Volume 47, Number 6 • June 2012 In This Issue Emerging Themes for the Los Angeles AAG Annual Meeting

ach year, the AAG identifies a few featured provide a fresh and engaging skeletal structure to themes for its Annual Meeting. These are each of our large and richly-complex meetings. E often suggested by the meeting’s location Many potential themes are readily suggested by From the Meridian...... 1 itself or by political and intellectual trends within Los Angeles itself. A focus on international cities President’s Column...... 3 the discipline or in society at large. The AAG and urban geographies is a natural theme for the LA Washington Monitor...... 7 president and executive director generally develop meeting. Water is always a dominant consideration Op-Ed...... 10, 11 these annual themes, in conversation with the AAG for Los Angeles. Others come immediately to mind: Profiles of Professional Council, the meeting’s Local Arrangements Com- The Pacific Rim and Asia. Borders. Migration and Geographers...... 13 mittee, and the membership at large. In past years, immigration. Hollywood, film, and global cultures. Award Deadlines...... 14 these themes have ranged across the full breadth of Transportation. And so many others. We invite you Grants & Competitions...... 16 the discipline, and included topics such as Climate to help develop additional themes by suggesting Of Note...... 16 Change, Geography and Human Rights, Space- new ideas for Los Angeles, and for coming years Specialty Group News...... 16 time Integration in Geography and GIScience, and as well. New Members...... 19 Geography and the Humanities. Following is the initial set of themes we have Jobs in Geography...... 23 These multi-faceted themes are not intended developed for the AAG Los Angeles meeting, Necrology...... 28 to be the exclusive focus of an AAG meeting, but scheduled for April 9-13, 2013: Events Calendar...... 31 rather serve as a lens to help focus discussion and Continued on page 2

Obama Administration Releases Global Change Strategic Plan

he Obama Administration has released a new ing technologies allow for a more comprehensive ten-year strategic plan for research related to approach that incorporates economic, social, and global change, identifying priorities intended environmental data, our understanding of processes of Tto help state and local governments, businesses, and global change will deepen and increase our capacity communities prepare for anticipated changes in the for planning, he said. global environment, including climate change, in the An important unifying theme of the Strategic Plan decades ahead. is clearly geographic – to conceptualize global change The Plan – released by the U.S. Global Change “at the spatial and temporal scales on which planning, Research Program (USGCRP) – was developed col- management, and policy decisions are made” (p.14) laboratively by more than 100 scientists working in as well as the varying scales at which change will be the Federal Government. It reflects extensive inputs acutely felt and where intervention will be needed. from stakeholders and the general public, as well as The Plan also places increased importance on human a detailed review by the National Research Council. dimensions of global change. The Plan will be implemented through the USGCRP The USGCRP has for more than 20 years coordi­ and the thirteen Federal departments and agencies it nated Federal global change research. While that represents. research has largely monitored specific environmental “It is no longer enough to study the isolated changes by satellite and concentrated on developing physical, chemical, and biological factors affect- computer projections of climate change in the near ing global change,” said Tom Armstrong, Executive term, the new Strategic Plan will expand to incorporate Director of the USGCRP. As advanced comput- Continued on page 4

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From the Meridian continued from page 1

AAG Newsletter Emerging Asias wage manufacturing and informal economies, of the Acknowledging Los Angeles’ and Califor- settlements, and urban politics accompany Association of American nia’s location on the Pacific Rim, and their the emergence of a powerful, consumption- Geographers increasing interconnections with Asia, Eric oriented urban middle class. How can we Sheppard’s 2013 presidential plenary session understand these changes? Are post-colonial will take up the question of “Emerging Asias.” cities simply following the trajectory of US and This title references three aspects of Asia European cities, or are distinctive urban forms Douglas Richardson, Publisher and Managing Editor today: Its rapid (re)emergence as a center of the emerging, requiring distinctive theorizations global economy; or interventions Jim Ketchum, Editor its enormous ‘from the south’? AAG Voice 202-234-1450 diversity as a What are the AAG Fax 202-234-2744 region (Asia be- implications for [email protected] ing a European ‘northern’ cities? www.aag.org geopolitical These questions construct des- are becoming USPS 987-380 ISSN 0275-3995 ignating the widely debated; land masses LA is an excel- The AAG Newsletter ISSN 0275- east of Europe, lent forum to 3995 is published monthly with July/ rather than a engage further August combined, by the Association homogeneous Richardson Sheppard with them. of American Geographers, 1710 16th region); and, Street NW, Washington, DC 20009- within the heterogeneous sub-regions of Asia, Climate Change, Variability, 3198. The cost of an annual subscrip- the expanding differences in the livelihood Adaptation and Justice tion is $25.00 The subscription price possibilities of those who have come to live This track of sessions will examine the is included in the annual dues of the prosperously and those who live precariously. latest research on global climate change and Association. Not available to non- This session is conceived as a provocation to variability, including geographies of projected members. Periodicals postage paid in US geographers: To be paying more attention climate change impacts, mitigation and/or Washington, DC. All news items and to Asia, and to its distinctive perspectives local adaptation strategies, and societal and letters, including job listings, should be and voices. Speakers will be invited from the human rights implications. The US govern- sent to the Editor at the address below US and Asia, with expertise in different sub- ment’s recent Strategic Plan for US Global or to [email protected]. regions. The AAG presidential panel session Change Research for the next decade will All Newsletter materials must arrive will anchor this thematic track in Los Angeles. also be discussed in terms of its potential at the Association office by the 1st of As a featured theme, of course, “Emerging opportunities for geographic research re- the month preceding the month of the Asias” should not be restricted to human geo- lated to global and climate change. Sessions publication. This includes job listings. graphic processes: Research examining Asian addressing activities and outcomes of the Material will be published on a space biophysical and nature-society processes also United Nations Conference of Sustainable available basis and at the discretion of is encouraged. Development (Rio+20) are also encouraged. the editorial staff. When your address changes, please Beyond the Los Angeles School: Geography, GIScience, and notify the Association office imme- Global Urbanization Health: Spatial Frontiers of diately. Six weeks notice is necessary In the 1990s, Los Angeles was advanced as Health Research and Practice to ensure uninterrupted delivery of the home for a new school of urban geography, Building on several recent AAG initia- AAG publications. To assist the AAG billed as replacing the Chicago School. The tives together with the National Institutes office in your address change, include LA School took up the important, unfinished of Health in this research area, this theme the address label with your change of task of expanding how we think about cities. will explore new research frontiers in health address. In the 21st century, the center of gravity of and social environments, and also address Postmaster: Send address changes urbanization has relocated decidedly into the progress generated by the AAG Initiative for to AAG Newsletter, 1710 16th Street global South. Asia and Africa, in particular, an NIH-wide Geospatial Infrastructure for NW, Washington, DC 20009-3198, or are experiencing unprecedented rates of urban Health Research. These AAG initiatives have [email protected]. change, shaped by, and shaping, global pro- generated an increased awareness by health cesses and policy agendas. The urbanization researchers as well as geographers of the core of poverty has been a central aspect of these role that geography and GIScience can play changes, as circular rural-urban migration, low Continued on page 5

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Valuing the History of our Discipline

he history of our discipline is fas- of Eastern Germany after the Jews and in the discipline of geography during the cinating but receives too little at- other “undesirable” populations had been 1970s. It was the time of the so-called T tention. Departments struggle to removed. After reading this article, I did “relevance debates” when our discipline enliven our history in such a way that some digging in the AAG archives to searched sincerely for answers concerning students will not rebel if required to take investigate the circumstances under which the role of overarching theories and their a course, or part of a course, on the topic. Christaller was later given an AAG Life- ethical application. Some of us were march- Even graduate students object (at least time Achievement Award on ing in the streets and oth- they do in my department) to spend- the basis of his theoretical ers of us were defending the ing time learning about their intellectual contribution to what was status quo. There has been heritage. Perhaps I am a little unusual in considered perhaps the most plenty of discussion, indeed that my passion for digging around in our important concept in urban rapprochement, since, but past has not abated since I was a student, and economic geography the pages of our journals are but I am ever more convinced of the need during the 1960s and 1970s. rich with these discussions for historical scholarship, not simply to Central place theory may no and deserve to be dusted off document facts about the discipline, but longer be widely practiced, more often for their insight because those ideas matter a great deal. or even taught, by most ge- on geographical problems Lately I have seen a significant amount of ographers, but the theoreti- that are still with us today. creeping environmentalism in conference cal influence remains strong, Kobayashi But it takes articles such as presentations, for example, that could do and should lead to questions the two I have cited to make with some critical interpretation based on about how we connect our theories to their sense of our historical search for ways to the debates that took place early in the application in the world. Can we separate make a better world geographically. 20th century and paved the way for anti- the thought from the thinker? This will be my eleventh and last essentialist ideas that transformed geo­ Another paper, by Gavin Bowd and column as President of the AAG. I look graphy later in the century. Similarly, Dan Clayton, “Geographical Warfare in forward to the next year and reading Eric increasing interest among social and po- the Tropics: Yves Lacoste and the Vietnam Sheppard’s similar efforts to contain his litical geographers in new social move- War” (forthcoming, 2013) weaves a com- thoughts within 800-word segments. Good ments are strongly reminiscent of some plex story of the influences of French geo­ luck, Eric! I wish to thank all those who of the developments that occurred among grapher Yves Lacoste’s 1972 exposé of the have made the past year so challenging geographical activists of the 1970s. So I American bombing of the Red River Delta and enjoyable: members of AAG Council, am delighted to follow some of the recent of North Vietnam, and of the public reac- the great staff at Meridian Place in Wash- critical history of the discipline, which tions and political debates over “geographi- ington DC, all the regional members who grounds our thinking not only in the con- cal warfare” that resulted. Lacoste used organized wonderful conferences across cepts but the social contexts of the past. field observation and mapping to explore the continent, all the members of the Some of the most provocative pieces the relationships between law, war, and association who have contributed to our on the history of the discipline will shortly environment. Again, I did some additional meetings, publications, and other activities appear in the Annals. Claudio Minca and archival digging to place Lacoste within the and who have been a source of inspiration Trevor Barnes’ “Nazi Spatial Theory: The context of the War Crimes Tribunal orga- and support, and my students and col- Dark Geographies of Carl Schmitt and nized by philosophers Bertrand Russell­ and leagues at Queen’s who have put up with Walter Christaller” (forthcoming, 2013) Jean-Paul Sartre. This 28-member panel my frequent absences. My very best wishes shows that Schmitt developed a political- of international leaders, academics, and to all geographers everywhere. n judicial justification for the spatial expan- activists brought little known information sion of the Third Reich at the time of the about the horrific events in Vietnam to the Audrey Kobayashi incursion into Poland. Walter Christaller’s public and profoundly influenced a whole [email protected] geometrical spatial imaginary, widely prac- generation of peace activists. Geo­graphy tised throughout the discipline in the form has its place in their history. Note: The two forthcoming papers mentioned above are both currently available online to AAG members of central place theory, was based on a These two articles refer to countervail- and other subscribers to the Annals of the Association of plan to reterritorialize the “empty space” ing intellectual and political tendencies American Geographers.

AAG Annual Meeting Call for Papers to be Released on July 1. See www.aag.org.

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AAG Workshop Creates Educational Resources for U.S.-India Collaborations

he AAG recently led a workshop in consideration of perspectives and practices. the IT industry in Bangalore and a cultural Bangalore, India in cooperation with Dr. Chandra Shekhar Balachandran, TIIGS GeoArts program featuring performances of The Indian Institute for Geographical Director, initiated the proceedings with a traditional Indian song and dance by students TStudies (TIIGS), to encourage educational col- presentation on the geography education on the campus of the Army Public School. laborations between schools and universities in system in India. This was followed by re- In addition to the new CGGE resources, a the U.S. and India. marks from Michael Solem, AAG Director number of other publications are planned. One Held from March 12-16, 2012, the work- of Educational Affairs, and Rick Gindele, an will be a special symposium for the Journal of shop drew a delegation of 28 geography AP Human Geography teacher at Cherry Geography in Higher Education that will feature teachers and professors from the U.S. and Creek High School in Denver, focusing on research papers related to the workshop’s theme India. Participants sought to develop new key characteristics of geography education in of internationalization, focusing especially on educational resources for the AAG’s Center the U.S. context. challenges and opportunities of developing for Global Geography Education (CGGE), Working in small groups, the participants and sustaining educational collaborations with which provides open access to six online formulated the details of their case studies Indian schools and universities. Print editions modules offering regional case studies of selected case studies and a related guide and collaborative projects for high school for AP Human Geography teachers will and university geography classes. appear in a future issue of The Geography The case studies developed by the Teacher, published by the National Coun- Bangalore workshop participants draw on cil for Geographic Education (NCGE). geographical research by American and The materials will also be published in Indian geographers to offer comparative the Hindi and Kannada languages to ex- analyses of issues related to the global tend the dissemination of the resources economy, national identity, migration, throughout India. population and natural resources, global Funding for the CGGE-India work- climate change, and water resources. Each shop was provided by a grant from the case study will be paired with a collabora- National Science Foundation (Award Participants gathered for a group photo on the final day of the workshop. tive project that deploys social networking OISE-1065935), with additional funding and interactive technologies for connecting and collaborative projects, using guidelines support from the AAG, the Journal of Geography geography classes in the U.S. and India for for writing inquiry-based activities and in- in Higher Education, and Taylor & Francis. discussions, spatial data analysis, and problem- teractive hypermedia prepared by workshop Questions about the Bangalore workshop based learning activities. The materials will be facilitators Phil Klein (University of North- and CGGE project may be directed to Michael­ published in September 2012 on the CGGE ern Colorado), Osvaldo Muñiz (Texas State Solem ([email protected]). n website (http://globalgeography.aag.org). University), and Waverly Ray (PhD Candi- The workshop process emphasized prin- date, Texas State University). Their efforts ciples of inclusion, cooperation, and mutual were further supported by a field study of Global Change Plan continued from page 1 the complex dynamics of ecosystems and our understanding of the reciprocity of place to place, necessitating flexible responses human social-economic activities. By includ- natural and human systems and to find new to emerging situations. ing these added dimensions, the USGCRP ways to broaden public understanding of The USGCRP is steered by the Subcom- anticipates that the research it sponsors will these processes. mittee on Global Change Research under generate information of unprecedented practi- The report also foregrounds the need for the Committee on Environment and Natural cal use to decision-makers in a wide range cooperation among nations. “Understanding Resources, overseen by the Executive Office of sectors including agriculture, municipal and responding to environmental change at of the President. planning, and public works. global and regional levels requires greater The Strategic Plan describes four impor- scientific expertise, technological capabili- National Global Change Research Plan 2012-2021: tant goals for the next ten years: advance ties, and resources than any one country can A Strategic Plan for the U. S. Global Change Research science, inform decisions, conduct sustained manage alone” (p.94). While crucial data Program is available for viewing or download assessments, and communicate and educate. must be received from all across the world, at www.globalchange.gov. n Keys to achieving these goals are to advance the impacts of change are likely to vary from

The U.S. Global Change Research Library is available at http://library.globalchange.gov.

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Yi-Fu Tuan to Receive Laureate of the Prix Vautrin Lud 2012

i-Fu Tuan, the Vilas Professor Emeri- ished teacher and mentor at the University cal Society Cullum Geographical Medal tus at the University of Wisconsin- of Wisconsin-Madison. His research spans (1987). He was awarded the Fellowship of Y Madison, has been selected as 2012 a wide spectrum of subjects ranging from the American Association for the Advance- Laureate of the Vautrin Lud Prize, to be physical geography to cultural studies, from ment of Science (1986), Fellowship of the presented on October 11, 2012 at the Inter- the hydrological cycle to senses of home and British Academy (2001), and Fellowship of national Festival of Geography self, from desert landscapes to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, com- dining-room décor, and from (2002). He earned a Doctor of Science honoris monly referred to as Saint-Dié, cosmopolitan visions to the causa at University of Guelph (2002) and was a commune in the Vosges de- meanings of place and space. named the Frank Updike Memorial Scholar partment in Lorraine in north- Other innovative themes by Phi Beta Kappa (2002-2005). eastern France. include religion, morality According to Anne Buttimer (Univer- The Prix Vautrin Lud is re- and imagination, nature and sity College Dublin), President of the Prix garded by many as the Nobel culture, aesthetics and ethics, Vautrin Lud 2012 Jury, “Yi-Fu Tuan could Prize for geography and has topophilia, and emotions – of be genuinely regarded as a Saint-Exupéry been awarded annually over fear, affection, escapism – – the ‘Little Prince’ – of Geo­graphy. His the past 22 years to geogra- and the politics and poetics gentle words sought to tame a generation phers whose scholarship has Tuan of everyday life. Many of his of colleagues who had become infatuated held international renown. The laureate works have been published in translation to with logical positivism and quantitatively- is nominated on the basis of a vote by a Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, based spatial analysis. He beckoned minds five-person jury who select from a short Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish. and hearts beyond these assertions of ob- list of names proposed by 240 well-known Tuan has received many awards and hon- jectivity, revealing the multifaceted sub- geographers from all five continents. ors over the course of his career including a jectivity in conventional models of social A native of China, Tuan became a full Guggenheim Fellowship (1968-69), the AAG science and reminding all of the enduring professor at the University of Minnesota in Meritorious Contribution to Geography challenge to critically reflect on taken-for- 1968 and there began his focus on humanistic Award (1973), The Journal of Geography granted ways of thought and life.” n geography. He later became a deeply cher- Award (1985), and the American Geographi- From the Meridian continued from page 2 in addressing global health needs, both in activist research in and beyond geography, we seek only to highlight a few research areas research and in practice. Sessions will include make Los Angeles a particularly appropriate of current relevance and interest, among so leading medical and health researchers, and place for a focus on activist geographies. many others of equal significance. The dyna- we encourage geographers active in these Activist geographers, wherever they work, mism, innovation and range of cutting-edge areas of research to present their work. are encouraged to organize sessions to share research presented at AAG Annual Meetings research and learn from one another. is always remarkable, and we encourage the Activist Geographies: Struggles for broadest range of scholarship and research Social and Environmental Justice Borders at our meetings. The AAG Specialty Groups Los Angeles has become known nation- Southern California is an excellent venue also develop their own featured sessions each wide as a place where diverse social and for advancing scholarship on political bor- year, and we encourage prospective attendees activist groups and movements have under- ders and their implications for the places to contact the AAG Specialty Group in your taken innovative struggles around such issues they separate and the connectivities be- area of research interest to help build strong as conditions of work, immigration, borders, tween them: Migration, language and cul- session tracks around the many diverse and transportation, prisons and environmental ture, water, sovereignty, economies, etc. The interactive topics and regions that they rep- justice. Geographers at places such as the US-Mexico border provides a compelling resent. For more information, visit www.aag. University of Southern California, the Uni- regional focus for this theme, and research org/annualmeeting. versity of California, Los Angeles, and Cali- and theoretical work related to borders else- We look forward to seeing you at the fornia State campuses, have worked closely where is also welcome. Field trips to border AAG Annual Meeting next year in Los on, and with, such movements. These times areas will also enrich these sessions. Angeles, a most creative and fascinating of burgeoning activism in cities worldwide, We want to reinforce, of course, that the “transnational” city. n from the Arab awakening to the occupy above themes are not intended to be the Doug Richardson and Eric Sheppard movements, and of academic interest in exclusive focus of the Los Angeles meeting; www.aag.org AAG Newsletter 5 June 2012

AAG Receives NASA Grant to Support MyCOE Student Projects

he AAG, serving as secretariat for A separate call for participation will be the United Nations World Summit for Sustain- the MyCOE Program, has formed issued for each program to select applicants able Development in Johannesburg. It provides T a partnership with NASA’s SERVIR who are from and studying in the region geographic perspectives, learning resources, program to help university students liv- where the programs will take place. Two of and technological tools to encourage youth to ing and studying in developing regions the programs will be held in Sub-Saharan engage with their local communities around conduct long-term research or educational Africa, two in Asia, and one in Latin global sustainability themes. Additional infor- activities in response to sustainable de- America and the Caribbean. Interested mation is available at www.mycoe.org. velopment needs in their countries. The students must apply with a mentor to form SERVIR, the Regional Visualization and MyCOE / SERVIR initiative is funded by a two-person team. Approximately 12 to Monitoring System, is a collaborative venture a $799,179 award from NASA and will 15 undergraduate or graduate students and among the NASA Earth Science Division Ap- develop five separate programs over the their mentors will be competitively selected plied Sciences Program, USAID, and worldwide next two years, each organized around a per program based on the feasibility and partner institutions. It helps governments and theme related to sustainable development, quality of the proposed research/education other stakeholders use Earth observation and to provide participants with the capacity activity. In all, 120 to 150 participants (24 geospatial technologies to make decisions about to use geography and geographic tech- to 30 per program) will directly benefit disasters, ecosystems, biodiversity, weather, wa- nologies. Participants in the MyCOE / from the MyCOE / SERVIR initiative. ter, climate, health, and agriculture. Visit www. SERVIR Partnership programs will receive MyCOE (My Community Our Earth: servirglobal.net for more information. a modest stipend and mentoring as well as Geographic Learning for Sustainable Develop- For more information about MyCOE / geographic data and SERVIR resources to ment) is a U.S. Type II Public-Private Partner- SERVIR, contact Patricia Solís at psolis@ assist them in conducting their projects. ship, established in 2001 in conjunction with aag.org. n

MyCOE Selects Winners of 2012 Earth Day Competition

The AAG, through the MyCOE (My Elaine Demata, Gabriel Narce, and Riva submit sustainable development projects Community, Our Earth: Geographic Karyl Varela – along with their instructor, and maps in celebration of Earth Day (April Learning for Sustainable Development) Michael Casas – conducted their project on 22) and the 20th anniversary of the United program, has selected three winning entries sustainable development. More specifically, Nations Conference on Sustainable Devel- in its competition to celebrate Earth Day they tested the water quality of the Talomo opment, also known as the Rio+20 Earth 2012. Each winner will receive $200. River and analyzed how it has changed Summit (June 20-22). Eligible projects were Guru Vishnu, a student at Edison G. Ag- over an 11-year period in relation to food created by youth to address a specific oram Memorial School in Chidambaram, security, population and economic activity sustainable development challenge using Tamilnadu, India, won in the elementary in the area. geography, mapping, or GIS. school level category. His project, “Global In the university level category, Régia MyCOE (My Community Our Earth: Warming Awareness Motto and Tree Plan- Estevam Alves, Helder Barbosa Paulino, Geographic Learning for Sustainable De- tation Project,” focuses on climate change and Alécio Perini Martins won for their velopment) is a U.S. Type II Public-Private and practices to adopt for a more environ- group entry, “Environmental Fragility of Partnership established in 2001 in con- mentally friendly earth. Ribeirão Da Picada, Jataí, Goiás, Brazil.” junction with the United Nations World A group of students from Philippine These students are from Federal University Summit for Sustainable Development in Science High School–Southern Mindanao of Goiás, Brazil in Jataí, Goiás, Brazil. Their Johannesburg. It provides geographic per- Campus in Davao City, Philippines, won “Hazards, Vulnerability, and Disasters” spectives, learning resources, and techno- the high school level category for their themed project evaluates the fragile eco- logical tools to encourage youth to engage project, “Talomo River Over the Years: system of a basin in the municipal district with their local communities around global Davao City’s Primary Water Source.” The of Jataí, Goiás. sustainability themes. Additional informa- students, Deme Rafael Abayon, Alden Students at the elementary, secondary, tion is available at www.mycoe.org. n Gene Camahalan, Camille Casas, Frances and post-secondary levels were invited to

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Washington Monitor

AAG Urges New York Regents to Any changes made would apply to the troubling provisions that could restrict the Keep Geography Exam cohort of freshmen entering New York procurement of GIS and mapping services On May 2, AAG Executive Director high schools in September 2013. We will to specific types of private “firms” and have a Doug Richardson sent a letter to the New continue to monitor this issue and will report negative impact on geographers and GIS spe- York State Education Department (NYSED) on significant developments in future issues cialists, as well as on the Federal Government’s Board of Regents urging the Regents to of this column. ability to meet growing needs for geographic reject a departmental recommendation that data. would make the state’s global history and Major Corporations Endorse Jennings echoed this point of view in his geography exam optional. AAG Education Resolution testimony, which was endorsed by the AAG Under the Department’s proposal, New In recent weeks, several major corpora- and the American Geosciences Institute, York high school students would be able to take tions have signed onto the “AAG Resolu- asserting: an additional math, science, or vocational exam tion Supporting K-12 Geography Education.” instead of the global history and geography Microsoft, Nokia, Sprint Nextel, Nissan, and I am concerned that the focus of H.R. 4233 exam as part of the requirements for graduating AOL have joined Google, Toyota, and Esri as on the private sector could ultimately stifle inno- with a Regent’s Diploma. The Regent’s Diploma endorsers. See www.aag.org/AAGEducation vation and jeopardize the development of a vibrant is the highest-level graduation certification in Resolution for the full resolution and complete future geospatial workforce. Taken together, Titles New York and is required for entrance into list of endorsers. II and III of the legislation require agency heads, many colleges and universities. The endorsements of these high-profile “to the maximum extent possible,” to convert John King, Commissioner of the NYSED, businesses is a testament to the U.S. Depart- “geospatial activities performed by or for the argued for the change by asserting, “It’s ment of Labor’s identification of geotechnolo- Federal government” to performance by “private a really important step. There’s certainly gies, such as Geographic Information Systems geospatial firms.” going to be a lot of jobs in the future in the (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), This requirement would seemingly be contrary fields of science, technology, engineering photogrammetry, surveying, and remote to free market principles in that it would limit or and mathematics, and this new pathway will sensing, as one of the three most important even preclude government funding for geospatial encourage districts and schools to create fields for high quality job growth with signifi- activities with researchers, college and university additional opportunities for their students to cant economic benefits. consortia, non-profit organizations, and/or other pursue those areas.” We are grateful to each of these companies public entities. I am deeply troubled by this aspect Richardson, however, pointed out the for their support and will continue to reach of H.R. 4233. It is my sense … that if colleges rapidly growing employment needs for out to other businesses that utilize geogra- and universities stop receiving federal funding for students with geography and GIS back- phy and geotechnologies in their products or geospatial activities and there is no longer a place grounds. “Students with a solid background operations in the hopes of receiving additional for geospatial scientists and experts outside of the in geography are able to think spatially and endorsements for the resolution. private sector, the incentive for and ability of apply geographic analytical skills and tech- institutions of higher education to train the next nologies for decision-making and problem AAG Member Jennings Testifies generation of geospatial experts will be signifi- solving. The knowledge and skills acquired at House Hearing on Legislation cantly diminished. This would be an especially at the K-12 level in geography strongly Restricting GIS Procurements troublesome development given the recent emphasis complement and enhance what students Steve Jennings, a longtime AAG member on the need to protect our nation’s competitiveness learn in other school subjects, including and Associate Professor of Geography and by enhancing education efforts in STEM fields, science, math, and history.” Acting Chair of the Department of Geo­ including geography and geospatial education. Richardson also sent the Regents a copy graphy and Environmental Studies at the It is ultimately in the best interest of the private of the “AAG Resolution Supporting K-12 University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, sector to have a robust system of geospatial Geography Education” (see related article testified at a field hearing of the U.S. House education at our nation’s leading colleges and below), which has been endorsed by four Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy universities because it will reduce the amount busi- former U.S. Secretaries of State; thirteen and Mineral Resources on May 3 in Colorado nesses will have to spend on research and training. incumbent governors of both parties; a Springs. number of prominent national organiza- The hearing focused on H.R. 4233, the No votes were taken on the legislation tions; several major corporations; and many “Map it Once, Use it Many Times Act,” during the hearing and we will continue to others. The resolution underscores the need which was introduced in March by Con- monitor any future developments. n in the United States for geographically well- gressman Doug Lamborn (R-CO). (Lamborn educated employees and citizens. is Chairman of the Subcommittee and his John Wertman The Regents could vote on the testing district includes Colorado Springs.) As noted [email protected] issue as early as their June 18-19 meeting. in my column last month, H.R. 4233 contains

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Geographer Co-Curates Art Exhibition Examining U.S.-Mexico Border

n May 4, 2012, an exhibition enti- The exhibition’s opening section, entitled project to construct an enormous battery tled “Trazando la Linea / Tracing the “Mexico before the Border,” establishes the of walls and fences along the entire land O Line” opened at the Centro Estatal theme of long-term and enduring connec- boundary between the two nations, as well de las Artes in Mexicali, the state capital of tion across what would become la línea. as sections of the Rio Grande/Río Bravo. Baja California, Mexico. The exhibition was Centuries later, the 1848 Treaty of Gua- This transformation began in the midst of co-curated by geographer Michael Dear dalupe Hidalgo brought an end to the war their project, giving Lucero and Dear an (University of California, Berkeley) and ar- between Mexico and the U.S. The work of unparalleled opportunity to observe the chitect Héctor Lucero. Their research for a binational commission to survey the line is impacts of the new fortifications on border- the project included a 4,000-mile explora- recounted in the second gallery, “Marking land communities. Gallery 4, entitled “The tion along the entire length of the U.S.- the Line.” Although the Wall,” shows how cross- Mexico border in both countries. boundary commemo- border communications The five galleries of the Centro trace rated a divide between were interrupted, but the history of the U.S.-Mexico border- two nation-states, bor- not diminished, by the lands from prehistoric times to the present, derland peoples contin- new fortifications. and imagine a future when the walls now ued their centuries-old The exhibition ends separating the two countries will have practices of cross-border by stressing that the disappeared. Using maps, archival docu- commerce and society. border remains a place ments, photographs, and paintings, the After the Treaty, Baja’s of continuity and con- story told through the exhibits is one of border towns prospered nection, not separation long-established connectivity across the by turning northward to and isolation. The mes- present-day international boundary line. the U.S. The third gal- sage of the concluding In the concluding gallery, the borderlands’ lery, “Baja Goes Global,” gallery is captured in its future is envisioned through works by relates key events in the title “Third Nation,” said ichael dear contemporary artists, which provide an rise of Baja: how Prohibi- Dear, which “precisely optimistic view of a future without walls. tion in the U.S. caused describes the territory CREDIT: M Dear told the AAG Newsletter that the “ah- tourists to flock across A long-standing boundary marker is obscured between Mexico and ha” moment for their project occurred almost the border; how during by a section of the new wall constructed by the the U.S.” a decade ago when Lucero and he were pho- the Second World War, U.S. in the wake of the September 11th attacks. Lucero and Dear’s tographing one of the ancient monuments the Bracero Program brought millions of journey along the entire length of the bor- that punctuate the land boundary between Mexicans across the border to work in der was funded in part by the National Mexico and the U.S. “A child came up to us California’s agriculture; how Mexico’s Bor- Geographic Society. They will continue and asked what we were photographing. She der Industrial Program inspired connections their borderland explorations and writings. had no idea what the boundary monument based in the maquiladora industries; and how Later this year, Lucero’s El Surgimiento de Baja was, or what it signified, even though she the economic interests of both nations were California (The Rise of Baja California) will be lived no more than a block away,” he said. consolidated by the North American Free published by Editorial Patria in Mexico City, Trade Act. By the end of the cen- and Dear’s Why Walls Won’t Work by Oxford tury, the Baja borderland had be- University Press. Dear is also co-editor of come an “economic powerhouse the recent book GeoHumanities: Art, History, as well as a crucible of political Text at the Edge of Place, an examination of and cultural change,” according cutting-edge interdisciplinary work taking to Dear. place at the crossroads of geography and the During the 1990s, the U.S. humanities, published by Routledge in 2011.

glesias began building fences between “Tracing the Line: The Past, Present and major borderland cities, in an ef- Future of Transborder Communities” closes orma I fort to stem the flow of migrants in Mexicali on July 8 before traveling to from Mexico. These piecemeal other locations. For more about the exhibi- CREDIT: N A ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opened the exhibition on the evening efforts were transformed by the tion, including a list of artworks, visit www. of May 4, 2012. attacks of 9/11 into a national savethemonuments.org. n

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AAG Hosts Diversity Retreat at Temple University

he AAG recently held a creative schol- derrepresented groups to participate in sci- Hawthorne, Georgia State University; arly retreat and workshop, “Geogra- ence in higher education and the workforce. Shangrila Joshi, Denison University; Priscilla Tphies of Broadening Participation” The retreat began with a project over- ­McCutcheon, University of Connecticut; (GBP), to consider how geo­graphers and re- view on Friday morning provided by co-PIs Deborah Metzel,­ University of Massachu- lated spatial scientists can provide a collective Patricia Solís and Jean McKendry of the setts, Boston; Ines Miyares, Hunter College, disciplinary contribution to the larger project AAG and continued with a flashtalk session City University of New York; Joe Morgan, of broadening the participation of under- during which each participant described Jacksonville State University; David­ Organ, represented populations in the sciences. GBP his or her research, scholarly background, Temple University; Tonny Oyana,­ Southern attempts to catalyze research in geography to and ideas for approaching the topic. Illinois University, Carbondale; Hamil Pears- advance an emerging Science of Broadening Breakout sessions facilitated groups to all, Temple University; ­Emily Skop Vogt, Uni- Participation, a National Science Foundation think creatively about emerging research versity of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Betsy (NSF) initiative that seeks to encourage the questions. A roundtable discussion on Sat- Sweet, Temple University; Phil Yang, George sustained involvement of underrepresented urday afternoon allowed researchers to form Mason University; Nekya Young, Tennessee groups in higher education in STEM1 and new research groups focused on innovative State University; Rebecca Torres,­ University related science disciplines. questions and methods of approaching them. of Texas, Austin; May Yuan, University of Funded by NSF and co-hosted by the De- These groups, which pair established ­Oklahoma; and Jim Ketchum, AAG, who partment of Geography and Urban Studies scholars with early career professionals, will helped facilitate break-out sessions and dis- at Temple University in Philadel- cussions. Three Temple University phia, the retreat, held March 29- graduate students organized the April 1, 2012, brought together on-site retreat and logistics: Bran- twenty competitively se­lected don Hoover, Laura Porterfield, and researchers from various sub- Reilly Wilson. disciplines of geography and the In addition to co-PIs Solís and spatial sciences with the project’s ­McKendry, GBP senior personnel senior personnel to generate a col- include Michael Solem, AAG Di- lective research agenda based on a rector of Educational Affairs; Jim foundation of existing scholarship. ­Ketchum, AAG Special Projects Participants represented a mix of Coordinator; Ken Foote, AAG Past established scholars with advanced President and Professor of Geo­ expertise in their fields and early A variety of scholars gathered for the AAG’s NSF-funded scholarly retreat “Geographies graphy at the University of Colo- career professionals with demon- of Broadening Participation,” held at Temple University. rado; Rickie Sanders, Professor of strated leadership potential and strong ties to engage in research and writing over the next Geography and Urban Studies at Temple underrepresented communities. 10 months and report initial findings at the University and recipient of the 2012 AAG In addition to producing a transforma- 2013 AAG Annual Meeting in Los Angeles Enhancing Diversity Award; Rebecca Torres, tive research agenda that seeks to engage (www.aag.org/annualmeeting). Research Assistant Professor of Geography and the geographers and spatial scientists in efforts teams have applied for and received mini- Environment at the University of Texas at to increase diversity across the sciences, grants from funds provided for this project Austin; and May Yuan, Brandt Professor and organizers of “Geographies of Broadening by NSF, and will prepare manuscripts for Edith Gaylord­ Kinney Presidential Professor Participation” hope to foster the develop- publication that will reflect the potential of of Atmospheric and Geographical Sciences ment of a new research community that geographic perspectives to contribute to a and Director of the Center for Spatial Analy- will grow with time and provide leadership Science of Broadening Participation. sis at the University of Oklahoma. in NSF’s Science of Broadening Participa- GBP participants include Kate Berry, Uni- The AAG wishes to thank Rickie ­Sanders, tion initiative. versity of Nevada, Reno; Daniel Block, Chi- Michele Masucci and the Temple University Through the creation of an innovative cago State University; Nievita Bueno-Watts, Department of Geo­graphy and Urban Stud- program, organizers sought to inspire new Purdue University; Kimberly Edmunds­ of ies for their efforts in hosting this event. For interdisciplinary research collaborations, Research for Action; Rickie Sanders, Temple more information about this project, please productively rethink established terminol- University; Barbara ­Endemano Walker, Uni- visit www.aag.org/gpb. n ogy, and develop innovative strategies for versity of California, Santa Barbara; Sonia increasing the opportunities available to un- Garcia, Texas A&M University; Timothy 1Science, technology, education and mathematics.

www.aag.org AAG Newsletter 9 June 2012 Op-Ed

The Food Crisis of 2013

or the third time in the past ten years, • Low world reserves of food and food to relative food deprivation and consumer food prices worldwide have soared. hoarding aspirational disappointment in 2013; a com- F Many experts in food and famine • Water challenges and crop-destroying bination of six or more could produce social issues believe that food price spikes were storms (related to climate change) discord, food riots, and revolutions in food- a factor in street protests, riots, or revolu- • Declining agricultural research and loss importing nations during the 2013-2015 tions in Brunei in 2005; in Somalia, India, of ecological disaster protection period. Mauritania, Yemen, Cameroon, Mozam- • Slow crop yield growth and an unprec- In 2011, more than one billion people bique, Sudan, Côte d’Ivoire, Haiti, Egypt, edented world population increase in the world lacked food security. Over Somalia, and Tunisia in 2008; and in Mo- 75 percent of those chronically hungry zambique, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Maurita- Energy demands related to ever-expand- live in tropical and subtropical rural areas nia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen, Oman, ing world needs and the price-ripple effect where Subsistence and Rudimental Tradi- Morocco, Bahrain, Syria, and Uganda in impacting farm foodstuff production, food tional Agriculture are practiced. Another 2011. Marco Lagi and his colleagues at the processing, and food delivery to consumers two billion people, primarily in developing New England Complex Systems Institute are resulting in spiraling food costs. Con- countries, have marginal food security. in Cambridge, Massachusetts project a version of food crops to biofuels withdraws They live and work on small farms produc- world food crisis in 2013. To avoid recur- food from world food trade while expend- ing only enough food to support their ring food crises, they urge that an inter- ing much energy and water in the conver- families and sell or exchange, at times, small national commission be formed to quickly sion process. Food commodity speculation amounts of food surplus in local markets. A resolve issues of food supply, food waste, and price manipulation create artificial food large segment of these rural dwellers will, agricultural sustainability, and food price shortages and volatility in the marketplace. by necessity, migrate to urban centers in spikes. However, global food prices are Changes in dietary composition and qual- search of food, jobs, and escape from what spiraling out of reach of many consumers, ity in developing countries, increase in they believe is their poverty trap. Cities and their anger is putting strong pressure world population, and food waste place will serve as meccas of hope, but many on fragile governments to ensure a stable great stress on what food is available now megacities will become arenas of depriva- and affordable basic food supply. There is and will continue to do so in the future. tion and lonely deaths. A disturbing issue fear in many food-importing nations that Declining world food reserves, from over in the lives of many lacking food security in the next decade, extended periods of 110 days in 2000 to less than 60 days in and struggling to survive in 2012 is whether acute hunger, incidents of mass starvation, 2012, have led to food hoarding by some humankind can produce and allocate the and famine will occur. This fear is reflected countries, hyperactive food speculation, world’s food production equitably. For oth- in Suzanne Collins’ apocalyptic bestsell- and food price spikes. Climate change and ers, there is doubt whether the advances ing book-set and movie, The Hunger Games, weather variability have reduced precipita- in agroscience and agrotechnology, when when the heroine and her friend “agree tion in many dry-land, grain-producing combined with constructive national food that if they had to choose between dying regions of the world, and glacial ice and policy changes and human altruism, can of hunger and a bullet in the head . . . they snow melt in the mountains has diminished avert massive loss of life and restrain civil would choose the bullet.” fresh-water runoff to rivers that supply and international conflicts in the following The scale of the challenges facing those water in irrigated food-producing regions. decades. Unless action is taken to reduce who live on Earth in the second and third Declining agricultural research is denying the impact of the eight food crisis factors decades of the 21st century is daunting. food producers ecological disaster protec- and unless the food producers of the world Timely action will be required to lessen tion and tools that would help them in have an exceptional agricultural year, a the impact of factors that might singly or supplying increasing demands for food. food crisis will occur in 2013. n in combination produce a severe food crisis A slow-down in crop yield increases, now in the 2013-2015 period. These factors below one percent per year, is less than that William A. Dando include: needed for the annual rate of population [email protected] increases. • High energy costs (oil and natural gas) A combination of burgeoning fuel prices, William A. Dando is Distinguished Professor and commodity speculation, and national food Chairperson Emeritus, Department of Geography, • Conversion of foodstuffs into fuel (bio- Geology, and Anthropology at Indiana State Uni- fuels) policies (a form of hoarding) was the main versity, Terre Haute, Indiana. He is the author and • Food commodity speculation and greed factor in the 2011-12 increase in food costs. editor of the two-volume book set, Food and Famine • Dietary changes and increased food The expanded combination of four or five in the 21st Century, published in 2012 by ABC-CLIO, of the eight factors listed above could lead and the author of The Geography of Famine, published demands by John Wiley & Sons in 1980.

10 AAG Newsletter www.aag.org Op-Ed Volume 47, Number 6

Spaces of Abandonment in Twenty-First Century America

t the recent annual meeting of the deemed both productive (e.g., in a position recent work of Joshua Inwood, on urban AAG held in New York, national to generate wealth) and responsible, with renewal projects in Detroit, for example, A councillors were asked, in part, to responsibility conceived simultaneously as vividly captures this process. Current speculate on the contemporary re-spatial- the ability to participate fully as producers plans purport to identify the strongest, ization of American society. To address and consumers in the capitalist system most viable neighborhoods, which would this concern, I draw upon terra nullius, liter- and to not incur a net loss to the system. receive extra attention and help from ally “uninhabited land,” a concept widely Those individuals, who are determined, the city. The residents of some of the discussed within studies of indigenous based on an economic bio-arithmetic, to be weakest, emptiest neighborhoods would geographies and, to a lesser extent, in non-productive—the elderly, the disabled, be encouraged to move into them (Davey political geography. Beyond a judicial- the poor and homeless, among others—are 2011). According to Inwood, “while the political concept, terra nullius is a socio- increasingly being disallowed life to the city cannot compel residents to move spatial concept. And it is in this spirit point of death. So too are those deemed over the course of the next several years, that I deploy the term in the context of irresponsible: unwed mothers, the unem- the city plans to curtail city services to the neoliberal state and of contemporary ployed, prisoners; these bodies are also those neighborhoods deemed ‘unhealthy, ­re-spatializations. increasingly considered to be undeserving undesirable, or just unnecessary.’” Conse- First, it is important to recognize that of social and financial assistance and are quently, garbage, for example, in ‘healthy’ space, as “something” that is produced, is thus disallowed life to the point of death. neighborhoods will continue to be col- never static, never neutral. I personally We witness this in the repeated attempts to lected every week, while in those areas am wary of assertions of that space is eliminate various governmental safety nets: deemed terra nullius, garbage will be col- being re-spatialized, or de-territorialized, welfare, health care, social security. lected every two to three weeks. Likewise, or re-territorialized, as these metaphors However, there is also an important— services such as sewer and water will be denote a staccato quality to space and thus and too often neglected—spatial compo- privatized, with no guarantee that those fail to adequately describe the spatial and nent to this valuation, and it is here that services will continue in neighborhoods temporal simultaneities that are everyday the concept of terra nullius (re)appears. The that are considered superfluous to the experienced. Second, we should be mind- expression terra nullius derives from classi- city’s overall development vision (Inwood, ful that the contestation of space, while cal Roman law, under which the doctrine personal communication). offering “progressive” or “left of center” of Occupatio acted to confer title on the Briefly, then, what is the role of the opportunities, such as the Occupy move- discoverer of an object that was res nullius, AAG? How are we, as academics and an ment, also may lead to the development of that is, belonging to nobody (Ritter 1996: organization, to intervene? I worry that prisons, detention centers, and extermina- 7). Subsequently, by the time of the Renais- we, as a discipline, are as silent about the tion camps. sance and the rapid expansion of European processes that place the most marginalized At present I am engaged in a project colonialism, this concept was conveniently populations at risk, as we were when thou- related to the calculation and valuation of and analogously applied to the acquisi- sands of men and women were fighting for life and death in the neoliberal state. My tion of territories by states. In particular, their social and civil rights in the 1950s and concern is less the direct taking of life as lands that were very much inhabited were 1960s. As a discipline we are far too complicit a sovereign act of violence, and more so increasingly perceived and conceived as in the production of inequality and aban- the disallowal of life to the point of death. being terra nullius, on the basis that those donment that marks contemporary capital As Stuart Murray (2008: 204) writes, in peoples occupying the land in question did accumulation. In the face of a decade of our contemporary biopolitical age, “death not conform to European political, social, unmitigated war, capitalism run amuck, and becomes a consequence—a necessary or economic norms (Ritter 1996). the continued exposure to premature death part—of living. Such death is too easily Fast-forward to our contemporary through environmental degradation, we, as elided and dismissed. Nobody is killed, neoliberal state and I argue that we are a discipline, will either be engaged with these at least not directly, and nobody’s hands witnessing the enactment of terra nullius issues or we will be complicit with them. are bloodied, at least not that we can see.” in reverse. Those spaces inhabited by There is no middle or neutral ground on Here, I suggest that the determination of the less-deserving are increasingly aban- which to stand. As a consequence, we must worth—the decision to make life or to dis- doned, neglected; their residents disal- address our conduct of research and our allow life to the point of death—within the lowed life to the point of death. We are pedagogy: our teaching and practice of contemporary neoliberal state is predicated witnessing, therefore, the moral and civic geography. As Fischer (2001: 44) suggests, on two overlapping criteria: those bodies abandonment of inhabited spaces. The Continued on page 12

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AAG Career Resources Available for Recent Grads, Students, and Jobseekers

ith the spring semester behind If you’re visiting the site for the first time suggest events and articles to be featured by us and as many new graduates or if it has simply been a while since your emailing us at [email protected]. W entering the job market, em- last visit, we suggest that you start your In the weeks to come, look for new ployment prospects weigh heavily on the exploration in the section entitled “About additions, such as “snapshots” of the em- minds of many geographers. Whether Geography Careers.” Here we provide an ployment prospects for geographers the looking for your first professional posi- overview of the many career paths available business, government, and nonprofit sec- tion, seeking a new opportunity, or con- to geographers, including recent salary and tors and summaries of the many careers- sidering a summer internship, the Jobs and employment data from the Bureau of Labor related panel discussions that took place at Careers area of the AAG website (www. Statistics. You can learn more about specific the 2012 Annual Meeting in New York. We aag.org/careers) provides a variety of help- industries and positions by browsing our will also be posting announcements about ful resources, including content specifi- profiles of professional geographers. The sessions and special events being planned cally created for geographers. “Preparing for a Geography Career” section for the 2013 Annual Meeting in Los Ange- Earlier this year, the AAG reorganized provides the “nuts and bolts” of locating les, beginning late this summer. the site structure to improve navigation, openings and creating application materials We hope that the Jobs and Careers created new sections such as a Frequently that will impress prospective employers. Ex- pages will continue to be a dynamic and Asked Questions (FAQ) page and a collec- plore an array of professional development timely source of useful information, and tion of “tip sheets” about career preparation, “tip sheets,” connect with content specialists we look forward to continuing to de- and added an assortment of materials based who can answer your questions about their velop and improve this section of the AAG on the recent AAG book Practicing Geography: research interests, investigate educational website with your ideas and input. To Careers for Enhancing Society and the Environ- opportunities, and access reference lists for share your feedback or suggest additional ment, published by Pearson Education. The further research. The “Career News” page resources, contact Joy Adams, AAG Senior revised site features expanded and updated highlights current events and recent in- Researcher. n existing resources, including salary data and formation of relevance to professional and employment trends for geography-related prospective geographers, and the “Career Joy Adams careers and a new collection of profiles of Events” calendar includes information about [email protected] professional geo­graphers who represent a upcoming professional development oppor- wide range of industries and occupations. tunities. AAG Members are encouraged to

Op-Ed continued from page 11 our activities must engage in a political remain, we cannot deny our responsibility REFERENCES discussion of social injustice, a conversation to help students—and the public, and the Davey, Monica, “The Odd Challenge for Detroit Planners,” The New York Times, April 5, 2011 [http:// that entails a collective, collaborative, and “state”—understand these problems. If we www.nytimes.com/2011/04/06/us/06detroit.hmtl]. ongoing process that pays special attention are willing to accept this claim, then it will Fischer, Berenice Malka, No Angel in the Classroom: to people’s experiences, feelings, ideas, and be possible to develop the skills and the Teaching Through Feminist Discourse (Lanham, MD: actions; seeks to understand and chal- techniques to provide just and humane Rowman & Littlefield, 2001). lenge oppressive and exploitative structures alternatives: to ensure that no person is Murray, Stuart J., “Thanatopolitics: Reading and institutions; supports and generates abandoned to live and die in terra nullius. n in Agamben a Rejoinder to Biopolitical Life,” people’s political agency by addressing Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies 5 (2008): ‘personal’ concerns and taking them seri- James A. Tyner 203-207. ously; questions the meaning for differently AAG National Councillor Ritter, David, “The ‘Rejection of Terra Nullius’ in situated people of oppression and libera- [email protected] Mabo: A Critical Analysis,” Sydney Law Review 18 tion; and proceeds non-judgmentally but (1996): 5-33. cultivates the political judgment needed to act in response to violence and other forms of injustice. James Tyner is Professor of Geography at Kent State University. He is the author of the recent book, As teachers and researchers, as mem- Genocide and the Geographical Imagination (Rowman & Littlefield, 2012). In 2010, Tyner bers of an organization, what are our re- received the Meridian Book Award from the Association of American Geographers for War, Violence, sponsibilities? As long as societal injustices and Population: Making the Body Count (2009, Guilford Press).

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Profiles of Professional Geographers

One of the major book publications stemming from the AAG’s current EDGE-Phase 2 is Practicing Geography: Careers for Enhancing Society and the Environment. Edited by Michael Solem, Kenneth Foote and Janice Monk, Practicing Geography features contributions from a diverse group of authors from the private and public sectors offering perspectives on career opportunities for geographers in business, government, and nonprofit organizations. The book also explores opportunities in education, working internationally, freelancing and consulting, and offers perspectives on issues of particular interest to students (e.g., getting the most out of internships) and current professionals (e.g., networking and balancing work and home life). Many chapters feature profiles highlighting the work of professional geographers, such as the profile of Scott Prinsen below. Practicing Geography has recently been published by Pearson Prentice Hall. Scott Prinsen Meteorologist, KTBC Fox 7 News Austin, Texas

cott Prinsen is a living testament to of more technical skills such as radio opera- on by the emergence of new technology. the value of internships. Now an on- tions and communications. By the time he Because most people under the age of 40 S air meteorologist at Fox 7 News in graduated, Scott’s combination of education now look to the Internet or smart phones Austin, Texas, he believes that he would and professional skills made him an attrac- for their news and weather information, not be where he is today if not for the in- tive job candidate. He was quickly hired as viewerships are trending downward. While ternships he had while an undergraduate a weather assistant at KXAN in Austin, then these realities present significant challenges student. “They were absolutely essential,” as a meteorologist at KLST in San Angelo for local weather forecasters, Scott remains he says. “Each one was different, but the and KXXV in Waco. Shortly optimistic about their larger connections I made opened doors for me in thereafter, he found himself in role in the future. “Computer other places when I left.” his dream position, forecasting models now generate a lot Scott’s interest in maps and weather the weather on camera. Scott of online forecasts, but we’re started at an early age; by the time he got worked as Chief Meteorolo- always going to need human to college, he was sure that he wanted to be gist at News 8 Austin before intervention in meteorology, a weatherman. When he enrolled at Texas joining the Fox 7 Weather especially in terms of severe State University-San Marcos, Scott chose Edge team in August 2004. weather,” he notes. Above all to minor in media communications to gain Because weather is highly else, Scott considers public a basic familiarity with broadcasting, and variable, Scott’s daily routine is safety to be the most impor- Prinsen he declared geography as his major. “Every somewhat unpredictable. On tant aspect of his job. As a aspect of geography has an impact on what any given day, he might do research to give native Texan, his intimate knowledge of the I know in terms of how people are being a historical perspective on extreme droughts state’s weather patterns and population dis- affected by a weather event,” he explains. or tropical storms, communicate with the tributions is vital in communicating poten- “Natural hazards, resource studies, topogra- newsroom about impending weather events, tial hazards and relaying safety information phy, population patterns, GIS, climatology compile a forecast based on computer mod- to the public. Scott sees room for a new – at some point throughout the year, all of els and other data, prepare graphics for generation of meteorologists who know this knowledge is needed for me to com- his nightly segments, and provide weather the intricacies of local and regional micro- municate weather information to the public.” information for his station’s website, radio climates and other geographical quirks that A series of well-timed internships were broadcasts, and social media applications. affect the weather. He advises that agen- key in positioning Scott for his future ca- “We do a lot more than what it seems like cies and media outlets take advantage of reer. During his junior and senior years, he we’re doing on air,” he says. Today, me- emerging technologies, but keep a strong interned at the Lower Colorado River Au- teorologists are increasingly seen as “station local presence. “This is a bright spot,” he thority and at two Austin-area TV stations – scientists” who provide insight into a variety says, “and it is definitely where the industry KXAN and KTBC – where he gained a suite of current events involving environmental needs to go.” n of skills ranging from behind-the-scenes issues, not just as on-air personalities. production work, to using a green screen Like other media, local news stations are Mark Revell for on-air weather forecasting, to a variety in the midst of sweeping changes brought [email protected]

More profiles of professional geographers are available at www.aag.org/careerprofiles.

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2012 JUNE December AAG Advancing Geography FundS 1. Ristow Prize in the History 1. AAG Anderson Medal. of Cartography. http://agsg.binghamton.edu. www.washmap.org. 2. David Woodward Memorial 30. AAG Honors. www.aag.org. Fellowship in the History I (we) pledge to contribute______to the As- of Cartography. www. sociation of American Geographers as part of the Advancing JULY geography.wisc.edu. Geography Campaign. Giving levels include: 1. American Institute of Indian 12. Newberry Library, long- q _$500 to $999 Scholars Circle Studies Fellowships. term Fellowships in the q _$1,000 to $4,999 Millennium Circle www.indiastudies.org. Humanities. Chicago, IL. q $5,000 to $9,999 Century Circle 15. NSF – Geomorphology and www.newberry.org/research. q _$10,000 to $24,999 Explorers Circle Land Use Dynamics, full 15. Huntington Library q _$25,000 and above Leadership Circle proposals. www.nsf.gov/ Fellowships. San Marino, funding. CA. www.huntington.org/ This gift will be made as follows: 16. NSF – Law and Social huntingtonlibrary. Total amount enclosed: $______Sciences. www.nsf.gov/funding. 31. AAG Anne U. White Fund. Plus annual payments of: $______www.aag.org/grantsawards. AUGUST 31. AAG Darrel Hess If you intend to fulfill your pledge through a gift other than 15. NSF – Geography and cash, check, or marketable securities, please check: Community College q q q Spatial Sciences (GSS), Geography Scholarships. credit card bequest other regular research proposals. q q www.aag.org/grantsawards. Credit Card: Visa MasterCard www.nsf.gov/funding. 31. AAG Dissertation 22. NSF Research Experiences Research Grants. www. Account Number______for Undergraduates Program. aag.org/grantsawards/ Full proposals. (June 1 for dissertationresearch.html. Name on Card______those requiring access to 31. AAG Research Grants. Expiration Date______Antarctica.) www.nsf.gov. www.aag.org/grantsawards. SEPTEMBER 31. J.B. Jackson Prize. Signature______www.aag.org/grantsawards. q 2. AAG Garrison Award. www. My (our) gift will be matched by my employer aag.org/grantsawards. 31. AAG Meridian Book Award. 27. NEH Summer Stipends. www.aag.org/grantsawards. ______31. AAG Globe Book Award. www.neh.gov. I would like my gift to go toward: www.aag.org/grantsawards. q Endowment for Geography’s Future OCTOBER q Developing Regions Membership Fund 15. NSF Geography & Spatial q NSF Grants and Competitions AAG Student Travel Fund Sciences, Dissertation q Information about NSF grants and AAG Geography & Human Rights Fund Research Improvement q awards is available at www.nsf.gov. AAG Unemployed and Underemployed Geographers Fund Grants. Full proposals. q Marble Fund for Geographic Science www.nsf.gov. q AAG Grants and Competitions AAG Public Policy Initiatives q The AAG offers numerous opportuni- Enhancing Diversity Fund NOVEMBER q 20. Philanthropic Educational ties through its many grants and awards Area of Greatest Need q Organization (PEO) programs. See www.aag.org/grantsawards Other______Sisterhood Scholar Awards. for details. www.peointernational.org. Name ______20. NSF – Dynamics of Coupled Address______Natural and Human Systems, full proposals. www.nsf.gov/ ______funding Phone ______Submit New Appointments Date______If you have filled a position recently, please send the notice Please send this pledge form to: of your new hire to the AAG Newsletter for publication in the AAG Advancing Geography Fund “New Appointments” section. Submissions should be made in 1710 Sixteenth St. NW, Washington, DC 20009 the standard format and sent by email to [email protected] with “New Appointments” in the subject line.

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New Measure of National Wealth to be Launched at Rio+20 he Inclusive Wealth Report 2012 (IWR Earlier this year, Resilient People, Resilient Human Dimensions Programme on Global 2012), a new report that measures Planet: A Future Worth Choosing, a report Environmental Change (UNU-IHDP) T the wealth of nations and changes presented by the UN Secretary General’s and the United Nations Environment Pro- in their productive base, will be launched High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability, gramme (UNEP), in collaboration with the at the UN Conference on Sustainable concluded that not only a new form of eco- UN-Water Decade Programme on Capac- Development, or “Rio+20”, to be held nomic growth that works within ecological ity Development (UNW-DPC) and the June 20-22 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (www. boundaries while pursuing social equity Natural Capital Project. IHDP was founded earthsummit2012.org). The report pro- is needed, but also new measures to track by the International Council for Science vides a comprehensive analysis of various progress, going beyond the present genera- (ICSU) and the International Social Sci- components of wealth by country and tion of indicators. ence Council (ISSC) of the United Nations their link to economic development, high- The authors of IWR 2012 claim to ad- Educational, Scientific and Cultural Orga- lighting the importance of natural capital. dress such issues by incorporating variables nization (UNESCO) in 1996. The IHDP IWR 2012 seeks to present a framework overlooked by other metrics. IWR 2012 Secretariat is hosted by the United Nations that offers a long-term perspective on hu- hopes to offer planning authorities and University (UNU) in Bonn, Germany, who man well-being and sustainability. other policy-makers a practical framework joined as third sponsor in 2007. Additional For many decades the world has measured to assess which forms of capital investment information is available at www.ihdp.unu. human societies’ success using economic pro- should be made to ensure the sustainability edu (email: [email protected]). duction indicators, such as Gross Domestic of the productive base of an economy, The Inclusive Wealth Report 2012 will be Product (GDP) or the Human Develop- thereby helping countries formulate and officially launched at a joint UNU-IHDP ment Index (HDI). Critics have often argued stimulate policies based on the notion of and UNEP side event at Rio+20 on June that these measures are insufficient however, asset portfolio management. More broadly, 17, 2012. The entire report will be pub- claiming that neither GDP nor HDI reflect the report is meant to be of use to scholars licly available for download on the IHDP the state of the natural environment and that and practitioners working in economic website from June 17. A hard copy version both focus on the short-term, with no indica- geography, development studies, political will be published by Cambridge University tion of whether current well-being can be ecology and other fields. Press. For more information visit www. sustained and with little or no consideration IWR 2012 is a joint initiative of the ihdp.unu.edu. n of the natural capital base of an economy. United Nations University International

Vermont Researchers to Measure “Genuine Progress” he Vermont legislature has passed a ning tool for post-war expansion,” says Jon and social justice, would be in the forefront of law that charges the University of Erickson, professor and managing direc- a movement to redefine progress,” says Erick- T Vermont’s Gund Institute for Eco- tor of UVM’s Gund Institute. “But today son. “The GPI is a more accurate measure of logical Economics with developing a new economists and policy-makers alike are the economy’s costs and benefits than GDP.” way of measuring the health of the state questioning the utility of such a narrow “The point of the economy isn’t to crank economy. The new measure will be called metric of progress, looking for more com- through resources as quickly as possible,” says the Vermont Genuine Progress Indicator. prehensive measures that reflect the envi- Gund Fellow Eric Zencey, who will be coordi- The law is the first of its kind in the U.S. ronmental and social realities of our time.” nating the GPI initiative. “The point is to build and builds on a growing network of state The law calls on the state government to sustainable well-being for our communities.” GPI initiatives, most notably Maryland’s. work with the Gund Institute to “establish To learn more about past GPI studies led Since World War II, economic progress and test a genuine progress indicator” that by the Gund Institute, including Vermont, has been measured primarily by the Gross will “assist state government in decision- Ohio and Maryland, see their featured Domestic Product, or GDP, which tracks making by providing an additional basis for projects at www.uvm.edu/giee. A one-page the volume of commercial transactions. budgetary decisions.” primer about the Vermont Genuine Prog- “GDP accounting grew out of the Great “It makes sense that Vermont, with its ress Indicator is available at www.uvm. Depression and became the dominant plan- commitment to environmental protection edu/~uvmpr/pdf/VTGPI-Primer.pdf. n

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NSF – Law and Social Sciences National Geospatial Intelligence NEH Summer Stipends The National Science Foundation’s U.S. Department of Defense, National Applications are now being accepted for (NSF) Law & Social Sciences Program Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) National Endowment for the Humanities (LSS) considers proposals that address Academic Research Program. Proposals (NEH) Summer Stipends 2013. The receipt social scientific studies of law and law-like may be submitted at any time, but no later deadline for applications is September 27, systems of rules. The program is inher- than September 30, 2013. Offerors are 2012 for projects beginning May 2013. ently interdisciplinary and multi-meth- highly encouraged to submit white papers Summer stipends are awarded to individuals odological. Successful proposals describe prior to submitting proposals in order for pursuing research of value to humanities research that advances scientific theory NGA to determine the level of interest scholars, general audiences, or both. They and understanding of the connections in the proposed research. Awards will be support full-time work on a project for between law or legal processes and human made on a rolling basis subject to availabil- two months. Recipients usually produce behavior. Fields of study include many ity of funds. NGA welcomes all innovative articles, monographs, books, digital materi- disciplines, and often address problems ideas for path-breaking research that may als, archaeological site reports, translations, including though not limited to: Crime, advance the GEOINT mission. The NGA editions, or other scholarly resources. Ap- Violence and Punishment; Economic Is- mission is to provide timely, relevant, and plicants should refer directly to the agency sues; Litigation; and Governance. LSS accurate geospatial intelligence (GEO- website to verify all information, including provides the following modes of support: INT) in support of national security ob- deadlines and available grants. See www. standard research grants and grants for jectives. GEOINT is the exploitation and neh.gov for details. collaborative research, doctoral disserta- analysis of imagery and geospatial infor- tion research improvement grants, inter- mation to describe, assess and visually de- See the full calendar of award deadlines on page disciplinary postdoctoral fellowships, and pict physical features and geographically 14. Submissions for the grants and competitions workshop and conference proposals. referenced activities on the Earth. Details section of the AAG Newsletter should be sent to Proposals are due by July 16, 2012. De- are available at www07.grants.gov/search/ [email protected]. tails are available at www.nsf.gov/funding. search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=141713. Of Note Specialty Group News USGS Maps Available Hazards, Risks, and Disasters SG SAGE Affinity Group Over 161,000 USGS legacy topographic The Hazards Specialty Group has The Stand-Alone Geographers Affinity maps are now available for free download changed its name to the Hazards, Group has elected new co-chairs: Amanda and manipulation from the Historical Topo- Risks, and Disasters Specialty Group Rees of Columbus State University and Brian graphic Map Collection website (http://na- (HRDSG). A full list of AAG specialty Johnson of Auburn University. Join the SAGE tionalmap.gov/historical). This Collection groups may be found at www.aag.org/ affinity group online knowledge community now covers all of the U.S. lower 48 states. about_aag. through your AAG member profile.

The Geographic Advantage An AAG Companion Website to Understanding the Changing Planet he AAG is launching a new website, that illustrate the approaches geographers with guidelines for teaching the lesson, and “The Geographic Advantage,” focus- would use to address each of the research supporting handouts or materials. T ing on geographic investigations for questions identified in the report. Each geo- The website is also an instructional re- students in support of the eleven research graphic investigation is a learning module source for preservice geography education questions identified in the National Acad- designed to take approximately one to two and social science methods courses, help- emy of Sciences’ 2010 report, Understanding class periods to complete. The modules ing preservice teachers learn more about the Changing Planet.1 The report identified re- target students in grades 9-12 and can be facilitating student geographic investigations. search questions addressing societal issues used, with some modification, at the middle This interactive website is available at http:// and challenges in four areas: Environmental school and introductory undergraduate lev- geographicadvantage.aag.org. n Change, Sustainability, Rapid Spatial Reor- els. Each module includes an interactive geo- ganization, and Technological Change. graphic investigation with online activities, 1Understanding the Changing Planet: Strategic Directions for the The goal of the project is to guide a “next steps” section with additional topics Geographical Sciences (2010, published by the National Academies Press) is available at www.nap.edu. students through geographic investigations and resources, a “For the Teacher” section

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AAG Announces New EDGE Grant Program

he AAG, through the Enhancing De- • 20 copies of the AAG Careers in Geo­ • Implementing EDGE materials into an partments and Graduate Education graphy brochure; existing professional development course, (EDGE) project funded by the Na- • 20 copies of the second edition of Why workshop, or program for geo­graphy stu- Ttional Science Foundation (NSF), announces Geo­graphy Is Important, a brochure devel- dents; a new grant program to support outreach, oped in partnership with Texas State • Raising awareness among employers of professional training, and related activities University’s Grosvenor Center for Geo- how geographers are contributing to busi- aimed at improving awareness of and prepa- graphic Education illustrating how geo­ nesses, government agencies, and non- ration for business, government, and non- graphers are contributing to the study of profit organizations; profit careers in geography. important social and environmental issues; • Developing outreach and educational Twenty-four awards of $500 are available • 20 copies of tip sheets on various profes- materials for local implementation which and will be granted on a competitive basis to sional development topics including work- could also be shared more broadly support activities that address one or more ing internationally, internships, ­career through the AAG's Jobs and Careers of the following priority areas of the AAG’s planning, and networking; website (www.aag.org/careers) or other EDGE project: • Offprints of research manuscripts stem- distribution channels (e.g., videos, webi- ming from the EDGE project; nars, slideshows, posters, or brochures). 1. Broaden the participation of underrep- • A CD-ROM containing Powerpoint slides resented students in undergraduate and with information about professional geo­ Per NSF regulations, awards may be used to graduate geography programs in the graphers and geography careers;­ pay for “direct costs for items such as stipends United States for careers and professional • Various other careers-related giveaways, or subsistence allowances, travel allowances development; project brochures, flyers, and posters. and registration fees paid to or on behalf of par- 2. Improve the preparation of students to ticipants or trainees (but not employees) in con- work in international contexts and/or on The AAG will consider a wide range of nection with meetings, conferences, symposia issues that cross national boundaries or are proposals that make use of the $500 grant, or training projects.” Awards may also defray global in scope; the EDGE Career Development Kit, and the costs of producing training and outreach 3. Promote awareness of relationships be- other available resources to support the pri- materials such as those described above. tween learning outcomes in geography ority areas outlined above. Potential activities To be eligible, awardees must be affiliated programs and the needs of business, gov- eligible for support may include but are not with a geography program in the United ernment, and nonprofit employers; limited to: States and agree to complete a short evalu- 4. Enhance career development resources ation report at the conclusion of their activi- that prepare students for and connect • Organizing a professional development ties for NSF reporting purposes. them to business, government, and non- workshop at an AAG regional or annual Activities funded by the EDGE grant profit employers. meeting; program should occur between September • Planning an outreach event in collabora- 1, 2012 and July 31, 2013. Awards will be To assist these efforts, the AAG will also tion with a careers center on a school or granted on the basis of the alignment of provide awardees with an EDGE Career De- university campus with significant num- proposed activities with the EDGE priority velopment Kit that includes resources pro- bers of underrepresented students; areas and their potential for reaching diverse duced by EDGE and related AAG programs • Preparing a proposal for an undergraduate audiences and institutions. for careers and professional development. The or graduate course, seminar, instructional To apply, please send a professional ré- Career Development Kit will include: module or webinar on professional devel- sumé or c.v. and a 250-500 word proposal opment in geography; describing the activities to be supported by • A copy of the new AAG book, Practicing • Sponsoring a visit by a professional geo­ the $500 grant to Michael Solem (msolem@ Geography: Careers for Enhancing Society and grapher to a local high school or com- aag.org). Applications are due by July 1, the Environment; munity college; 2012 at the latest. n

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Researchers Take Regional Approach to Thunderstorm Study esearchers are targeting thunder- on climate that last long after the storm existing weather instrumentation on the storms in Alabama, Colorado and dissipates.” ground, including dual-Doppler research ra- R Oklahoma to discover what hap- DC3 is the first study to take a larger dars, lightning mapping arrays, and balloon pens when clouds pull air many miles into scale look at both chemistry and thun- launches to measure the state of the atmo- the atmosphere across a large swath of the derstorm details, including air movement, sphere from the ground to the stratosphere. Earth’s surface. cloud physics and electrical activity at the The three research aircraft will be based The Deep Convective Clouds & Chem- top of the troposphere. at Salina Municipal Airport, Kansas, a loca- istry (DC3) Experiment, which began tion central to all three study areas. in mid-May, will explore the influence Each day, they will fly to whichever of thunderstorms on air just beneath area has the most promising forecast the stratosphere, a region that influ- for thunderstorms suitable for study. ences Earth’s climate and weather pat- The multiple sites will enable the terns. Scientists will use three research scientists to study different types of aircraft, mobile radars, and geospatial atmospheric environments across a tools to pull together a comprehensive region. picture. “The more different regions we “We tend to associate thunder- can study, the more we can under- storms with heavy rain and lightning, stand how thunderstorms affect our CREDIT: NOAA CREDIT: but they also shake things up at the Thunderstorms and lightning play a key role in atmospheric chemistry. climate” said NCAR scientist Mary top of the cloud level,” says Na- Barth, a DC3 principal investigator. tional Center for Atmospheric Research The DC3 investigators are looking at Funding for DC3 is from the National (NCAR) scientist Chris Cantrell, a DC3 three sites ranging from northern Alabama Science Foundation (NSF), NOAA and principal investigator. “Their effects high to northeastern Colorado to central Okla- NASA. n in the atmosphere in turn have effects homa and west Texas. All three sites have

New Method to Purify Drinking Water Could Help Developing Countries early 80 percent of disease in devel- hard to get rid of the suspended clay particles,” the alternative. “I’ve drunk this water myself. oping countries is linked to bad wa- says Joshua Pearce, an associate professor of If I were somewhere with no clean water and N ter and sanitation. Now Michigan materials science and engineering. “But if you had kids with diarrhea, and this could save Technological University has developed don’t, SODIS doesn’t work. The microorgan- their lives, I’d use this, no question,” he says. a simple, cheap way to make water safe to isms hide under the clay and avoid the UV.” Salt works best when the suspended par- drink, even if it is muddy. Thus, to purify your water, you first have ticles are a type of clay called bentonite. The It is easy enough to purify clear water. to get the clay to settle out, a process called technique doesn’t work as well with other The solar water disinfection method, or flocculation. Working with student Brittney kinds of clay. However, by adding a little SODIS, calls for leaving a transparent plas- Dawney of Queen’s University in Ontario, bentonite with the salt to water containing tic bottle of clear water out in the sun for Pearce discovered that one of the most these different clays, most of the particles six hours. That allows heat and ultraviolet abundant minerals on Earth does this job glom together and settle out, creating water radiation to wipe out most pathogens that very well: sodium chloride, or simple table clear enough for SODIS treatment. cause diarrhea, a malady that kills 4,000 salt. Salt is inexpensive and available almost Their paper “Optimizing the Solar children each day in Africa. However, it’s everywhere, and it doesn’t take very much Water Disinfection (SODIS) Method by different story if the water is murky, as it to make muddy water clear again. Decreasing Turbidity with NaCl” appears often is where people must fetch water “The water has a lower sodium concentra- in the June issue of the Journal of Water, from rivers, streams and boreholes. tion than Gatorade,” Pearce says. This would Sanitation, and Hygiene for Development (www. “In the developing world, many people still be too much salt to pass muster as Ameri- iwaponline.com/washdev). n don’t have access to clear water, and it’s very can tap water, but American tap water is not

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The AAG welcomes the following new members. John Abatzoglou Ekaterina Bezborodko Clara Champalle Elzbieta Czyzowska- Tammy Elwell Mollie Abouzedan Sanjeeb Bhoi John L. Chandler Wisniewski John Emery Adam Abubakar Sanjeeb Bhoi Aisling Chapin Sevki Danacioglu Ayda Eraydin Abatcha Marcy Bidney Evan Chapman Ryan Daniel Tiernan Erickson Agnie Adegoroye John Biersack Mars Chapman Joseph Daniels Anthony Erstad Nasredin Ado Dave Biles Colleen Chen David Daubenmire Daniel Estrada Joseph Ahrenholtz Felicia Bill Genhan Chen Dylan Davies Brian C. Eynon Omar Al-Hashimi Patrick Bitterman Jinhai Chen Alejandro De Jesus Karen Faith Masha Alaupovic Cameron Black Min Chen, PHD Miranda Julia Falcon Sophia Albov James Black Jie Cheng Alejandro De Jesus Aaron Falk Sarah M. Alexander Adam Blough Yu-Lin Chi Miranda Patience Farmer Idit Alhasid, II Erica Boatman Russell Chiles Guillermo De Jamie Fayter Abdulaziz Almutairdi Aaron Boci Liang-Huan Chin Nacimiento Donna Ferguson April Ames J.R. Boehrs Daeheon Cho Leith Deacon Kristel Fesler Abigail Anders Claudette Bois Alice Chu Meredith Deboom Scott William Fierro Michael Ankrum II Michael Boline Adam Clark Wayne Decker Anna Findley David Anthoff Jon Bonjean Dylan Clark Kristina Delidjakova Devin Fink Assaf Anyamba Jason Boothe Anna Clements Sarah Delisle Matthew Fisher Caitlin Aoyama Soheil Boroushaki Keith Closson Kyle B. DeMaria Jenai Fitzpatrick Elina Apsite Veronica Botero Alice Cohen John Dematteo Jason Fitzsimmons Scarlett Arana Severine Bouard John Cole Jennifer Devlin Lisa Flaim Javier Arce-Nazario Bonnie Bounds Tyler Cole Thomas Dickerson Cale Fleming Alyssa Arcieri Zack Bowles Isis Colon Deborah Diehl Richard Forensky Jeffrey Ashby Mark Brady Jose Colon Nazzareno Diodato Stephen Fortney Cedar Attanasio Sylvia Arriaga Brady Brian Colson Colleen Ditmars Lauren Freelander Wendy Austin Benjamin C. Bright Fabio L. Z. Coltro Susan Divine Jeffrey French Kerstine Awa Robert Brimhall Erin Condit-Bergren Zan Dodson Carrie Freshour Claire E. Bach Esther Brodrick- Bernard Conrad Cassandra Joy Donish Mandy Freund Ashley Baharestani Williams Mindy Conyers Robert Douglas Stephanie Freund Yuqi Bai Michelle Brooks John Cooke Nicholas Dowhaniuk Gregory D. Frisbee Ryan Bair Juergen Bruns-Berentelg Sean Cooley Akira Drake Mary M. Fry Zoltan Bakos Julia Bryant Leah Coon Lauren Drakopulos Cheng Fu Andre Balanji Stewart Bryant Linda Coppens Melinda Dubaj Nick Fuller Laura Bang Lindegaard Taylor Brydges Caroline L. Cormier Layne Duesterhaus Timothy Fullman Roger Bannister Michaele Ann Buell Lucas Costa De Souza Sean A. Duncan Jacob Gable Matthew T. Barbour Nievita Bueno Watts Cavalcanti Ian M. Dunham Chaste Gahunde Brent Barker Diana Burbano Rebecca Costanza Lynn Dunlop Brittany Gale Christopher Barrow Daniel Burk Denise Costello Jose Luis Duran Tico Chris Gale Zachary Bass Diane Burns Catherine Cottrell Homer Dßvila, Sr. Keltie Gale Marisol Becerra Douglas Burns Lucy Courtney Rositsa Dzhaleva Brendan Galipeau Austin Becker Jared Butler Randy Cousineau Bethany Eberle Mathew Gann Kavya Urs Beerval Zesheng Cai Joshua Cousins Nathan Eby Juan Garcia ­Ravichandra Irene Calloud Ross Crawford Heidrun Edlinger Mia Gardner Britni Belcher Milton Carballo Alvaro Sanchez Crispin Sarah Eggleston Josh Garland Marissa Bell Sebastian Carisio Laura Cross Emily Eisenhauer Lauren Garrett Michael Bender Mallory Carpentier Morgan Crowell Peter Ekman Michael Gaskin Amanda Bentley Julian Carroll Jimena Cuenca Usha Eleswarapu Ellen Gass Melanie Berkowitz Diana Case Yujuan Cui Robert Eletto Njoroge I. Gathongo Robert Berry Evan Castel Blair Cullen Astrid Ellie Hurley Olivia Geiger Livia Betancourt Mazur Helen Caughey David Curlee Matthew K. Ellis Miles Gerken Magaela Bethune Stephen Cary Cavnar Andrew Curley Stephen Ellis Kamil Geronimo Eddie Bevilacqua Murat Cevik Michael Cusick Brenna Elrod Tejaswi Giri

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The AAG welcomes the following new members. Fiona Gladstone Humberto Reyes Michael Jersha Naoko Kubo Cory Look Gregor Gloetzl ­Hernandez Yuqin Jiang Kelsey Kucer Ruben A. Lopez Owen Glogowski Chelsy Herring Lu Jin Lisa Kuchy Angeles Lopez-Norez Varun Goel Paul Hess Neill Jobe Olja Kuljanin Enid L. Lotstein Nicolas Gonzalez David John Hester Dailey John Jonathan Kult John Lovseth Austin Gore Geoffrey Heuline Alexander Johnson Scott Kusselson Bryce C. Lowery Santonu Goswami Louis Heying Bart Johnson Cassandra Merri Luebbert Rob Gragg Kari Hicks Evan Johnson ­Kuyvenhoven Paul Lundberg Georgios Graikousis Lynette Hiebert Mark Johnson Molly La Fond Stacey Lyle Jonathan C. Graves Ryan Hile Robert Johnson Terry Lacey James D. Macallister Jennifer Green Lauren Hines William Johnson Marisa Laderach Ian MacDonald Thomas Green Shana Hirsch Hannah Johnston Mark Lalonde Lauren Emilie Mackey Jonathan Asher Neil Hnatiuk Allison Jones Owen Lamb Reese Madrid ­Greenberg Sara Hodges Matthew Jones Paul Lander Kimberly Magaraci Mary Greene Lawrence Hoffman Natalie Jones Lukasz Langowski Jill Mailloux Roger Greer Monica Hoffman Peter Jones Sai Latt Srdjan Majdov Kaelin Groom William Hogan Hannah Judge Sheyla Laviera Dmitry Malinkin Nick Groos Chevon Holmes Christopher Justice Andrew Lawrence Triratna Manandhar Paul M. Gruver Pei Hongbin George Juszynski Devon Lechtenberg Paul Mantz Shengnan Gu Du Hongru Justin Kadi Beeyoung Gun Lee Anthony Markert Daniel Gurdak David Hood Abhishek Kala Jong Lee John J.R. Markle Sara Guterl Brandon Hoover Renato Kane Jonghee Lee David Marquardt Jeren Guzmßn Benjamin Hopkins Prasan Kankaew Melissa Lee Jonathan Marquisee Jay Haarburger Yuting Hou John Kappler Monghyeon Lee Matthew Martin Nathan Haddon James Howard Agnieszka Karoluk Natalie Lee Francis Masse Wali Haider Kareem O. Howard H. Karst Tien Lee Jeffrey R. Masuda Christopher Eric Howell Prudence Katze Xiaomeng Lee Christoph Mathias ­Hakkenberg Robert Hoyer Emily Kay Christa Lee-Chuvala Mulvihill Matthew Jordan Hale Vance Hoyt Kelly Kay Justin Leech Shannon May Madeline Hale Jiejun Huang Michael Kay Jessica Lehman Sarah Mccall Shiloh Halsey Kevin Hug Samuel Kay Ronit Leib Eleanor Mccallum Osman M. Hamdan John Hupp Peter R. Keating Richard Lenz Mick McCann Mark G. Hammann Maggie Hutchins Jaclyn Keaveney Susan Leonard Dolores Mccarthy Mr. Rory Hammock Lucy Hutyra Louis Keddell Chesney Paige Lester Camille N. McDonald Kristina Hannam Son Van Huynh Alison Keener Michal Levasseur Michael Mcintyre Wesley A. Hansen Jeff Hyder Kenneth Keller Leon Levine Jaime Mckay Sarah Harbert Jasmine Hyman Wesley Keller Joshua Lewis Nikki Mckenna Meredith L. Hardwick Marcus Idoko Rudo Kemper Sarah Lewis Shawn McLeod Karl Harmon Noah Ierley-Moss Melinda Kernik Sharai Lewis-Gruss Casey McNamee Dwight Harris Ierley-Moss Hyojin Kim Dewen Li Renee Mcpherson Clinton Harrison Sam Imperatrice Dirk Kinsey Min Li John Meehan Ellen Hartig Elena Ion Tomlinson Joyce Klein Rosenthal Breana Limina Aileen Mehrtens Derek Harvey Ryan Ippolito Korey Klein Justine Lindemann Chee Mei Ling Danielle Haskett Anthony Irwin Andrew D. Kline Pat Linderholm Xi Mei Noel Hawkins Harihar Iyer, CPA Brandon Knight Robyn Linzner David Melancon Anne Haywood Brad Joseph Jackson Lasse Martin Koefoed Jacob Lipanovich John Metcalf Russell Hedberg Josh Jackson Robert J. Koester Austin Little William Meyer Keeley Heise Malene Jacobsen Andrea Kohutek Jing Liu Nancy Milholland Stephanie Heisler Matthew Jacobson Marty Kooistra Jung-Kuan Liu Blake Miller Jay M. Hemmis Mohamed Jalili Stephen Korns Kaizhi Liu Christine Miller Joseph Henderson Ben James Larry Krieger Xintao Liu Emily Miller Brian Hennigan Yolanda James Nichole Krist Patricia Llanos Michelle Mockbee Kathy Henson Brigham John Jeremy Angela Kross Leigh Lockwood Kyra-Marie Moir

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The AAG welcomes the following new members. Cesar Monje Matthew Palmer Joanna Rogalski Safdar Ali Shirazi Sean Taugher Kelly Montague Derek Pandel Chad Rogers Eva Shon Natalie Teale Allison Moore Katherine Papadopou- Kevin Romero Rupesh Shrestha Elizabeth Tennent Anna Moore los Kirsten Ronald Ma Shun Chloe Thomas Jessica Morgan Maria Paradiso Jason Rosenberg David Sichinava David Thompson Shawna Morgan Esther S. Parish Travis Ross Joshua Silver Gerald Thornberry Carly Ann Morganwalp Paul Sung-Pyo Park Kalyn Rossiter Virginia Silvis Trevor Thurlow Christopher Morris Lauren Parker Jean-Sebastien Roussy Kelly Sims Mark Thurstain- Stanislaw K. Moszynski Sharmila Partab Sagarika Roy Sanjay Singhal Goodwin Patrick Moulden Haley J. Pastircak Papia Rozario Benjamin R. Sinn Bill Timmins Samiah Moustafa Brian Pattee Jennifer Ruper Amanda Skowron Kasim Tirmizey Harinatha Reddy Nathan Pavlovic Phibankhamti Ryngnga Arthur A. Small, III Alexa Todd Muchukota Eric Paxton Taraneh Sabouri Austin Smith Jason Torres Kai Mchlnickel Michael Pedersen Carl Sack Chelsea Smith Lisa Tranel Lara Muller Nicholas Petropouleas David Saeger James Smith William Treat Jocelyn Mullins Jaclyn Phipps Sushmita Saha Michael Jason Smith Lani Trenouth Karen Murphy Katherine Phipps Kristin Sakaguchi Aaron Snyder David Trimbach Marita Murphy Robert Pickett Hector Salas Myun Song Timothy Triplett Trey Murphy Retha Pierce Kelleanne Salazar Justin Sonnentag Jeremy Trusty Kevin Mwenda Robert Pierce Lana Salman Andrea Soo Teresa Tucker-Trainum Amanda Myhand Matthew Pietrus Jeffrey Salvatore Kristin Sorensen Madeline Tuller Monica Napolitano Jared Quinn Pilbeam Olumuyiwa Sami Mark Specht Sara Tyson Ganapathy Narayanaraj Tiago Pinheiro Alicia Sanchez Balfour Spence Pedro Urquijo Rachel Naylor Rene Francisco Poitevin Ana I. Sanchez-Rivera Scott Stafford Patrick Obaro Utuodor Francisco Negron Hanna Popescu Aaron G. Sander Zach Stafford Vivian Valencia Ashley Nepp Brian Porter Lukas E. Sandve John R. Stamp Melissa Valle Tijs Neutens Sarah Porter Anna Santos Kent Stanton Annabelle Van Beuskom Jay Newberry Laura Prazeres Stephen Sarsadias Thomas M. Staten Ariane Van Buren Michaela Newman Maxwell Press Brock Saylor John M. Steed Richard Van Deusen Astrid Nicole Ng Clare Price Sarah Scandiffio Sarah Stein Eric Van Praag Njoya Ngetar Jacqueline Price Elise Schadler Joshua Steiner Morgan Vance Brandy Nickerson Linda Price Judd Schechtman Kevin Steller Will Vanderbilt Rodrigo Nieto-Gomez Mamyrah Prosper Nancy Schechtman Mark Steltenpohl Alexandra Varga Kevin Noack Carolyn Prouse Emily Schell Ryan Stephany Aslan Varoqua Corey Norris Mechelle Puckett Kate Schlott Jeffrey T. Stevens Fnu Varun Ramachan- Caitlin Norton Thomas Puglia Nicole Scholtz Suzanne Stewart dran Rick Nunez Serenity Purcell Ben Schrager Dejuan Stocks Priscilla Vaz Thomas O’Connell Sohni Purewal Johanna Claire Schuch Michael Stokes Claudia Vicentelo Brendan O’connor Sam Rabin Jenny Schulz Daniel Stuckey Bryan Vickroy Michael O’Connor Greer Ramsey Taylor Seigler Scott Sugar Pedro Miguel Villa Soto Kieran O’Mahony Jing Ran Robert Sellers Michael T. Sullivan Nicholas Paul Villa Yvonne Oates Karthik Rao Cavale Julie Sepanik Meredith Sussman Alejandro Vizcarra David Ockwell Andres Recalde Jorge Sequera Michael Oliver Sutcliffe Viktoria Vona Nicholas Oliver Benjamin Reid Amanda Seymour Timothy Suto Natalia Vorotyntseva Shawn Olson Alex Remar Aaron Shaffer Christine Sutter Maya Maya Wagoner Amy Ording James Render Naomi Shanguhyia Christopher Suttle Stephen Waldrop Efraim Hernandez David S. Reynolds Emily Sheehan Martha Svatek Christopher Michael Orozco Stephanie Riddick Michael Shehorne Tim Swales Wall Ana I. Ortega Hector Rivera Alpen Sheth Shannon M. Sweeney Lien Wan Ru Rebecca Osolen Bridgette Rivers Qing Shi Hillary Tahtinen Mao-Tong Wang Kyndal Owens Elias Robertson Tiange Shi Pink Tam Ethan Ward Fabiana Paez Jennifer L. Robertson Hyoungsuk Shim Josef Tan Robert Ward

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The AAG welcomes the following new members. Jacob Wasilkowski Tomasz Wierzba Stephen Wise Hua Yang Clare Zegarelli Rachel Watson Paul Wilcox Karen Witsell Xiaowen Yang Qi Zhang Douglas Way Rachel Will Tessa Witt Elizabeth Yarbrough Yulong Zhang Christena Y. Weather- Brian Williams Jacob Wolff Jesse Yeager Feng Zhao spoon Dawn Williams Kathryn Wolff Sudha Yerramilli Yuxi Zhao Elizabeth Weaver John Williams Paradorn Helen Ying-Jung Chen Shiran Zhong Astrid Weissenburg Kelvin Williams Wongchanapai Alanna Young Liz Zimiles Kevin Wells Ryan Williams Collin Woomer Claudia J. Young Charles White Shaun Williams Shaohong Wu Lori Young Jessica Whitley Rachel Wilson Melissa Wygant Lai Ying Yu Jon Wiedenfeld Rachel Wilson Luke Wylie James Yulich Nicholas Bruno Sean Wilson Michael Wynia Dagmar Zadrazilova Wiencek Patti Winter Zhumin Xu Laurie Zapalac

AAG Annual Meeting – Los Angeles April 9-13, 2013 We invite you to begin making plans to participate in the 2013 AAG Annual ­Meeting, to be held in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles and the surrounding region is a mix of fascinating and complex geo­ graphies. A mosaic of dynamic urban and demographic change, L.A. remains a center of debate over topics as diverse (or, conversely, interrelated) as migration and race, water resources, hazards and disaster preparedness, cultural identity, geographies of media and film, coastline development, spaces of surveillance and policing, literary geographies, postmodern urbanism, and geographies of tourism. Los Angeles and Southern California offer many unique opportunities for field trips across a diverse range of geographic interests. Specialists from biogeography to demography will find much to see and do, and we encourage conference attendees to organize or attend AAG field trips or plan to extend their stays to explore the area with colleagues. Field trip locations are likely to include Catalina Island, Mission San Gabriel and other nearby historic missions, Griffith Observatory, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, a tour of the Department of Water and Power, stops along the San Andreas Fault, and local wineries, among others. The 2013 AAG Annual Meeting will include many high profile speakers, invited guests, and panelists from both inside and outside of geography, including the private sector and government agencies. The AAG call for papers will be released this

summer with a deadline for abstracts to be set for early fall. Field trip and workshop ISTOCK CREDIT: proposals will be due in November. The conference will of course include popular The bells of Mission San Gabriel, one of 21 historic annual events and attractions such as the Exhibit Hall, the JIG Center, the Awards missions in the Los Angeles area. Luncheon, late-breaking news sessions, and the World Geography Bowl. A special rate will be available to registered meeting attendees at the conference hotel, so plan on booking early. The 2013 AAG Annual Meeting will be within easy reach of international attendees through Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and other regional terminals. The AAG Annual Meeting is always an excellent opportunity to renew acquaintances, meet new colleagues, share and discuss ideas, and build enthusiasm and momentum for the progress of the discipline. We look forward to seeing you in Los Angeles.

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United States candidate should have demonstrated expertise IDAHO, POCATELLO in geospatial analysis. Visiting Assistant Professor, Digital History. CALIFORNIA, HUMBOLDT The successful candidate must demonstrate The Department of History at Idaho State Vacancy Announcement, Temporary Faculty the following: University seeks a visiting assistant professor Position in Environmental Science and Man- • Potential for effective teaching or teaching in digital history to begin in August 2012. agement. Starting August 2012. JOB #7519. experience using a variety of methodologies; The field of specialization is open, though Description: Humboldt State University’s Envi- • Ability and interest in teaching a broad range preference is towards candidates who will ronmental Science and Management Depart- of geospatial courses; reinforce department strengths in historical ment invites applications for an academic year • Ability and interest in preparing students to GIS. A Ph.D. in history, geography, or related full-time temporary faculty position in Geospa- function in a culturally and ethnically diverse field is required at appointment. Successful tial Science. Initial appointment will be for the society. candidates will demonstrate a growing record Fall 2012 semester. Subsequent reappointment The successful candidate, if not a U.S. of scholarship and commitment to teaching, for Spring 2013 will be contingent upon pro- citizen, must have authorization from the including distance-learning and high-quality grammatic need and satisfactory performance Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services online courses. Specific teaching duties include evaluation. to work in the United States. Evidence of courses in world regional geography and car- Professional Qualifications: A Ph.D. or degree(s) is required at time of hire. For more tography and training graduate students in equivalent from an accredited college or univer- information and to view complete vacancy historical GIS or other digital tools of historical sity in Natural Resources, Forestry, Geography, announcement, please visit http://apptrkr. research and education. or a closely related field is preferred at the com/238508. Apply: Submit letter of application, C.V., time of appointment. Candidates with con- Humboldt State University is an EO/TitleIX/ and three references online at https://isujobs. siderable progress towards degree completion ADA Employer. net. Review of applications begins April 23. by appointment date will be considered. The MAY 12-89 Position open until filled. ISU is a research university with over 15,000 students enrolled in programs ranging from undergraduate to doctoral. History faculty “Jobs in Geography” lists positions available with US institutions who are Equal Opportunity Em- ployers seeking applications from men and women from all racial, religious, and national origin groups, exemplifies high-quality teaching and innova- and occasional ­positions with foreign institutions.­ tive, productive research in collaboration with Rates: Minimum charge of $150. Listings will be charged at $1.25 per word. Announcements run other disciplines. The university is located in for two ­consecutive issues unless a stated deadline permits only one listing. The charge for running Pocatello, tucked against the mountains in a an announcement more than twice is one-third the original charge for each subsequent listing. We setting valued for its scenic attractions and will bill institutions listing jobs after their announcements appear in JIG for the first time. recreational opportunities. Deadline: JIG announcements must reach the AAG before the first of the month to appear in JIG for the Kevin Marsh, Chair, Department of History, following month (eg: January 1 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. Idaho State University, 921 S 8th Ave, Stop Format: Announcements should be sent as an attachment or in the body of an e-mail to 8079, Pocatello, ID 83209-8079. http://isu.edu/ [email protected]. The announcements must be saved in Microsoft Word 5.0 or greater, or Corel WordPerfect history. Email: [email protected]. Fax: 208-282- 6 or greater. No job announcements accepted by phone or fax. Follow format and sequence of current 4267. JIG listings. All positions are full-time and permanent unless otherwise indicated. State explicitly if MAY 12-99 positions are not firm. Employers are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of their listings. JIG will not publish listings that are misleading or inconsistent with Association policy. Employers should MASSACHUSETTS, WORCESTER notify the Editor to cancel a listing if the position is filled. The Editor reserves the right to edit announce- ments to conform with established format. GIS Programmer. Clark Labs of Clark Univer- Display ads are also available. Ads will be charged according to size: 1/6 page (2 1/4” x 5”) $400; 1/3 sity is seeking a GIS Programmer for their small page vertical­ (2 1/4” x 10”) $650; 1/3 page square (4 3/4” x 4 3/4”) $650; 1/2 page horizontal (7” x 5”) $750; 2/3 dynamic programming team for software devel- page horizontal (7” x 8”) $900; Full page (7” x 10”) $1,100. Display ads run for one month only. Please submit opment and system level programming for the the text of your display ad as a separate document, if you would like to appear in the online version of the JIG. Clark Labs’ suite of software products including Affirmative Action Notice: The AAG Affirmative Action Committee requires job listers to send the IDRISI GIS and Image Processing software. to the JIG ­Editor the name, academic degree, sex, and rank of each person appointed as a result of Candidates must possess expertise in Delphi an annou­ncement in JIG. Geographer Available. A service for AAG members only. Send personal listings of 50 words or and C++, the Windows API, GDI and COM. less, following the format of current listings. Listings run for two consecutive issues. Enclose $25 Expertise in the IDRISI software and GIS in with listing. A blind listing service is avail­­­­­­­able - the editor will assign a box number and forward­ general is essential. Competency with .NET, inquiries to the member listed. OpenGL, Java and Access/DAO/SQL highly * Indicates a new listing desirable. Must be able to work independently yet closely interact with other members of the

www.aag.org AAG Newsletter 23 June 2012 Jobs in Geography programming team and outside organizations. time of appointment. Expertise and evidence of The Department of Geography (http://www. Bachelor’s degree required in Geography or teaching effectiveness in the area of Geospatial unh.edu/geography) is a small, undergraduate- related field; master’s degree preferred with Science required; commitment to and ongoing only department with five tenure-track faculty 3-5 years of experience. This is a full time involvement in Geospatial Science research and 48 majors. The Center for International administrative position with excellent benefits preferred. Teaching responsibilities will include Educational (http://www.unh.edu/cie) coordi- including employee and family tuition; health upper-division undergraduate courses in Geo- nates study abroad programs and oversees an and other insurances, generous retirement plan, graphic Information Science (GIS), Interpreta- International Affairs dual major. To apply, e-mail 4 weeks vacation, free use of campus fitness/ tion of Aerial Photography, Remote Sensing, in Adobe Acrobat format a letter of application, athletic center, and many more. Starting salary and Digital Image Processing. vita, evidence of teaching quality, and names expected to be in range of 45K – 60K depend- Apply: Applicants should submit a letter and contact information (including e-mail) for ing on experience. of application and current CV and arrange three references by June 1, 2012 to Blake Apply: Please e-mail cover letter and resume for three reference letters and copies of all Gumprecht, Chair, Department of Geography, to: [email protected]. Clark University, academic transcripts to be submitted to Chair, [email protected]. UNH supports Human Resources, 950 Main Street, Worcester, Geospatial Science Search Committee, Depart- diversity among its faculty and strongly encour- MA 01610. ment of Geography, Geology and Planning, ages women and minority candidates to apply. AA/EOE. Clark values diversity. Missouri State University, 901 South National, JUN 12-111 MAY 12-95 Springfield, MO 65897. The evaluation of applications will begin *NEW YORK, ONEONTA MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR May 7 and will continue until a successful State University of New York Oneonta. Depart- ICPSR seeks an Associate Director – Research candidate is found. Further information about ment of Geography Lecturer. The Department Professor or Research Associate Professor. our department and programs can be obtained of Geography at SUNY Oneonta invites appli- The Inter-university Consortium for Political from our web site at geosciences.missouristate. cations for a full-time Lecturer beginning August and Social Research (ICPSR) at the Univer- edu, or call (417) 836-5800 – Email GGP@ 2012. This is a non-tenure track position with an sity of Michigan provides social science data to missouristate.edu. initial appointment of one year, renewable for researchers and policymakers around the world. Women and minority candidates are an additional year. Expectations include instruc- An international organization with over 700 encouraged to apply. Employment will require tion at the undergraduate level and continuing member institutions, ICPSR offers access to data a criminal background check at University professional development. SUNY Oneonta is a for research and instruction, training in methods expense. EO/AA employer. comprehensive, public, liberal arts and sciences of quantitative analysis, and a data preservation MAY 12-103 college with 6,000 students and 500 faculty. The service to ensure long-term availability. College is ranked ninth among the best regional As leader of ICPSR’s Collection Develop- *NEW HAMPSHIRE, DURHAM universities by U.S. News & World Report. The ment Unit, the ideal candidate will supervise University of New Hampshire. The Department College offers over 60 undergraduate majors and and guide project directors managing archival of Geography and the Center for International nine graduate programs. The student to faculty activities for federal and private sponsors. He/ Education seek a broadly-trained geographer ratio is approximately 17:1. The Department she will also consult with data producers and with a strong international perspective for of Geography has a strong and growing under- data users about the needs of the research com- appointment as Lecturer to begin in August graduate Geography Program and maintains an munity, and use that information to develop 2012. This is a teaching position, with no Environmental Planning concentration in the new archival collections and write proposals for research or service expectations. It is not a Environmental Sciences Program. The geogra- external funding to support those collections. tenure-track position, but includes full benefits. phy program has 90 student majors in one of The individual selected for this position will The position includes a one-year contract with three tracks: General Geography, Urban and hold a research faculty appointment in ICPSR the possibility for renewal based on performance Regional Planning, and Geographic Information and the Institute of Social Research. and funding. Teaching load is six courses per Systems (GIS). To learn more about the College For a complete description please visit academic year — four for geography and two or the Department please visit www.oneonta. http://umjobs.org/job_detail/67165/associ- for international affairs. Candidates should be edu or www.oneonta.edu/academics/geography. ate_director_icpsr. qualified to teach lower-level courses in human, Preference will be given to candidates who The University of Michigan is an equal physical, and regional geography, as well as the have experience with diverse populations, and/ opportunity/affirmative action employer. geography module of a team-taught introduc- or teaching pedagogies and/or multicultural MAY 12-85 tory course in international affairs. Preference teaching experience. For a complete descrip- will be given to candidates who possess a tion of this position go to: www.oneonta.edu/ MISSOURI, SPRINGFIELD regional specialty other than North America, employment. Missouri State University. The Department of Middle East, or Sub-Saharan Africa. Minimal To apply online, go to: http://oneonta. Geography, Geology and Planning anticipates qualifications: master’s degree; Ph.D. or ABD interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID an opening for a 9-month, non-tenure-track preferred. Teaching experience required. Salary =31795. Visiting Assistant Professor of Geography is $36,000/year for individuals with a Ph.D., For other employment and regional opportu- to begin in August 2012. Ph.D. (or ABD) $34,000 for individuals who are ABD, and nities, please visit our website at: www.oneonta. in Geography or closely related field at the $32,000 for individuals with a master’s. edu/employment.

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SUNY Oneonta values a diverse college regional opportunities, please visit our website intermediate GIS courses. Additional expertise community. Please visit our website on diver- at: www.oneonta.edu/employment. in some or all of the following desirable: politi- sity at: www.oneonta.edu/home/diversity.asp. SUNY Oneonta values a diverse college cal geography, environmental studies, local and Moreover, the College is an EEO/AA/ADA community. Please visit our website on diversity community studies. Ph.D. required at time of employer. Women, persons of color, and persons at: www.oneonta.edu/admin/oei. Moreover, the appointment, advanced ABDs considered. See with disabilities are encouraged to apply. College is an EEO/AA/ADA employer. Women, full application details at: http://www.minotsta- JUN 12-115 persons of color, and persons with disabilities teu.edu/hr. Review begins May 11 and continues are encouraged to apply. until position is filled. Contact: Dr. Daniel NEW YORK, ONEONTA MAY 12-90 Ringrose, Chair, Division of Social Science, The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Minot State University, Minot ND 58707. Sciences at SUNY Oneonta invites applications *NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL [email protected]. for a non-tenure track position as a Historically The Institute for the Study of the Americas JUN 12-114 Underrepresented Dissertation Fellow (Visiting at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Assistant Professor) beginning in August 2012. Hill invites nominations and applications for *OHIO, ATHENS This is a temporary, two-year appointment. the Anthony S. Harrington Distinguished Ohio University. The Department of Geography SUNY Oneonta is a comprehensive, public, Professorship in Latin American Studies, to invites applications for a one-year visiting faculty liberal arts and sciences college with 6,000 start as early as January 1, 2013. The appoint- position in GIScience, effective August 2012. We students and 500 faculty. The College is ranked ment will be for an eminent senior scholar seek candidates possessing a strong background ninth among the best regional universities by with a distinguished record of scholarship and in Cartography, and well-trained in the technical U.S. News and World Report. The College offers teaching within any disciplinary field of the and conceptual aspects of GIS and geospatial over 60 undergraduate majors and nine graduate social sciences and humanities. PhD with a technologies. A strong commitment to under- programs. The student to faculty ratio is approxi- minimum of eight years’ experience is required graduate education is essential. PhD in Geography mately 17:1. The nine-member Earth Sciences for this position. The appointment will be made or closely related field is preferred, ABD status Department is multi-disciplinary with undergrad- to the most appropriate academic department. candidates will be considered. The successful can- uate programs in geology, water resources, earth Apply: Candidates should submit a letter didate will teach five courses in the academic year science, earth science education, environmental of interest, curriculum vitae, and the names, (two semesters), including introductory courses in earth science, and meteorology. There is also a mailing addresses (including email addresses), Mapping and GIS, and Cartography. Experience small master’s degree program. The department and telephone numbers of four references to: in teaching similar courses is desirable. Other has a strong history of excellence in teaching, Director, Institute for the Study of the Americas, thematic or geo-technical courses may be assigned faculty-student mentoring, and continued contact University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, depending on departmental needs or candidate’s with alumni. The department strongly encour- 3202 Fed Ex Global Education Center, 301 interests, such as introductory Physical, Human, or ages its faculty to conduct/supervise research Pittsboro Street, Campus Box 3205, Chapel Hill, Environmental Geography, or Statistics. projects that involve undergraduates. To learn NC 27599-3205. Candidates will also need to Ohio University is a four-year public institu- more about the College or the Department please complete a brief application form on-line to apply tion of approximately 22,000 students located in visit www.oneonta.edu or www.oneonta.edu/aca- for this position. To do so, click on the Direct Athens, a progressive community situated in the demics/earths. For a complete description of this Link URL from any internet browser to apply for rolling hills of southeastern Ohio. The Depart- position go to: www.oneonta.edu/employment. the position: http://jobs.unc.edu/2502462. ment of Geography currently has 13 full-time To apply online go to: https://www.inter- Review of nominations and applications will faculty members, 170 undergraduate majors viewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID begin on August 21, 2012 and continue until and 17 master’s students, and offers a range of =30816 Upload cover letter that specifically the position is filled. The University of North degree programs including majors in GIScience, addresses historical underrepresentation and Carolina at Chapel Hill is an Equal Opportu- Meteorology, Urban Planning, Environmental ability to complete your degree requirements in nity/Affirmative Action employer and educator, Geography, and Environmental Pre-Law. The addition to teaching duties within the two year with a strong commitment to the achievement department enjoys excellent teaching, research, time frame (two page max), curriculum vitae, of diversity among its faculty and staff. The staff IT, and administrative support for its activities. statements of teaching philosophy (two page contact person for this position is Ms. Shelley The completed application must include a max) and research interests (two page max), and Clarke ([email protected]). letter of application, curriculum vitae, evidence scanned copies of graduate transcripts (official JUN 12-106 of research and teaching experience, and the transcripts required at time of appointment). names and contact information for three profes- Please have three professional references send or *NORTH DAKOTA, MINOT sional references. For more information about e-mail letters to: Dr. Martha L. Growdon, Chair, Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Geography­ the Department please visit us online at www. Search Committee, Earth Sciences Department, to begin August 2012. The successful candidate ohio.edu/geography. SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 13820-4015, will have training in cultural and physical Ohio University is an affirmative action/ [email protected]. geography and will teach 12 credit hours per equal opportunity employer that strives to Applications will be accepted until the semester of introductory principles, world enhance its ability to develop a diverse faculty. position is filled. Review of applications will regional geography, and a rotation of regional Review of applications will begin immediately begin immediately. For other employment and and non-regional electives and introductory and and will continue until the position is filled.

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Apply online at: http://www.ohiouniversity OREGON, CORVALLIS experience in digitizing, projections, georec- jobs.com/postings/3045. Questions may be Leader, Geospatial Intelligence and Planning tification and cartographic design. Additional directed to Dr. James Dyer, Chair, Department Initiative Associate/Full Professor. Oregon training in ModelBuilder, ArcPy, AutoCAD and of Geography, Ohio University, Athens, OH State University College of Earth Ocean and Microsoft Access is preferred, but not essential. 45701-2979. Voice: 740-593-1138. Fax: 740- Atmospheric Sciences invites applications for A 4-year degree and a minimum of 1 year 593-1139. E-mail: [email protected]. a full-time 9-month (1.0 FTE) or full-time experience are required. JUN 12-116-1 12-month (0.75 FTE) tenure-track position to Apply: Anyone interested in applying serve as Leader of the new Oregon State Uni- please forward a resume to Kristin Chaapel @ OHIO, COLUMBUS versity Geospatial Intelligence and Planning [email protected] or mail to: Hanover The Mershon Center for International Security Initiative, to begin September 2012. Engineering Associates, Inc. 1 Elizabeth Street, Studies invites applications for the endowed We seek a scholar and leader who will guide Suite 11, Towanda, PA 18848. position of the Wayne Woodrow Hayes Chair the design and development of this innovative MAY 12-88 in National Security Studies. The Chair will be and transdisciplinary Initiative. The successful appointed at the Mershon Center and another candidate’s research will contribute to at least one *VIRGINIA, WILLIAMSBURG tenure unit at The Ohio State University. He/ of the Initiative’s focal areas (geohazards, energy Postdoctoral Fellowship in Remote Sensing she will be expected to lead an active inter- and natural resources security, public health, and and International Development at the College disciplinary program dedicated to teaching data intensive geospatial science & technology). of William and Mary. and research on national security issues. The The candidate will be able to teach one or The Center of Geospatial Analysis, the mission of the Mershon Center for International more classes one of the Institute’s focal areas. Geology Department, and the Government Security Studies is to advance the understanding The Initiative Leader will also be responsible Department are pleased to announce a new of national security in a global context. The for establishing relationships with governmental postdoctoral fellowship, supported by the center does this by fostering research on the use agencies (including agencies in the intelligence Mellon teach-scholar training program. This of force and diplomacy; the ideas, identities, and community), non-governmental organizations, program offers a unique opportunity to collabo- decisional processes that affect security; and the and commercial members relevant to the four rate with the William and Mary faculty sponsors institutions that manage violent conflict. focal areas of the Initiative. The Initiative Leader on research, while also receiving mentorship Successful candidates for the Chair will be will guide the hiring and coordinate the activities in multiple aspects of educational and profes- established scholars with international recogni- of at least six new full-time tenure-track faculty sional development. We invite applications for tion and a distinguished record of publica- positions. The Initiative Leader will also be a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in Remote tion and teaching related to issues of national expected to work with the OSU Foundation to Sensing and International Development. The security. Applicants may come from a variety of engage potential donors to obtain and sustain selected postdoctoral fellow will collaborate backgrounds and disciplines, including geogra- funding for Initiative facilities. with faculty mentors on a project that examines phy, history, law, political science, philosophy, A PhD (at time of application) is required in how environmental and development aid influ- public policy, public affairs/administration, a field that supports geospatial intelligence and ence land use and land cover change. sociology, and other areas of national security planning. Candidates must have a demonstrated In addition to collaborating with the faculty expertise. The Chair will be appointed jointly in ability to initiate and publish research, to obtain sponsors on the research project, the postdoctoral the Center and as a tenured professor in another funding from competitive sources, to teach fellow will learn how to mentor undergraduates in academic unit and will have a significant reduc- effectively at the undergraduate and graduate meaningful research experiences, while also devel- tion in teaching duties. level, and to collaborate in interdisciplinary oping and teaching two undergraduate courses Applicants should submit a letter of interest, groups. A minimum of two years of professional during the two years of the fellowship. We are par- current curriculum vitae or resume, and the experience is preferred. The successful applicant ticularly interested in receiving applications from names of three references to: Wayne Woodrow must show a commitment to advancing the early-career scientists who would like to maintain Hayes Chair Search Committee, Mershon participation of diverse groups and supporting a balance between high quality research and Center for International Security Studies, 1501 diverse perspectives. Salary will be competitive. teaching excellence in their continuing careers. Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43201. Electronic To review posting and apply, go to http:// The candidate should have a PhD in Geography, applications may be sent to Mershon.Hayes- oregonstate.edu/jobs posting #0008750. For full Government, or a related field. [email protected]. consideration, apply by May 31, 2012. The postdoctoral fellow will receive an For additional information about the OSU is an AA/EOE and is responsive to annual stipend of $45,000 plus full benefits and Mershon Center, please visit: mershoncenter. dual-career needs. a research/teaching/professional development osu.edu. Questions or nominations may be MAY 12-100 budget of at least $10,000 per annum – this addressed to Mershon Center Director Craig budget includes resources for travel and partici- Jenkins at [email protected]. PENNSYLVANIA, TOWANDA pation at conferences. The appointment is for The Ohio State University is an Equal Hanover Engineering Assoc. Inc. is looking for two years, commencing in the Fall of 2012. Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. qualified GIS Technicians familiar with the ESRI To apply for the “RS/Environmental Aid Women, minorities, veterans, and people with product suite as well as Trimble GPS equipment, postdoc”, please visit the employment section disabilities are encouraged to apply. Terrasync and Pathfinder Office software. The of the CGA (www.uwf.edu/cga). Then submit MAY 12-102 candidate should be self-motivated and have your application online to the William and

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Mary employment site (https://jobs.wm.edu to the field demonstrate ability to shape and commitment to library leadership; initiative and instructional faculty) including a cover letter, guide the AGSL, a nationally leading library, and resourcefulness in generating new ideas; and the curriculum vitae, two reference letters, and state- expand its recognition worldwide. Under the ability to work collegially. ments of research plans and teaching approach. direction of the University Libraries Director, Preferred requirements – MLS or equivalent Review of applications will begin May 14th and this individual plays a key role in determining the from an ALA-accredited program; PhD or ABD will continue until an appointment is made. The direction of the AGSL and seeking resources in in geography, history or related field; accom- College of William and Mary is an EEO/AA support of its research and educational services. plishments in research or scholarship; knowl- employer and conducts background checks on The Curator directs the day-to-day activities of edge of two foreign languages; GIS experience. applicants for employment. the AGSL, leads an experienced staff, and works Apply: Please apply at http://jobs.uwm.edu/ Position number F0006L. closely with colleagues throughout the Libraries postings/8101. JUN 12-110-1 and university as a whole. UWM is an AA/EEO Employer. The Curator is responsible for the senior man- MAY 12-83 WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE agement and administration of all AGSL opera- UWM Libraries – Assistant Director, Curator of tions, including ongoing grant-funded projects. International the AGSL. The American Geographical Society This includes formulation of goals and policies, Library (The AGSL), America’s oldest, largest and budget preparation, collection management, pres- *CANADA, SASKATCHEWAN, most distinguished geographical research library, ervation and conservation, teaching and lecturing, SASKATOON was established in New York City in 1851, and grant writing, outreach program development University of Saskatchewan. Faculty Position remained there until its transfer to Milwaukee in (including lecture series, fellowships, exhibits, in Hydrometeorology and Climate Science, 1978. The Library’s breadth, size (well over one publications and user services), and liaison work School of Environment and Sustainability and million items) and historical perspective attract with UWM Schools and Colleges, the American Global Institute for Water Security. both local and visiting scholars from a wide array Geographical Society of New York and the Asso- The School of Environment and Sustainability of disciplines. The AGSL includes important col- ciation of American Geographers. The Curator is (SENS) at the University of Saskatchewan (U of lections of maps, atlases, books and periodicals, engaged in numerous digital initiatives designed S) invites applications for a full-time tenure-track photographic images, as well as large collections to provide access to a full array of scholarly faculty position at the level of assistant, associ- of globes, pamphlets, and digital datasets. Since information. The Curator will also be responsible ate, or full professor. The successful candidate 1996, it has been the home of the Archives of for contributing to the development and pursuit will join a core interdisciplinary science and the Association of American Geographers, North of overall UWM Libraries goals and policies, as modelling team to support the development of a America’s foremost organization of professional well as for contributing to the rapidly evolving $30-million research programme in the Univer- geographers, and since 2011, the repository of field of cartographic and geospatial librarianship sity’s Global Institute for Water Security led by the historic archives of the AGS. The AGSL is the (including digital cartographic resources) at the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in largest library of its type in a university setting in local, national, and international levels. Water Security Howard Wheater. North America. It sponsors several lecture series, Requirements – Master’s degree or equiv- This new appointment is envisaged in the area is home to the Map Society of Wisconsin and alent in geography or other relevant field; of hydrometeorology and climate science. Review supports two research fellowship programs that minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible of applications will begin June 15, 2012, and will have, in the past decade, brought many scholars experience in a research library or equivalent continue until a suitable candidate is identified. from across the globe. institution; supervisory experience of at least 5 For more information, please visit www. The Society, which remains in New York years; successful grant writing and fundraising usask.ca/sens. City, was central to the development of expertise; knowledge of emerging technolo- All qualified candidates are encouraged to American geography, played a major role in gies; demonstrated strong professional lead- apply, however, Canadians and permanent resi- world exploration and mapping, and served ership and involvement; strong written and dents will be given priority. The University of the U.S. Government in times both of war and oral communication skills; experience with rare Saskatchewan is committed to Employment peace, for well over a century. materials librarianship including conservation/ Equity. Members of designated groups (women, We seek an experienced, creative, and entre- preservation techniques; broad knowledge of Aboriginal peoples, people with disabilities and preneurial leader to serve as our new Curator library collections; knowledge of cartography, visible minorities) are encouraged to apply. n whose experience and professional contributions its history, and the history of geographical ideas; JUN 12-119

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Louis C. DeVorsey ternational Court of Justice at The Hague in Robert G. Raskin Louis C. DeVorsey, professor emeritus the Netherlands, where he was one of three Robert G. Raskin died on March 2, 2012 of geography at the University of Georgia, geographers who served as consultants to the at the age of 55. has died at the age of 83. U.S. Litigation Team. Raskin was Research Scientist at the Jet DeVorsey received a B.A. from Montclair The Association of American Geogra- Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, State University in New Jersey and an M.A. phers (AAG) presented DeVorsey with the California from 1997 to 2006, and since in geography from Indiana University. He AAG Award for Meritorious Contributions 2006 had served as Supervisor of the earned a Ph.D. in geography in 1965 from to the Field of Geography in 1975. In Science Data Engineering and Archiving the University of London. DeVorsey entered 1980, the University of Georgia Research Group, Instrument Software and Science the U.S. Navy Foundation presented him its Medal for Data Systems, at JPL. Officer Can- Research Creativity in the Social Sciences. Raskin received a PhD in atmospheric didate School DeVorsey served the Society for the His- science from the University of Michigan in Newport tory of Discoveries as Vice President/Presi- in 1992. He was the co-founder and News, Rhode dent from 1979 to 1982, and he was named first chair (2008-2009) and board director Island, in 1954, a fellow of the society in 2005. (2009-2011) of the AAG’s Cyberinfrastruc- where he was ture Specialty Group (CISG). Raskin made commissioned Alvin A. Munn significant contributions to broadening as an Ensign. Alvin Munn died February 3, 2012 in the connec- At his death he Fort Myers, Florida. tions between held the rank Munn earned a bachelor’s degree from cyberinfra- of Commander, DeVorsey Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1942. structure (CI) USNR-Retired. After service with the U.S. Army Air Corps and geography DeVorsey worked at East Carolina in World War II, Munn received a master’s over the past University from 1962 to 1965 and at the degree from the University of Chicago. In 20 years. He University of North Carolina in Chapel 1948, he moved to Washington, D.C., where was an expert Hill from 1965 to 1967. He then spent the he eventually became senior geographer in geoinfor- following 21 years at University of Georgia, with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). matics, which where he was promoted to professor in Munn also earned a degree from the National combines 1973. He retired in 1988. War College, in 1966. As DIA senior geogra- theoretical Raskin DeVorsey produced an extensive list pher, he regularly briefed the Director of the knowledge of of impressive publications in the fields of DIA and the U.S. Secretary of Defense and Geographical Science with the technical exploration and discovery and the history served as a U.S. representative to NATO. As innovation of Computer Science, and in of cartography. Some of the better known a member of the Military Geographic Docu- the field of data interoperability in the works he authored or edited include The mentation Working Group, he conducted Earth and environmental sciences. He was Georgia-South Carolina Boundary: A Problem in key intelligence briefings and was actively lead developer of the POET (http://poet. Historical Geography (1982, reprinted 2008), involved in decision making during the Cu- jpl.nasa.gov/) user interface for online The Indian Boundary in the Southern Colonies, ban Missile Crisis and other critical situations. data access from the Physical Oceanog- 1763-1775 (1966), The Atlantic Pilot (1974), Munn published the article, “The Role of raphy Distributed Active Archive Center De Brahm’s Report of the General Survey in the Geographers in the Department of Defense” (PO.DAAC), a tool used for many years Southern District of North America (1971), In in the August 1980 edition of The Professional by PO.DAAC and various ESIP/MEA- the Wake of Columbus: Islands and Controversy Geographer, in which he estimated that 500 SURES efforts. Raskin had also served as (1985), and the award-winning Keys to the people with geography degrees were working Vice-President, Chair of the Products and Encounter: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Department of Defense (DOD) around Services Committee, Chair of the Infor- for the Study of the Age of Discovery (1992). the world. In the article, Munn stressed that mation Technology and Interoperability As an expert witness, DeVorsey appeared the reputation enjoyed by geographers at the Committee, Chair of the Constitution in at least five original actions before the DOD was based on their ability to synthesize and Bylaws Committee, Chair of the GIS U.S. Supreme Court in regard to litigation many sources of data from a wide range of Cluster, and Organizer of the Interagency concerning sea and land boundaries. He sciences and provide cogent analyses. Forum on Data Preservation and Steward- conducted research for the U.S. Department An active member of the AAG, Munn ship for the Earth Science Information of State in connection with the U.S.-Canada served as association treasurer in 1967. He Partner (ESIP) Federation. seaward boundary dispute in the Gulf of was a 63-year member of the AAG, having Maine. This case was adjudicated by the In- joined in January of 1949. Continued on page 29

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Necrology continued from page 28 Raskin was well known through the John J. Winberry broad field of geography, which took him development of Semantic Web Terminolo- Geographer John Winberry died on to Mexico, India, England, Ireland and gies for Earth and Environmental Science March 8, 2012. Brazil. His U.S. research concentrated on (SWEET), and his paper on knowledge Winberry earned a PhD from Louisiana the American South. He co-wrote the representation in SWEET was acknowl- State University in 1971. He college-level textbook South edged as the one of the top 10 most cited spent his entire professional Carolina: A Geography, and his articles published between 2005 and 2010 career at the University of 75 published writings reflect by Computers & Geosciences (see http://sweet. South Carolina, where he a wide range of interests, jpl.nasa.gov/ontology/). taught cultural geography and including log houses in Mex- Raskin organized and chaired over 20 regional geography courses ico, the kudzu vine in the sessions at AAG Annual Meetings cover- from 1971 until his retirement U.S. South, the culture of ing a wide range of advanced CI topics, in 2004. Winberry served indigo in South Carolina, sea including geospatial semantics, virtual as Chair of the Geography turtle farming in the Cayman organization, spatial decision support sys- Department from 1990-1993, Islands, Confederate monu- tems and high performance computing. He and Associate Dean of the ments in courthouse squares, co-edited special issues in two prestigious Graduate School from 1999- Winberry and even an examination of GIScience journals – International Journal of 2002. At various times, he also varieties of South Carolina Geographic Information Science, and Computer, served as Director of Graduate Studies for barbecue. He participated in local organi- Environment and Urban Systems – capturing the Geography Department, Director of zations, notably the Loblolly Society, The the state of research progress taking place Undergraduate Studies, Acting Director of Thomas Cooper Society, and the Torch in cyberinfrastructure and fostering signifi- the Latin American Studies Program, Assis- Club’s Columbia chapter. cant discussion on future research. tant to the Director of the Walker Institute Winberry was editor of the Southeast- In addition to his exceptional research of International Studies, and Associate Dean ern Geographer (1988-1991) and earned the achievements and tireless service, Raskin of the Graduate School. He retired in 2004 Southeastern Division of the Association demonstrated a keen desire to inspire and as Distinguished Professor Emeritus. of American Geographers (SEDAAG) guide young researchers to successful Winberry was known for his passion Outstanding Service Award for Lifetime careers. in researching and teaching across the Achievement in 2001. n New AAG Book Aims to Improve Career Preparation

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John Warren Nystrom received his PhD in Geography from Clark University in 1942. An exceptional educator who taught at Rhode Island College, the University of Pittsburgh, George Washington University, and Florida Atlantic University, Nystrom also had a long and productive career in international relations as a senior official in the Foreign Policy Department at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, as a partner in the international relations consulting firm of Allen, Murden and Nystrom, and as a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.

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