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About Dr. Mack H. Gillenwater |
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Dr. Mack H. Gillenwater, professor of geography at Marshall
University, was apoointed as the second Drinko Fellow in May
1995. |
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As a Drinko Fellow, Gillenwater is developing new general
education courses for all students that address American
political institutions and civic culture from a broad,
multidisciplinary perspective and explore ways to develop a new
undergraduate major and enhance existing disciplinary majors
relevant to the academy's mission. |
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During the l995-96 academic year he also is coordinating a
comprehensive study of historic preservation and tourism
potential in the greater Huntington metropolitan area including
Ashland, Ky., and Ironton, Ohio. |
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A native of Crumpler, Gillenwater received bachelor's and
master's degrees in geography from Marshall and received his Ph.
D. in geography from the University of Tennessee. |
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Prior to joining the Marshall faculty in 1968, Gillenwater
taught in junior high schools at Man and Mullens and then served
as an assistant professor at Pembroke (N. C.) State University
and East Carolina University. He also was a part-time associate
professor at Shawnee State College and Ohio University.
Gillenwater served as acting chair of Marshall's Geography
Department and has served on various university committees. |
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While at Marshall, Gillenwater participated in faculty exchange
programs that allowed him to teach at the Universitas
Nebrissensis in Madrid, Spain, and at Beijing Normal University
in China. |
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He has written many articles for professional journals and
publications and made presentations at several major conferences
and seminars. |
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Gillenwater has received 16 consulting grants for various
projects since 1974 and has completed 10 historic preservation
surveys for the West Virginia Department of Culture and History. |
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He also was instrumental in the establishment of the Coalways
and Coal Mining Heritage projects designed to determine the
feasibility of protecting and preserving certain significant
cultural, historic and natural resources associated with the
coal mining heritage of southern West Virginia. |
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Gillenwater has been active in community and professional
organizations including the National Council for Geographic
Education, the West Virginia Council for Geographic Education
and the Association of American Geographers. |
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He recently participated in a Latin American Scholar-Diplomat
Seminar in Washington, D.C where he attended briefings by
Congressional committee staffers, scholars from private
"think-tanks" and representatives from the Pentagon, Department
of Commerce and State Department. |
