Chair
Andrew Hilburn (2023-2024)
Department of Social Sciences
Texas A&M International University
5201 University Blvd
Academic Innovation Center 313
Laredo, TX 78041
ahilburn@tamiu.edu
Secretary
Michaela Buenemann (2023-2024)
Department of Geography & Environmental Studies
New Mexico State University
137 Breland Hall
Las Cruces, NM 88003
elabuen@nmsu.edu
Treasurer
Randy Peppler (2023-2024)
Department of Geography & Environmental Sustainability
University of Oklahoma
100 E Boyd St.
Norman, OK 73019
rpeppler@ou.edu
Student Representatives
Dayna Dominguez (2023-2024)
The Department of Geography & Environmental Studies
University of New Mexico
Bandelier East, RM 108
Albuquerque, NM 87131
daydominguez@unm.edu
Victoria Johnson (2023-2024)
Department of Geography & Environmental Sustainability
University of Oklahoma
100 E Boyd St.
Norman, OK 73019
johnsonvictoria@ou.edu
Past Chair
Erik Prout (2022-2023)
Department of Geography
Texas A&M University
3147 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843
geoprout@tamu.edu
Regional Councillor
Colleen Myles-Baltzly (2021-2023)
Department of Geography & Environmental Studies
Texas State University
601 University Dr
San Marcos, TX 78666
Editors, Southwestern Geographer (SWG)
John Tiefenbacher (senior editor)
Department of Geography & Environmental Studies
Texas State University
601 University Dr
San Marcos, TX 78666
jt04@txstate.edu
Erik Prout (co-editor)
Department of Geography
Texas A&M University
3147 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843
geoprout@tamu.edu
Andrew Hilburn (2023-2024)
Department of Social Sciences
Texas A&M International University
5201 University Blvd
Academic Innovation Center 313
Laredo, TX 78041
ahilburn@tamiu.edu
Secretary
Michaela Buenemann (2023-2024)
Department of Geography & Environmental Studies
New Mexico State University
137 Breland Hall
Las Cruces, NM 88003
elabuen@nmsu.edu
Treasurer
Randy Peppler (2023-2024)
Department of Geography & Environmental Sustainability
University of Oklahoma
100 E Boyd St.
Norman, OK 73019
rpeppler@ou.edu
Student Representatives
Dayna Dominguez (2023-2024)
The Department of Geography & Environmental Studies
University of New Mexico
Bandelier East, RM 108
Albuquerque, NM 87131
daydominguez@unm.edu
Victoria Johnson (2023-2024)
Department of Geography & Environmental Sustainability
University of Oklahoma
100 E Boyd St.
Norman, OK 73019
johnsonvictoria@ou.edu
Past Chair
Erik Prout (2022-2023)
Department of Geography
Texas A&M University
3147 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843
geoprout@tamu.edu
Regional Councillor
Colleen Myles-Baltzly (2021-2023)
Department of Geography & Environmental Studies
Texas State University
601 University Dr
San Marcos, TX 78666
Editors, Southwestern Geographer (SWG)
John Tiefenbacher (senior editor)
Department of Geography & Environmental Studies
Texas State University
601 University Dr
San Marcos, TX 78666
jt04@txstate.edu
Erik Prout (co-editor)
Department of Geography
Texas A&M University
3147 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843
geoprout@tamu.edu
SWAAG Chairs, 1946 - Present*
2020-22, Erik Prout, Texas A&M University
2018-19, Matt Fry, University of North Texas
2017, Jason Julian, Texas State University
2015-16, Michaela Buenemann, New Mexico State University
2013-14, Murray Rice, University of North Texas
2012, Darren Purcell, University of Oklahoma
2010-11, Sarah Bednarz, Texas A&M University
2004-09, Michael S. Yoder, University of Central Arkansas
2003, Fiona Davidson, University of Arkansas
2000-01, Darrel McDonald, Stephen F. Austin State University
1998-99, Brooks Green, University of Central Arkansas
1996-97, William Doolittle, University of Texas at Austin
1995, Frederick A. Day, Southwest Texas State University
1994, Olen Paul Matthews, Oklahoma State University
1993, Clarissa T. Kimber, Texas A&M University
1992, Bradley T. Cullen, University of New Mexico
1991, Peter C. Johnson, Southwest Texas State University
1990, Stephen J. Stadler, Oklahoma State University
1989, Robert S. Bednarz, Texas A&M University
1988, Sent Visser, Southwest Texas State University
1987, F. Andrew Schoolmaster, North Texas State University
1986, Fred M. Shelley, University of Oklahoma
1985, Henry W. Bullamore, University of Southwestern Louisiana
1984, Phillip E. Kithcart, Prairie View A&M University
1983, John M. Harlin, University of Oklahoma
1982, Ronald Briggs, University of Texas at Dallas
1981, Dennis K. Ehrhardt, University of Southwestern Louisiana
1980, Leon C. Hallman, Stephen F. Austin State University
1978-79, Robert Norris, Oklahoma State University
1976-77, Robert Sawvell, West Texas State University
1975, Robert Byrnes, Angelo State University
1974, William Conroy, Texas Tech University
1973, Robert Holz, University of Texas at Austin
1970-72, Robert Crisler, University of Southwestern Louisiana
1968-70, Stanley Arbingast, University of Texas at Austin
1966-68, C. Miller Strack, Henderson State College
1964-66, Stephen Sutherland, University of Oklahoma
1962-64, Lorrin Kennamer, University of Texas at Austin
1960-62, John Morris, University of Oklahoma
1958-60, Charles C. Baija, Texas A&I University
1956-58, Fred Kniffen, Louisiana State University
1954-56, John Morris, University of Oklahoma
1952-54, John S. Kyser, Northwestern State University
1950-52, Harry Hoy, University of Oklahoma
1948-50, George Corfield, Oklahoma A&M University
1946-48, John Morris, University of Oklahoma
*Institutional affiliations are those at the time of service as SWAAG Chair.
SWAAG Regional Councilors, 1968 - Present*
2021-present, Colleen Myles-Baltzly, Texas State University
2018-20, Michaela Buenemann, New Mexico State University
2015-18, Darren Purcell, University of Oklahoma
2012-15, Ron Hagelman, Texas State University, San Marcos
2009-12, Alyson Greiner, Oklahoma State University
2006-09, Craig Colten, Louisiana State University
2003-06, Olen Paul Matthews, University of New Mexico
2000-03, Fred Shelley, Southwest Texas State University
1997-2000, Bradley T. Cullen, University of New Mexico
1994-97, Sent Visser, Southwest Texas State University
1991-94, John R. Giardino, Texas A&M University
1988-91, F. Andrew Schoolmaster, University of North Texas
1985-88, Otis W. Templer, Texas Tech University
1981-85, Leon C. Hallman, Stephen F. Austin State University
1976-80, Phillip Bacon, University of Houston
1973-76, H. Jesse Walker, Louisiana State University
1971-73, Allen D. Hellman, Southwest Texas State University
1968-71, Lorrin Kennemar, University of Texas at Austin
*Institutional affiliations are those at the time of service as SWAAG Regional Councilor.
Special thanks are due to Fred Shelley at Southwest Texas State University for supplying this list of chairs and regional councilors. These lists are excerpted from an article entitled "Fifty Years of Geography in the Southwest: A History of the Southwestern Division of the Association of American Geographers" in The Southwestern Geographer. Dr. Shelley credits Fred Day, Sent Visser, Dick Nostrand, and Kathie Martel for their assistance with the history of SWAAG.
2020-22, Erik Prout, Texas A&M University
2018-19, Matt Fry, University of North Texas
2017, Jason Julian, Texas State University
2015-16, Michaela Buenemann, New Mexico State University
2013-14, Murray Rice, University of North Texas
2012, Darren Purcell, University of Oklahoma
2010-11, Sarah Bednarz, Texas A&M University
2004-09, Michael S. Yoder, University of Central Arkansas
2003, Fiona Davidson, University of Arkansas
2000-01, Darrel McDonald, Stephen F. Austin State University
1998-99, Brooks Green, University of Central Arkansas
1996-97, William Doolittle, University of Texas at Austin
1995, Frederick A. Day, Southwest Texas State University
1994, Olen Paul Matthews, Oklahoma State University
1993, Clarissa T. Kimber, Texas A&M University
1992, Bradley T. Cullen, University of New Mexico
1991, Peter C. Johnson, Southwest Texas State University
1990, Stephen J. Stadler, Oklahoma State University
1989, Robert S. Bednarz, Texas A&M University
1988, Sent Visser, Southwest Texas State University
1987, F. Andrew Schoolmaster, North Texas State University
1986, Fred M. Shelley, University of Oklahoma
1985, Henry W. Bullamore, University of Southwestern Louisiana
1984, Phillip E. Kithcart, Prairie View A&M University
1983, John M. Harlin, University of Oklahoma
1982, Ronald Briggs, University of Texas at Dallas
1981, Dennis K. Ehrhardt, University of Southwestern Louisiana
1980, Leon C. Hallman, Stephen F. Austin State University
1978-79, Robert Norris, Oklahoma State University
1976-77, Robert Sawvell, West Texas State University
1975, Robert Byrnes, Angelo State University
1974, William Conroy, Texas Tech University
1973, Robert Holz, University of Texas at Austin
1970-72, Robert Crisler, University of Southwestern Louisiana
1968-70, Stanley Arbingast, University of Texas at Austin
1966-68, C. Miller Strack, Henderson State College
1964-66, Stephen Sutherland, University of Oklahoma
1962-64, Lorrin Kennamer, University of Texas at Austin
1960-62, John Morris, University of Oklahoma
1958-60, Charles C. Baija, Texas A&I University
1956-58, Fred Kniffen, Louisiana State University
1954-56, John Morris, University of Oklahoma
1952-54, John S. Kyser, Northwestern State University
1950-52, Harry Hoy, University of Oklahoma
1948-50, George Corfield, Oklahoma A&M University
1946-48, John Morris, University of Oklahoma
*Institutional affiliations are those at the time of service as SWAAG Chair.
SWAAG Regional Councilors, 1968 - Present*
2021-present, Colleen Myles-Baltzly, Texas State University
2018-20, Michaela Buenemann, New Mexico State University
2015-18, Darren Purcell, University of Oklahoma
2012-15, Ron Hagelman, Texas State University, San Marcos
2009-12, Alyson Greiner, Oklahoma State University
2006-09, Craig Colten, Louisiana State University
2003-06, Olen Paul Matthews, University of New Mexico
2000-03, Fred Shelley, Southwest Texas State University
1997-2000, Bradley T. Cullen, University of New Mexico
1994-97, Sent Visser, Southwest Texas State University
1991-94, John R. Giardino, Texas A&M University
1988-91, F. Andrew Schoolmaster, University of North Texas
1985-88, Otis W. Templer, Texas Tech University
1981-85, Leon C. Hallman, Stephen F. Austin State University
1976-80, Phillip Bacon, University of Houston
1973-76, H. Jesse Walker, Louisiana State University
1971-73, Allen D. Hellman, Southwest Texas State University
1968-71, Lorrin Kennemar, University of Texas at Austin
*Institutional affiliations are those at the time of service as SWAAG Regional Councilor.
Special thanks are due to Fred Shelley at Southwest Texas State University for supplying this list of chairs and regional councilors. These lists are excerpted from an article entitled "Fifty Years of Geography in the Southwest: A History of the Southwestern Division of the Association of American Geographers" in The Southwestern Geographer. Dr. Shelley credits Fred Day, Sent Visser, Dick Nostrand, and Kathie Martel for their assistance with the history of SWAAG.
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