NicholasÌýHelburn

  • Professor Emeritus of Geography
  • Natural Resources
  • Geographic Education
  • Agriculture and Land Use
  • Geography of Recreation
  • Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, 1950
Nicholas Helburn

Taught in the Geography Department from 1970 to 1989.Ìý

Notable Accomplishments:Ìý

  • Director of AGG--High School Geography Project (HSGP), 1964-1969.
  • Director of Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) for Social Studies/Social Science Education, Ìý1970-1972.
  • Associate Director of the Natural Hazards Research and Application Information Center (now Natural Hazards Center), 1979-1981.
  • President of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 1980-1981.
  • In 2002 the Peace and Justice Center recognized him as “Peacemaker of the Year.â€Ìý

Professor Emeritus Nicholas Helburn passed on June 11, 2011 at the age of 93. See article about his life in the AAG website .Ìý