It’s Monday morning and in two hours I will be in the classroom introducing another 20 students to the wonders of GIS and cartography.  I always look forward to this class because students enjoy getting their hands on state-of-the-art software and because we get to work together to make maps – both as scientific documents and as works of art.  I remember my first cartography class – back in those pen, ink, and mylar days.  I actually thought of the … Read the rest

It is with great sadness that I must report the passing of Distinguished Professor of Geography, Samuel T. Emory. Sam was the first geographer at Mary Washington College and founded the Geography Department at Mary Washington College shortly after his arrival in 1959. By the time he retired in 1997, his department had grown to six faculty members. The work my colleagues and I have done to expand the department over the last few years is built on that foundation.… Read the rest