News
Congratulations to Yongha Park
Yongha Park successfully defended his dissertation this week. The committee was Harvey Miller, Ningchuan Xiao, Morton O’Kelly (adviser) and Zhenhua Chen (C&RP) as the Grad School Representative. The…
Chairman O'Kelly's News Brief
Greetings from Boston. I am delighted to announce that the recipient of this year’s S. Earl Brown Staff Award is Suzanne Mikos. We like to make a big surprise splash with these awards but when the…
Congratulations to Zachary Paganini
Congratulations to Zack Paganini, aka Zachary Berry Paganini, who very ably defended his M.A. this afternoon.Zack's thesis, titled "Underwater: Using Ethnography to Investigate Intersections of Race…
Chairman O'Kelly's News Brief
I am delighted to inform the department that Joel Wainwright and Ola Ahlqvist have received word from the Provost’s office recommending their promotion to Professor, effective June 8, 2017. Well done…
OSU Geography PhD student, Gabriel Zeballos, comments on the Bolivian Drought.
OSU Geography PhD Student Gabriel Zeballos was quoted in an article on telesur about the current drought problems in Bolivia."Drought Crisis Shows Mother Earth Is Thirsty and Bolivians Are Suffering"
Chairman O'Kelly's News Brief
Welcome back after spring break. I am pleased to announce the third recipient of the Martha L. Corry Faculty Fellowship: this prestigious award goes to Bryan Mark. He has made considerable…
Chairman O'Kelly's News Brief
On Monday, March 6, Hui Kong made a public presentation after successfully passing candidacy last week. Her adviser is Dan Sui, and committee members are Morton O’Kelly, Max Woodworth and Ningchuan…
Becky Mansfield wins Joan N. Huber Faculty Fellowships Award
It is our great honor to announce that OSU Geography Professor Becky Mansfield has received one of 3 2017 Joan N. Huber Faculty Fellowships form the College of Arts and Sciences. Becky has…
Chairman O'Kelly's News Brief
Lots of news and announcements this week. We are pleased to welcome Nik Heynen as he presents the 2017 Taaffe Lecture to the department. Nik is Professor of Geography at the University of Georgia…