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Darrell Napton

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

Department(s)