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Up from Nashville, Tennessee, where he's taught Geography at Austin
Peay State University since January 1994, David Padgett joined
IU-Bloomington's Geography department for the second summer session
1995. Mr. Padgett taught "Environmental Conservation" to eighteen
graduate and undergraduate students and began several projects during
his stay, including an article on environmental justice for Geo
Info Systems and another for The Environmental Professional.
Recipient of the Association of American Geographers' 1994 Paul P.
Vouras Fund Dissertation Grant for his doctoral project, "Applications
of Geographical Information Systems for Tracking Childhood Lead
Poisoning Sources," Mr. Padgett expects to complete his degree in
Geography and Geology at the University of Florida this year.
During his stay in Indiana, Mr. Padgett took advantage of the opportunity to attend several events at the Indiana Black Expo '95 in Indianapolis. Pleased to have been a part of the Minority Faculty Fellowship Program, he comments that "the only way that the high attrition rates for African American students may be abated is via efforts such as this program, which are aimed at increasing minority representation among university faculty." |