Darrell Napton

Title

Professor Emeritus of Geography and Geospatial Sciences

Office Building

Wecota Hall

Office

211

Mailing Address

Wecota Hall 211
Geography-Box 0506
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Education

• B.S. in secondary education | University of Missouri, Columbia | 1973
• M.A. in geography | University of Missouri, Columbia | 1975
• Ph.D. in geography | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis | 1987

Academic Interests

• Protecting ecosystem services
• Promoting sustainability

Committees and Professional Memberships

• American Association of Geographers
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Geographical Society 
• American Geosciences Institute
• American Society for Environmental History
• American Institute of Biological Sciences

Awards and Honors

• Ronald F. Abler Distinguished Services Honors
• American Association of Geographers
• John Fraser Hart Award for Research Excellence
• Rural Geography specialty group of the American Association of Geographers
• Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring, South Dakota State University 

Work Experience

• 1998-present, professor, Department of Geography, South Dakota State University
• 1999-2011, visiting scientist, U.S. Geological Survey Center for Earth Resources Observation System (EROS).
• 1992-1998, associate professor, Department of Geography, South Dakota State University
• 1987-1992, assistant professor, Department of Geography and Planning, Southwest Texas State University

Areas of Research

• Land transformation in the United States