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Distinguished UGA Alumnus, Dr. Derek Alderman named to US Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names

Tuesday, August 9th, a day when much of the world was observing The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, United States Secretary of the Interior Deb Holland formally announced the members of the newly conceived Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names.

Dr. Amy Trauger

A Year of Titles: Dr. Amy Trauger returns from Fulbright Scholar program

Amy Trauger, author and professor of geography, was named last year as the Canada Research Chair in Food Studies at the University of Guelph

Dr. Marshall Shepherd

A Year of Titles: Dr. Marshall Shepherd named SEC Professor of the Year

Marshall Shepherd, the Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Georgia, was recently named the 2022 SEC Professor of

Dr. Deepak Mishra

A Year of Titles: Dr. Deepak Mishra named Merle C. Prunty Professor of Geography

Deepak Mishra, professor and associate head of the Department of Geography, was appointed by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents as the Merle C. Prunty, Jr. Professor in Geography.

Dr. Nik Heynen

A Year of Titles: Dr. Nik Heynen named Distinguished Research Professor (2021)

Last year, Nik Heynen, professor in the Department of Geography, was named a Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Georgia.

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