News and Events
March, 2009, Department seeking temporary instructor for Fall 2009
The Department of Geography at UNH is seeking an instructor to teach two courses in the Fall 2009 semester because one of our faculty members will be on parental leave.
The two courses are Physical Geography, a course required of all geography majors, and Environmental Geography, a junior-senior class that is also a writing-intensive course. Both courses will meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.
Applicants should possess a master’s degree or higher, preferably in geography. Applicants should send a letter of application, vita, evidence of teaching quality (if available), and the names and addresses (including e-mail) of three references by April 10, 2009 to Blake Gumprecht, Chair, Department of Geography, University of New Hampshire, 102 Huddleston Hall, 73 Main Street, Durham, NH 03824-2541, blake.gumprecht@unh.edu.
The University of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action institution.
March, 2009, Professor's new book awarded prestigious J.B. Jackson Prize
Professor Blake Gumprecht’s newest book, The American College Town, published in November by the University of Massachusetts Press, has been awarded the J. B. Jackson Prize for 2008 by the Association of American Geographers. The award will be given at the organization’s annual meeting March 22-27 in Las Vegas.
The J. B. Jackson Prize is awarded annually to a book about the United States that conveys the insights of professional geography in language that is interesting and attractive to a lay audience. There is no more prestigious award for geographers writing about the cultural landscape of the United States.
The award was created to honor influential essayist and teacher J. B. Jackson, founder and longtime editor of Landscape magazine, who was once called by the New York Times “America’s greatest living writer on the forces that have shaped the land this nation occupies.” The Association of American Geographers is the leading professional organization for geographers in North America and boasts more than 10,000 members around the world.
Gumprecht’s first book, The Los Angeles River: Its Life, Death, and Possible Rebirth, published in 1999 by the Johns Hopkins University Press, was also awarded the J. B. Jackson Prize. He is the first two-time winner of the award.
Jan., 2009, Faculty member marries, changes name
Our newest faculty member, Mary Lemcke, married her longtime boyfriend, Dan Stampone, last fall. She will now be known by her married name, Mary Stampone. Congratulations Mary!
Sept., 2008, New faculty member joins department
The Department of Geography is pleased to welcome climatologist Mary Lemcke to its faculty. Professor Lemcke will teach weather, climatology, natural hazards, and other courses in her specialty. She will also serve as New Hampshire State Climatologist.
Professor Lemcke comes to UNH from Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, where she was an assistant professor in the Department of Geography and Earth Science. She earned a B.A. from Albion College, M.S. from the University of Delaware, and expects to complete the requirements for her Ph.D. from Delaware this fall.
Professor’s Lemcke’s research focuses on the evaluation of sea ice thickness in Antarctica in climate system models. She plans to use sea-ice models and data to evaluate the response of Antarctic sea ice to changes in global climate.
In her capacity as State Climatologist, Professor Lemcke was recently featured in Foster’s Daily Democrat. You can read that story at: http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080902/GJNEWS_01/709029884/-1/fosnews1410
Aug., 2008, Department relocates
The Department of Geography has moved into new offices in the former Oak Room in Huddleston Hall. The move was necessitated by the renovation of James Hall, which had been the department’s home since its inception in 1968. For the first time, all geography faculty will be located in a contiguous space, which we hope will foster greater unity among faculty, as well as students.
The Oak Room, a former faculty dining room, was renovated to serve as geography’s new home. The new offices retain many of the most distinctive features of the Oak Room, including oak woodwork and even a fireplace. The new facilities are very nice. We encourage you to come see them.