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Morrison, Joel Lynn was born on July 19, 1940 in Johnsville, Ohio, United States. Son of James Everett Morrison and Janet Maxine Rogers Rumpf.
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Joel Lynn Morrison, American Cartographer, geographer. National Defense Education Act Title IV fellow, 1962-1965. Member URISA, Association American Geographers, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, AM/FM International, Cosmos Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma, Pi Mu Epsilon.
Education
Bachelor cum laude, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1962; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1968.
Career
From instructor to professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1968-1983;
department chairman geography, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1977-1980;
senior science advisor for geography, National Mapping division United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 1983-1986;
assistant division chief for research, National Mapping division United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 1986-1995;
geography division chief, United States Bureau Census, Washington, 1995-1998;
professor geography, director Center for Mapping, Ohio State University, since 1998. Adjunct Professor U. Maryland., College Park, 1983-1987. Fellow Newberry Library., 1974.
Advisory editor Rand McNally Corporation, 197l-99. Chairman United States Board on Geography Names, 1995-1997. Member board direction International Union Surveying and Mapping, 1985-1987, National Center for Geography Information and Analysis, 1990-1994.
Member United States national committee for international geografic union NAS, National Research Council, 1985-1992. President American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, 1981-1982, president International Cartographic Association, 1984-1987. Speaker and presenter in field.
Achievements
Membership
Member URISA, Association American Geographers, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, AM/FM International, Cosmos Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma, Pi Mu Epsilon.
Connections
Married Carolyn Lee Coffman McVey, June 23, 1962 (divorced May 1972). Ashley Scott, Anja Lynne. Married Beverly Sargent, December 14, 1974.
Stepchildren: Anne Marie Hudson, Jane Elizabeth Hudson.
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American