Background
Friend, Donald Agar was born on June 26, 1960 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Edward Armand Friend and Nancy Jaicks Alexander.
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Donald Agar Friend
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Bachelor of Science in Conservation of Natural Resources, University California, Berkeley, 1984. Master of Arts in Geography, University Colorado, 1988. Doctor of Philosophy in Geography, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1997.
Career
Instructor Colorado Outward Bound School, Denver, 1987-1994. Director earth science program, teaching scholar fellow Minnesota State University, Mankato, since 1997, assistant professor geography, 1997-2001, associate professor geography, 2001—2006, professor geography, since 2006, chair, department geography, since 2005, founding director, Minnesota Modeling and Simulation Center. United States representative International Commission on Diversity in Mountain Systems International Geography Union, Rome, since 2000.
Advisory board Mountain Studies Institute, Silverton, Colorado, since 2002. Senior instructor Mountain Institute, Washington, 2002—2005. Member advisory board for physical geography and earth science McGraw-Hill Publications, 2002—2004.
Editorial board Journal Mountain Science, 2005—2006.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Geography Society. Member International Mountain Society, International Permafrost Association, Association American Geographers (founder, advisory board 1998-2004, chair mountain geography specialty group 1998-2001, J. Warren Nystrom award 1999, scholar International Geography Congress 1992, 2000, 04, governing council 2006-2009, Fulbright National Screening Com.m 2007-2009), Gamma Theta Upsilon, Rotary International.
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Married Lisa Mitchell, March 19, 1994. Children: Scanlon Parker, Reilly Rose.
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American