Faculty & Staff

Full-time Faculty and Staff

• Aaron Adams, Ph.D. (2024-present)
  Assistant Professor
  GIS and Remote Sensing, Python

• Hilton Córdoba, Ph. D. (2017-present)
  Associate Professor
  Urban Geography

• Crystal Kendrick (2021-present)
  Administrative Secretary

• Jonathan Kozar, Ph.D. (2017-present)
  Associate Professor
  Economic Geography

• Kevin Law, Ph. D. (2006-present)
  Professor
  Meteorology, Hurricanes, Physical Geography

• James Leonard, Ph. D. (2001-present)
  Professor and Chairman
  GIS, North America

• Anita Walz, Ph.D. (2003-present)
  Associate Professor
  GIS/RS, Physical/Environmental Geography

Former Faculty serving at least 10 years, listed chronologically:

• Francis Burgess (1904-1942), MA, Columbia U., first department head (1911-1942)
• Earl Brown (1927-1938), MS, U. Chicago
• Robert Britton (1930-1972), MS, U. Chicago
• Leslie Davis (1938-1966), Ph.D., U. Chicago, department head (1942-1961)
• Sam E. Clagg (1948-1986), Ed.D. U. Kentucky, department head (1961-1986)
• Charles Stephen (1966-1968, 1972-1989), Ph.D., Ohio State U.
• Mack Gillenwater (1968-2004), Ph.D., U. Tennessee, interim department head (1983-1984, 1992)
• Howard Adkins (1970-1998), Ph.D., U. Tennessee, department head (1986-1994)
  • unpublished Geography Department History document Adkins.1998.GeographyatMarshallUniversity1837.1997
• Jimmy Rogers (1972-1999), MS, Marshall U.
• Allen Arbogast (1986-2004), Ph.D., U. Tennessee, department head (1995-2000)
• Margaret Gripshover (1988-2001), Ph.D., U. Tennessee
• Larry Jarrett (1994-2010), MA, Marshall U., department head (2000-2010)
• Joshua Hagen (2003-2016), Ph.D., U. Wisconsin – Madison, department head (2010-2016)

Clockwise from upper left:  Dr. Law, Dr. Leonard, Dr. Cordoba, Crystal Kendrick, Dr. Walz,  Dr. Kozar, Dr. Adams.