In memoriam: Roger Kasperson
Former Clark Graduate School of Geography faculty member Roger Kasperson, passed away on Saturday, April 10. A major scholar in the fields of risk and environmental sustainability, Professor Kasperson had a nearly lifelong relationship with Clark and the GSG: he earned his in Geography from Clark in 1959, and returned to Clark as a faculty…
In Memoriam: Robert J. Mason
Robert J. Mason, a professor in the Department of Geography and Urban Studies at Temple University, died on November 15, 2017. Rob was known for his work on environmental policymaking and land use management. He believed in international educational opportunities for students and was passionate about teaching the next generation of environmental leaders. A prolific…
In Memoriam: Carol L. Hanchette
Carol L. Hanchette, Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Louisville, died unexpectedly on a hiking adventure in the mountains of Wyoming on October 9, 2017. Hanchette received her from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in 1998 after having worked in a variety of fields including archeology and as a land surveyor…
In Memoriam: John Whitling Hall
John Hall (1934- 2017) was born in Tulsa, OK, but grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana, and always considered it “home.” He graduated from Lafayette High School, and later served in the Army for three years in an intelligence unit in Germany. Upon return, he enrolled at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (, now the U.…
In Memoriam: Anne Buttimer
Anne Buttimer Anne Buttimer (1938-2017) Anne Buttimer, emeritus professor of geography at University College Dublin, died July 15, 2017. Buttimer was Fellow of Royal Irish Academy, Royal Geographical Society (UK) and Academia Europaea. She served as Council Member of the American Association of Geographers (AAG) from 1974 to 1977; of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS)…
In Memoriam: Masatoshi Yoshino
Masatoshi Yoshino (1928-2017) Masatoshi Yoshino, a distinguished Japanese physical geographer who served the IGU as the founder and the Chair of the Commission on Climatology (1988-1992) and as a Vice President (1992-1996), died on July 4, 2017, at the age of 89. He was a devoted scholar and kept writing and publishing quality articles till…
In Memoriam: Marvin W. Mikesell
Marvin W. Mikesell June 16, 1929–April 26, 2017 Marvin W. Mikesell, Professor of Geography in the Committee on Geographical Studies, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning, April 26, 2017, at the University of Chicago Hospital in Hyde Park, aged 88, in the midst of teaching his seminar on problems in the human geography of the Middle East…
In Memoriam: John Davey
John Charles Armstrong Davey April 19, 1945–April 21, 2017 John Davey, a prodigious figure in academic, trade and reference publishing for almost 50 years, died at home with family at his side on April 21, 2017. He had just celebrated his 72 birthday days earlier. After making his mark in publishing in the 1970s, John…
In Memoriam: Ray Henkel
Ray Henkel January 28, 1931–March 11, 2017 Ray Henkel was born Jan. 28, 1931 on a farm along the Cimarron River about 30 miles west of Tulsa. He died March 11, 2017, at age 86. Ray attended a one-room elementary school, and in 1948 graduated from Kellyville H. S. in a class of 15, earning…
In Memoriam: John Miller Morris
John Miller Morris, Jr., 64, passed away on February 16, 2017, in a San Antonio hospital after surgery, attended by friends who traveled thousands of miles to come to his bedside. He is survived by a daughter Erin Claire Noakes of Washington He will be missed by his longtime companion, many friends, colleagues, and neighbors.…
In Memoriam: Robert E. Frenkel
Longtime Corvallis resident Robert “Bob” Frenkel, 89, died in Portland on Feb. 20, 2017. Bob is survived by his wife, Elizabeth “Liz” (Mills) Frenkel; son Stephen Frenkel and wife Judy Walton; and daughter Ann Frenkel and husband Gwido Zlatkes. He was preceded in death by his sister, Janice Pachner. Bob was born in New York…
In Memoriam: Dr. Thomas J. Wilbanks
Dr. Thomas J. Wilbanks, age 78, a groundbreaking scientist and a devoted family man, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017. He will be greatly missed. Dr. Wilbanks was a Corporate Fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he had worked since 1977 and conducted research and published extensively on sustainable development, energy and environmental technology…