideas for that. It’s a lot of fun Matt: Finish my master’s. to geography, with the most traffic other interacting with others about geography than National Geographic’s or the CIA through the chats and forums on the site. AAG: You’re a busy guy. factbook. I would encourage members to participate in the geography forum, it’s a post where Matt: Well, it’s been nice and slow here AAG: What is your favorite part of the people ask questions and have lots of lately in Ventura, no disasters yet. ■ site? great discussions. Matt: I have my regular articles about AAG: Has this interaction changed the geographical topics on my site . . . I love way you see geography?

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AAG welcomes these new members whose memberships were processed during the last month

Aditya Agrawal, Santa Cruz, CA Jared G. Hansford, Lexington, KY Samuel Nunn, Indianapolis, IN Destiny Amau, Santa Rosa, CA Burke Hare, Tigard, OR John O'Donnell, Encinitas, CA Gregory Barney, Shanks, WV James A. Harris, Sr., Brooklyn, NY Angela Pachcinski, FL Melanie Bartis, Columbia, SC Jane Hayes, Staatsburg, NY Karie Pieczynski Tayfun, Madison, WI Nicholas Bekanich, Shiloh, IL Richard Hoch, Dunbar, PA Jennie Pierce, Tomball, TX Donald Bourgoin, CT Michael L. Hughes, Eugene, OR Linda Plate, Rye, CO Christine Bowman, Long Beach, CA Austin Ivey, Norman, OK Kevin Puleo, Burlington, VT Christopher F. Boyle, Sandy Johnson, New Orleans, LA Bruce Ramsay, Takoma Park, MD South Lake Tahoe, CA Erika Meyer Jones, Cincinnati, OH Pr Edward G. Remmers, Ridgewood, NJ Ludger Brenner, La Piedad, Mexico Martha Joseph, Silver Spring, MD Meredith R. Rizzari, Portland, OR Heejun Chang, Portland, OR Lucille Lane, Brooksville, FL Talar Sahsuvaroglu, Hamilton, Brad Cheff, Flagstaff, AZ ON, Canada Sharad Lele, Bangalore, India Christopher Costello, Wethersfield, CT Erica Schoenberger, Baltimore, MD John Lindberg, Albertville, MN Prioleau Danielle, NY Michael Schowalter, Bethesda, MD Lanham Lister, Lawrence, KS DeRubertis Diana, Amherst, MA William Sedore, ND Stephanie Lukehart, Loma Linda, CA Fernando Echavarria, Washington, DC Marc S. Smith, Santa Rosa, CA Paul F. Mattingly, Normal, IL Lori Emerson, Manhattan, KS James Street, Leesburg, VA Chris McMorran, Greenfield, IA Anthony Fiorentino Jr., Fullerton, CA Matthew Taylor, Atlanta, GA Dianne Meredith, Davis, CA Nicholas Gazulis, Tiburon, CA Bronder Micheal Timothy, Jessica Mitchell, Jackson, WY Eau Claire, WI Giovani Graziosi, New York, NY Shannon Mork, Richfield, MN Peter Norman Vanderyt, Atlanta, GA Michael Grossman, Tokyo, Japan James Moser, Tucson, AZ Lewis Waldron, Broken Arrow, OK Juventino Gutierrez, Brooklyn, NY Douglas M. Muchoney, Alexandria, VA Olivia Young, Hazelwood, MO ■ Jim Hall, Tempe, AZ Mark Nelson, Reston, VA

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The August/September 1978 issue of constraints permitted, but giving “due training in their respective subject areas . . the AAG Newsletter contained an address consideration” to states and other map . . On 5 March 1978, NASA launched the from new AAG president Brian J. L. Berry users who wanted some conventional third Landsat Earth Resources Satellite. and notice that at the New Orleans mapping completed first. A feature of the Similar to the previous two, Landsat 3 cir- meeting, approximately seventy geomor- new metric maps was a newly developed cled the earth fourteen times daily in a phologists met and agreed to form a set of symbols for roads, buildings, power polar orbit. Landsat 3 also carried two section within the AAG called “Geomor- lines, and the like. The symbols were imaging systems, a multispectral scanner phology and Related Interest.” A six-per- designed to facilitate the conversion of (MSS) with green, red, and two near- son committee was elected to organize the maps to digital form for use in com- infrared bands, and a pair of return beam the section: Neil E. Salisbury, University puters and to allow automatic plotting and vidicon (RBV) television cameras. A new of Iowa; Rorke Bryan, University of Toron- printing of maps with selected features. . . feature on Landsat 3 was the addition of a to; Richard H. Kesel, Louisiana State Uni- . Geography professors M. L. McNulty fifth MSS band (band 8), in the thermal versity; Colin E. Thorn, University and Rex Honey were named directors of range of the electromagnetic spectrum of Maryland; Stanley W. Trimble, research centers within the University of (10.4 to 12.6 micrometers) . . . . Kenneth UCLA; and John D. Vitek, Oklahoma Iowa’s Institute of Urban and Regional J. Dueker, Professor of Urban and State University . . . . The U.S. Geological Research. McNulty headed the Center for Regional Research, University of Iowa, Survey announced plans to shift its Nation- Development Studies, and Honey the received a Fulbright-Hays award for lec- al Mapping Program to the metric system Center for Locational Analysis. The cen- turing and research in regional planning at as rapidly as production and budget ters fostered interdisciplinary research and the University of Zulia in Venezuela.■

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• The Gaia Gala! – the AAG’s 100th Birthday Party The Geography Party of the Century! • The Latest Research Daily distinguished panels of researchers from within and outside of geography, and over 2,800 papers and presentations. • Centennial Hall An expanded set of exhibitors, the Timeline of Geography, a Centennial Theatre showing Geographers on Film, and more. • Silent Auction Travel, vacations, maps, books, equipment, wine, art, and all things geographic to the highest bidder – Don’t miss it! • Free Books Receive WorldMinds on geographic solutions, and Geography and Technology on the role of technologies in geography. • International Reception Join scholars and researchers from more than 50 countries. • Many Other Events Jobs in Geography, AAG Banquet, World Geography Bowl, Field Trips, and more!

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www.aag.org AAG Newsletter 25 July/August 2003 Jobs in Geography

UNITED STATES research, an understanding of major federal pol- *GUAM, MANGILAO 96923. The Water and icy issues in geography, excellent written and Environmental Research Institute of the West- CALIFORNIA, OAKLAND 94607. Cambridge verbal communication skills, familiarity with ern Pacific (WERI), at the University of Guam Systematics (CS), a nationally acknowledged National Science Foundation research (UOG), has a position open for a GIS specialist leader in transportation consulting is seeking an programs, and a demonstrated ability to write whose background and interests are in the appli- entry level GIS Programmer/Transportation successful grant applications. The ability to cation of GIS to water resources related topics. Modeler for our rapidly growing Oakland Cali- interact constructively and collaboratively with The successful candidate will join a team of fornia office. This is an excellent opportunity to leading national and international geography applied researchers in tropical meteorology, work with a growing team of GIS and travel organizations is a must. Ph.D. in geography or island surface and groundwater hydrology, demand modelers to provide GIS support and education preferred. water quality and coastal pollution, and development on travel demand forecasting and The AAG welcomes applicants interested in hydraulics and water delivery systems. As a other transportation modeling projects. This long-term, stable employment and career member of the WERI research faculty, he or she position will provide the opportunity to work development. We offer a supportive working will develop and conduct an applied research with cutting edge GIS-T modeling packages per- environment, competitive salary and benefits, program centered on GIS applications to water forming development, programming, Geodata- and excellent opportunities for professional resources, collaborate with WERI colleagues base design, and implementation on a variety of development. Salary level will be commensurate and others on local and regional projects, and exciting assignments. The ideal candidate will with experience. The AAG is an equal- secure external research funding. He or she will have a Master’s degree in Geography or related opportunity employer. Applicants should also be expected to offer one or more courses field or Bachelor’s degree with equivalent years of submit a resume and letter of application in GIS and its applications to support the uni- experience. Demonstrated experience working to Dr. Patricia Solis, Director of Research and versity’s environmental science curriculum, lead on programming for ArcGIS, ArcIMS, is required Outreach, at the AAG, 1710 16th St. NW, MS thesis projects in environmental science and experience with travel demand/GIS packages Washington, DC 20009, or via email at related to his or her research interests, and to including TransCAD is desirable. GIS program- [email protected]. support WERI’s contributions to the training ming experience in Visual Basic, VBA, Java, JavaScript, or C++ is also highly desirable. Other key qualifications include; strong quantitative “Jobs in Geography” lists positions available with US institutions who are Equal Opportunity skills in statistics, mathematics, and economet- Employers seeking applications from men and women from all racial, religious, and national origin rics; strong oral and written communications groups, and occasional positions with foreign institutions. skills; demonstrated interest in transportation Rates: Minimum charge of $150. Listings will be charged at $1.25 per word. Announcements run and working knowledge of travel demand for two consecutive issues unless a stated deadline permits only one listing. The charge for running forecasting. Proven ability to work under tight an announcement more than twice is one-third the original charge for each subsequent listing. We deadlines is a must. JUN 03-85. will bill institutions listing jobs after their announcements appear in JIG for the first time. A text-formatted resume may be sent elec- Deadline: JIG announcements must reach the AAG before the first of the month to appear in JIG for the tronically to [email protected]. Please following month (eg: 1 January for February issue). Readers will receive their Newsletter copies between the 5th and the 15th of the month. Schedule job closing dates with these delivery dates in mind. place job code: TDF000022 in the subject line Format: Announcements should be sent as an attachment or in the body of an e-mail to of your e-mail. [email protected]. The announcements must be saved in Microsoft Word 5.0 or greater, or Corel WordPer- fect 6 or greater. No job announcements accepted by phone. Follow format and sequence of current *DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (WASHING- JIG listings. All positions are full-time and permanent unless otherwise indicated. State explicitly if TON, DC) 20009. Educational Affairs Direc- positions are not firm. Employers are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of their listings. tor. The Association of American Geographers JIG will not publish listings that are misleading or inconsistent with Association policy. Employers (AAG) Educational Affairs Director will coordi- should notify the Editor to cancel a listing if the position is filled. The Editor reserves the right to nate AAG research and policy in geography edit announcements to conform with established format. All ads must be in English. education at all levels, K-12 through graduate Display ads are also available. Ads will be charged according to size: 1/6 page (2 1/4” x 5”) $335; 1/3 school. He or she will lead AAG programs that page vertical (2 1/4” x 10”)$475;1/3 page square (4 3/4” x 4 3/4”) $475; 1/2 page horizontal (7” x 5”) $625; 2/3 page vertical (4 3/4” x 10”) $750; Full page (7” x 10”) $900. Display ads run for one month only. advance geography education; monitor educa- Affirmative Action Notice: The AAG Affirmative Action Committee requires job listers to send tion research trends within universities and at to the JIG Editor the name, academic degree, sex, and rank of each person appointed as a result of the National Science Foundation; and interact an announcement in JIG. with university geography departments, federal Geographer Available. A service for AAG members only. Send personal listings of 50 words or agencies, and national and international organi- less, following the format of current listings. Listings run for two consecutive issues. Enclose $25 zations on issues related to geographic educa- with listing. A blind listing service is available - the editor will assign a box number and forward tion, research, and practice. inquiries to the member listed. The ideal candidate will have professional * Indicates a new listing experience in geography education and

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and applications needs of the local and regional of Informatics (the first informatics school in the *LOUISIANA, RUSTON 71272. Louisiana water resources professional community. The U.S.), the Abilene operations center (the sub- Tech University, School of Forestry, invites appli- individual hired will be on a three-year tenure- network that makes up the backbone for Internet cations for two positions. track, nine-month contractual appointment. 2002), and three Computing Research labs, one Position 1. Tenure-track, 9-month, Assistant Applicants should be available by January 2004, of which will focus on visualization. The Polis Professor GIS/Remote Sensing. Candidates and must have completed a Ph.D. in science or Center is a leading university-based national cen- should have an earned Ph.D. in forestry or a engineering, or be able to provide assurance of ter in applied GIS. Excellent opportunities also related discipline with specific knowledge, skills, completion by the time of appointment. Disser- exist to collaborate with faculty of the IUPUI and research interests in one or more of the fol- tation or subsequent research must involve the medical center, the School of Nursing, and the lowing areas: GIS (ESRI), GPS (Trimble), remote application of state-of-the-art GIS techniques to Department of Public Health. sensing (ERDAS), and aerial photo interpretation hydrology, geoscience, or civil, agricultural, or Applicants should provide a cover letter, cur- with emphasis on natural resources. Responsibili- environmental engineering problems. Appropri- riculum vita (including links to electronic media), ties include teaching (70%), research (25%) and ate undergraduate or MS-level degrees include statement of research interests, and contact infor- service (5%); teaching introductory through those in the physical, natural, or agricultural sci- mation for three referees (including E-mail advanced courses in GIS, Photo Interpretation ences, engineering, or economics. addresses and fax numbers). Screening of appli- and Remote Sensing; assisting with instruction in Application forms and further information cants will begin in August, 2003 and continue GPS/GIS integration; assisting lab supervisor about the position are available from the UOG until the position is filled. Ph.D. in Geography or with GIS/remote sensing hardware and software Human Resources Offices upon request (Email: closely related field required at time of appoint- maintenance and upgrades; maintaining distance [email protected]). Send completed appli- ment. IUPUI is an AA/EO employer; women and education/internet curriculum; and seeking fund- cation form, an up-to-date resume, copies of all minorities strongly urged to apply. Please send ing for research. A strong commitment to under- degree transcripts, and a contact email address questions and applications to the address below. graduate education, teaching, and interacting and telephone number to the address below. JUN JUL 03-90. with students and strong communications skills 03-89. Apply: Dr. Jeffrey Wilson, Department of are necessary for the successful candidate. Apply: Dr. Gary Denton, GIS Position Search Geography, Indiana University - Purdue Univer- Position 2. Non-tenure-track, 12-month, Committee Chair, c/o Human Resources Office, sity Indianapolis, 425 University Blvd., Indi- Spatial Data Laboratory Supervisor/Instructor. University of Guam, Mangilao, GU 96923. anapolis, IN 46202. Email [email protected]. Candidates should have an MS in GIS, Forestry, Applicants must also arrange for at least three let- Natural Resources, Geography, or combinations ters of reference to be sent directly to the search LOUISIANA, RUSTON 71272. Louisiana of these. At least 3 years experience is required committee Chair. Application deadline is 31 Tech University. The Department of Social with ESRI ArcInfo, ArcView, and ERDAS soft- August 2003. The University of Guam is an equal Sciences seeks a broadly trained human geogra- ware, Trimble GPS equipment, and upgrading opportunity employer, and encourages women, pher to fill a tenure track position as Assistant and maintaining hardware, software, and minorities, and persons with disabilities to apply Professor of Geography, beginning September firmware typically used in GIS/GPS applications. for this position. 2003. A PhD in Geography is required, Preference will be given those with teaching although ABD candidates nearing completion experience and distance education/internet cur- *INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS 46202. Indiana are also encouraged to apply. The successful riculum background. Responsibilities include University-Purdue University, Indianapolis. The candidate will be required to teach introductory Laboratory Supervision/Maintenance (90%) and Department of Geography, The School of Infor- courses in Human Geography, GIS/Cartogra- Teaching (10%); maintenance of distance educa- matics, and The Polis Center invite applications phy plus Introduction to Physical Geography tion/internet courses in Geographic Information for a new joint tenure track position in Geo- and will be able to teach a variety of upper Science; assistance with instruction in introduc- graphic Information Science at the advanced division courses in his/her specialty area. The tory and intermediate level GIS/GPS courses; assistant or associate professor level, with a normal teaching load is three courses per quar- administration of Windows 2000 in a classroom focus on visualization or health applications. ter. A strong commitment to or evidence of setting; updating a website; and assisting faculty Responsibilities will include scholarly activities, teaching at the undergraduate level, scholar- with GIS/GPS applications in research. the enhancement of cross-campus collaborations, ship/research activity, and good interpersonal Candidates should specify which position they and graduate and undergraduate teaching. A and collegial skills, are expected. Please send are applying for and submit a detailed curriculum record of externally funded research in letter of application, curriculum vitae, unofficial vita; a copy of undergraduate and graduate tran- Geographic Information Science is expected. transcripts, and three current letters of recom- scripts; and names, addresses, telephone numbers Salary will be competitive and negotiable. The mendation to the address below. JUN 03-80. and email addresses of at least four (4) references. appointment, to be based in the Department of Apply: Robert K. Toburen, Head, Depart- Candidates for the Assistant Professor position Geography, will begin August 2004. ment of Social Sciences, Louisiana Tech Univer- should also submit a cover letter summarizing IUPUI, a leader in urban higher education, is sity, Ruston, LA 71272. Review of applicants teaching and research interests and philosophy. located in the center of Indianapolis, in close will begin immediately and continue until the Screening of applications begins 1 August and proximity to the centers and resources of state position is filled. Louisiana Tech University is continues until the positions are filled. Positions government. IUPUI has excellent facilities an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities and available beginning 1 September 2003. Request for GIS, visualization, and health science women are encouraged to apply. Louisiana Tech via email or download a full position announce- research. A new Communications Technology University is a member of the University of ment at www.latech.edu or www.ans.latech.edu/ facility is being constructed to house the School Louisiana system. forestry-index.html. Louisiana Tech University is

www.aag.org AAG Newsletter 27 July/August 2003 a member of the University of Louisiana System with local, state, federal, and nonprofit agencies candidates with interests in the Atlantic World and an EEO/AA employer. Minorities and and organizations, and the community offers (Latin America, the Caribbean Islands, Africa, women are encouraged to apply. JUL 03-100. a high quality of life for both individuals Europe, and North America). Demonstrated Apply: Dr. James Dyer, Chairperson, Spatial and families. potential for excellence in research and teaching Data Lab Search Committee, School of Forestry, Candidates for the position should have a required. Successful candidates will join a 19- Louisiana Tech University, PO Box 10138, Rus- record of excellence in scholarly publications, member department that offers bachelors, mas- ton, LA 71272-0045. Voice 318-257-4985. Fax teaching, and service in an area relevant to the ters, and PhD programs in integrative geogra- 318-257-5061. Email [email protected]. study of race and ethnicity in the Americas. Aca- phy. The department will begin the initial demic credentials appropriate for appointment as screening for these positions on 15 October *OHIO, COLUMBUS 43210. Professorship a full professor in the College are required. 2003, however, we will accept applications until in Race and Ethnicity in the Americas. The Applicants should submit curriculum vitae and the positions are filled. To apply, send letter of College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at names of three references to the address below. application, curriculum vitae, and the names and The Ohio State University seeks applications JUL 03-99. addresses (including e-mail addresses) of three for a senior Professor whose scholarly focus Apply: Janet M. Weisenberger, Ph.D., Associ- referees to the address below. Email applications is on race and ethnicity in the Americas. The ate Dean, Chair, Search Committee, College of accepted. JUL 03-93-3. position is open to candidates from all of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, Ohio State Uni- Apply: William L. Graf, Search Committee disciplines in the College. An appointment may versity, 1010 Derby Hall, 154 N. Oval Mall, Chair, Department of Geography. Voice be made in a single department or in multiple Columbus, OH 43210. Voice 614-688-3167. Fax 803-777-5234. Fax 803-777-4972. Email graf@ departments, as appropriate. 614-292-9530. Email [email protected]. sc.edu. The College has nine academic units: Anthro- For full consideration, applications should be For additional information, visit our depart- pology, Economics, Geography, Journalism/ received by 31 October 2003; review of applica- mental web site at www.cla.sc.edu/geog. The Communication, Political Science, Psychology, tions will continue until the position is filled. University of South Carolina is an Equal Oppor- Sociology, Public Policy and Management, and The Ohio State University is an Equal tunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Speech and Hearing Science. The College also Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. houses five interdisciplinary research units: the Qualified women, minorities, Vietnam-era Veter- VIRGINIA, HARRISONBURG 22807. James Criminal Justice Research Center, the Center ans, disabled veterans and the disabled are Madison University. The Geographic Science for Human Resource Research, the Center for encouraged to apply. Program of the Integrated Science and Technolo- Survey Research, the Center for Urban and gy Department seeks a broadly trained human Regional Analysis, and the Initiative in Popula- OREGON, PORTLAND 97205. GIS Analyst - geographer for a tenure track position beginning tion Research. All of these units, which sponsor Conduct Spatial Analysis on GIS datasets using either Fall 2003 or Spring 2004. General Educa- and foster collaborative research efforts, could be ArcInfo, ArcView, and ArcGIS, write programs tion courses in global studies will constitute a sig- relevant to the new professor, depending on his using AML and Avenue to automate/facilitate nificant portion of the candidate’s teaching load. or her specific research program. data production, and perform advanced quality Research and teaching interests in development The new Professor will find a number of col- control checks on GIS datasets and equipment. or geopolitical issues and/or a regional specialty leagues already at Ohio State with well-defined Master Degree in Geography or Environmental are desired. interests in various aspects of race and ethnicity. Studies and one year of experience as a GIS The successful candidate will have an earned He or she will also be an important figure in Intern required. 8-5, 40 hours per week. Mail Ph.D. and be committed to teaching excellence helping attract additional scholars to Ohio State resume to Mason, Bruce & Girard, Inc., 707 SW at the undergraduate level. with interests in race and ethnicity. The Washington St., Suite 1300, Portland, OR Candidates should forward a letter of applica- appointee will also have the opportunity to 97205. JUN 03-88. tion, current vita, a complete transcript and the participate in the activities of the newly-formed names and addresses of three references to the Kirwan Institute for Race and Ethnicity in the *SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA 29208. address below. JUN 03-87. Americas, a multidisciplinary center founded University of South Carolina. The Department Apply: Chair, Geographic Search Committee, jointly by the Colleges of Social and Behavioral of Geography at the University of South c/o Gretta Evick, Integrated Science and Tech- Sciences; Humanities; and Law. The Institute Carolina invites applications for two tenure- nology Department, MSC 4102, James Madison brings together scholars from all parts of the track positions in Human Geography at the University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807. Review of university with a common interest in research rank of Assistant Professor to begin 15 August applications will begin immediately and will con- into issues of race and ethnicity. 2004. PhD in geography or closely allied disci- tinue until the position is filled. The University is located in the state capital pline required at time of appointment. All sub- James Madison University is an Affirmative of Ohio, Columbus, with a metropolitan popu- specialties considered (including but not limited Action/Equal Opportunity Employer; minorities, lation of about 1.25 million. This location to globalization, urbanization, sustainability, women and individuals with disabilities are affords many opportunities for collaboration and medical geography), with a preference for encouraged to apply. ■

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Agyeman, Julian, Robert D. Bullard, and Bob Evans eds. Just Sustainabili- Earle, Carville. The American Way: A Geographical History of Crisis and Recov- ties: Development in an Unequal World. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2003. ery. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2003. 449 and 18 pp., n.p., 347 and 19 pp., $24.95, ISBN 0-262-51131-2 (paper). ISBN 0-8476-8712-0.

Beauregard, Robert A. Voices of Decline: The Postwar Fate of U.S. Cities. Lon- Flyvbjerg, Bent, Nils Bruzelius, and Werner Rothengatter. Megaprojects don and New York: Routledge, 2 rev. ed., 2003. 304 and 14 pp., $90.00, and Risk: An Anatomy of Ambition. New York: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-415-93237-8. 2003. 207 and 9 pp., $20.00, ISBN 0-521-00946-4 (paper).

Berdoulay, Vincent and Hector Mendoza Vargas, eds., Unidad y Diversi- Foot, John. Milan Since the Miracle: City, Culture and Identity. Oxford and dad del Pensamiento Geografico en el Mundo. Retos y Perspectivas. Mexico City: New York: Berg, 2001. 240 and 14 pp., $24.00, 1-85973-550-9. National University of Mexico, Instituto de Geografia, UNAM for the IGU Commission on the History of Geographical Thought, 2003. 339 Ford, Larry R. America’s New Downtowns: Revitalization or Reinvention? Balti- pp., n.p., ISBN 970-32-0604-2. more: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003. 340 and 7 pp., n.p., ISBN 0-8018-7163-8. Bishir, Catherine W. and Michael T. Southern. A Guide to the Historic Archi- Frazier, John W., Florence Margai, and Eugene Tettey-Flo. Race and Place: tecture of Piedmont North Carolina. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Equity Issues in Urban America. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2003. 304 Carolina Press, 2003. 596 and 23 pp., $22.50, ISBN 0-8078-5444-1 and 15 pp., $32.00, ISBN 0-8133-4041-1 (paper). (paper). Gallaher, Carolyn. On The Fault Line: Race, Class, and the American Patriot Bishop, Ryan, John Phillips, and Yeo Wei Wei, eds. Postcolonial Urbanism: Movement. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2003. 273 and 13 pp., Southeast Asian Cities and Global Processes. London and New York: Rout- $26.95, ISBN 0-7425-1974-0 (paper). ledge, 2003. 335 and 5 pp., $24.95, ISBN 0-415-93250-5. Geiger, Rudolf, Robert H. Aron, and Paul Todhunter. The Climate Near the Blunt, Alison and Cheryl McEwan, eds. Postcolonial Geographies. New Ground. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 6 rev. ed., 2003. 584 and York: Continuum, 2002. 245 and 7 pp., $29.95, ISBN 0-8264-6083-6. 18 pp., $79.00, ISBN 0-7425-1857-4. Bridge, John S. Rivers and Floodplains: Forms, Processes, and Sedimentary Record. Gesler, Wilbert M. Healing Places. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2003. 489 and 10 pp., $84.95, ISBN 0-632- 2003. 129 and 9 pp., $22.95, ISBN 0-7425-1956-2 (paper). 06489-7. Harmon, John E. and Steven J. Anderson. The Design and Implementation of Chapman, Graham P. The Geopolitics of South Asia: From Early Empires to the Geographic Information Systems. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, 2003. Nuclear Age. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2 rev. ed., 2003. 333 and 21 pp., 264 and 8 pp., n.p., ISBN 0-471-20488-9. $44.95, ISBN 0-7546-3442-6. Harvey, Nick and Brian Caton. Coastal Management in Australia. New York: Chretien, Jean-Pierre. The Great Lakes of Africa: Two Thousand Years of Oxford University Press, 2003. 342 and 16 pp., n.p., ISBN 0-19- History. New York: Zone Books, 2003. 503 pp., $36.00, ISBN 1-890951- 553794-7. 34-X. High, Steven. Industrial Sunset: The Making of North America’s Rust Belt, 1969- Clarke, David B., Marcus A. Doel, and Kate M. L. Housiaux, eds. The 1984. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2003. 306 and 11 pp., Consumption Reader. London and New York: Routledge, 2003. 288 and 7 $27.95 paper, ISBN 0-8020-3738-0 (paper). pp., ISBN 0-415-21377-0. Holland, Marjorie M., Elizabeth R. Blood, and Lawrence R. Shaffer., Counihan, Carole M. Food in the USA: A Reader. New York: Routledge, eds. Achieving Sustainable Freshwater Systems: A Web of Connections. Washing- 2002. 432 pp. $29.95, ISBN 0415932327 (paper). ton, DC: Island Press, 2003. 351 and 13 pp., $30.00 paper, ISBN 1- 55963-929-6 (paper). Craig, William J., Trevor M. Harris, and Daniel Weiner, eds. Community Participation and Geographic Information Systems. London and New York: Tay- Hubbard, Phil, Brendan Bartley, Duncan Fuller, and Rob Kitchin. Think- lor and Francis, 2002. 383 and 23 pp., $95.00, ISBN 0-415-23752-1 ing Geographically: Space, Theory and Contemporary Human Geography. New (cloth). York: Continuum, 2002. 275 and 10 pp., ISBN 0-8264-5625-1.

Crisci, Jorge, Liliana Katinas, and Paula Posadas. Historical Biogeography: Humphreys, Adrien G. and Ashok K. Dutt. Urban Ecological Research An Introduction. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2003. 250 Methods Applied to the Cleveland, Ohio Metropolitan Area. Lewiston, NY: Edwin and 11 pp., $45.00, ISBN 0-674-01059-0. Mellen Press, 2003. 154 and 16 pp., $99.95, ISBN 0-7734-7201-0.

Cutter, Susan L. and H. William Renwick. Exploitation, Conservation, Preser- Johnson-Webb, Karen D. Recruiting Hispanic Labor: Immigrants in Non-Tradi- vation: A Geographic Perspective on Natural Resource Use. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, tional Areas. New York: LFB Scholarly, 2003. 150 and 7 pp., n.p., ISBN 1- 4 rev. ed., 2004. 390 and 10 pp., n.p., ISBN 0-471-15225-0. 931202-66-4.

Duncan, Kirsty. Hunting the 1918 Flu: One Scientist’s Search for a Killer. Jordan-Bychkov, Terry G. The Upland South. Santa Fe, NM and Harrison- Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2003. 297 and 16 pp., $35.00, burg, VA: Center for American Places, Inc, 2003. 121 and 14 pp., n.p., ISBN 0-8020-8748-5. ISBN 1-930066-08-2 (cloth).

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