Donald Foster Stetzer
Donald Stetzer, emeritus professor of geography, died Saturday, Aug. 6, in West Salem. He taught at UW-Stevens Point from 1967 until his retirement in 1990. He was a specialist in the fields of economic geography and especially enjoyed overseeing research projects and helping students understand complex ideas.
UWSP's Geography & Geology Department at the 2011 AAG Meeting
The Geography/Geology Department was well represented at this year's annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers in Seattle, WA (April 12 - 16, 2011) by the following students and faculty:
Students:
Ben Overholt (co-author Lisa Theo) - "The Spatial Distribution of University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Alumni" (Poster)
Ben Ebertz - "Photo Mapping Wisconsin Barns" (Paper)
Nikki Rumpca - "Field Studies in the Aftermath of the April 14, 2010 Eyjafjallajökull Eruption, Iceland" (Poster)
Daryn Hardwick - "Trends in the Spatial and Temporal Variability of Snowfall Totals and Events in Wisconsin, 1974-2010" (Poster)
Joy Stelzer and Audrey Mennenga - " Effects of Turbidity Currents and Tectonic Activity on Marshall Hill and the People of Brokaw, WI" (Poster)
Faculty:
Samantha Kaplan (co-authors Paul J Garrison, Joy Stelzer) - "Holocene fire history and changes in lake alkalinity in northern Wisconsin" (Paper)
Professor Kaplan is the chair of the Paleoenvironmental Change Specialty Group and co-chaired three sessions on Sedimentary Perspectives on Paleoenvironmental Change.
Eric Larsen - "Solving an albatross band injury problem on Campbell Island, New Zealand" (Paper)
Gene Martin - "GIS knowledge work" (Paper)
Lisa Theo - (co-authors Steve Hamilton, Charles Grieman, Kylie Betzler, and Elizabeth Roden) "Cartographic and statistical analysis of commercial land-use change in Wisconsin's Northwoods: Tomahawk, Wisconsin 1930-2000" (Poster)
Michael Ritter - "Teaching Physical Geography Online: Old Challenges, New Possibilities" (Paper)
Donations Support Student Research
In October 2009 a 1980 Geography alumnus donated $2000 to the Department Foundation account, to be used in part to support travel to present research at professional meetings by current students in the majors. Some of this generous gift supported seven students presenting at the April 2010 Association of American Geographers annual meeting in Washington DC.
In March 2010 an anonymous donor gave $1500 to the Department Foundation account, to be used to support Geoscience and Geology students’ research and professional development. This was the second such gift in as many years. In 2009 the same donor enabled eight students and two faculty to attend the 55th annual conference of the Institute of Lake Superior Geology. The 2010 generosity supported students doing field research in Wisconsin, Wyoming, and Iceland.
In July 2010 a community member donated a personal rock and mineral collection valuing over $12,000 to the Department for exhibit and classroom use. This also may be rotated periodically into the Museum of Natural History exhibits.
Our deepest gratitude to these and all other donors!