In Memoriam: Anthony O. Gabriel
Anthony O. Gabriel, professor of geography at Central Washington University, died Tuesday, September 14, 2021, after a valiant 14-month battle with cancer. He was 56. He was called home to God at his home surrounded by his loving family. Anthony was born to Oswald Gabriel and Ursula Duhr in Vancouver, , Canada in October 1964. …
In Memoriam: Bobby M. Wilson
Dr. Bobby M. Wilson, Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of Alabama, who was a widely recognized leader in anti-racist scholarship, passed away on August 25th, 2021. Dr. Wilson grew up on a farm in Warrenton, North Carolina where his responsibilities on the farm shaped his character and strength. It was also in Warrenton…
In Memoriam: Sanford H. Bederman
Sanford H. Bederman, 89, of Johns Creek, Georgia, died on 19 August 2021 from complications of cancer. A graduate of the University of Kentucky and a Army veteran who served in Germany in the 1950s, he received his from Louisiana State University in 1957, and in Geography from the University of Minnesota in 1973. Bederman…
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…