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

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  • unpublished Geography Department History document Adkins.1997.GeographyatMarshallUniversity1837.1997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

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