Background
Hill, Alton David was born on January 22, 1933 in Biwabik, Minnesota, United States. Son of Alton David and Fern Elizabeth (Swanson) Hill.
Hill, Alton David was born on January 22, 1933 in Biwabik, Minnesota, United States. Son of Alton David and Fern Elizabeth (Swanson) Hill.
Bachelor of Arts, University Colorado, 1954; Master of Arts, University Colorado, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1964.
Instructor, San Francisco State College, 1962-1963;
assistant professor, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio., 1963-1968;
associate professor geograph, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1968-1971;
acting director Center for Education in Social Sciences, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1969-1970;
professor geography, U. Colorado, Boulder, since 1971;
professor, department chairman geography, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1982-1984. Member science education policy research group Colorado State Department Education, 1983-1984,85-86. Visiting geografic scientist Association American Geographers, 1983-1984.
Member assessment committee Council on Learning, New Rochelle, New York, 1978-1980. Geography consultant Houghton-Mifflin Company, Boston, 1972-1976. Coordinator Colorado Geography Alliance, since 1986.
Chairman City of Boulder Human Relations Commission, 1978. Served to Lieutenant United States Air Force, 1955-1957. Member National Geography Society (Distinguished Geography Educator award 1990), American Association Geographers (councillor 1980-1983), National Council for Geography Education (Executive Board directors 1972-1975, Journal Geography 1980, George Miller award 1990), Conference Latin American Geographers (chairman 1973), Social Science Education Consortium, International Association University Presidents (associate).
Married Myhra Carleen Diedrick, December 27, 1957. Children: Kelly, Graham, Tiffany.