Calvin Murray Austin

Background

Austin, Calvin Murray was born on December 10, 1944 in Woodbury, New Jersey, United States. Son of Calvin Murray and Mary (Ermentrout) Austin.

Education

Bachelor in Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1967; Master of Arts in Regional Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy in Regional Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1971.

Career

Assistant professor of georgraphy and regional science, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1970-1973; visiting assistant professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1973; associate professor to professor, U. Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, since 1973. Visiting lecturer Queens University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1985. Visiting scholar Department Geography, Heidelburg, Germany, 1985.

Coordinator Geography Alliance Iowa, 1992-1997.

Achievements

• Calvin Murray Austin has been listed as a noteworthy Geography educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Association of America Geographers (chair West Lakes division 1986), National Council in Geography Education (program chair 1980), National Geography Society, American Geography Society, Regional Science Association, Glen Golf (North Berwick, Scotland, United Kingdom), Tantallon Golf Club.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, reading, foreign travel, cooking.

Connections

Married Kitty Crews, December 31, 1966.

Father:

Calvin Murray Austin

Mother:

Mary (Ermentrout) Austin

Spouse:

Kitty Crews