Thomas Adams Wikle

Background

Wikle, Thomas Adams was born on January 26, 1962 in Pasadena, California, United States. Son of John William and Ellen Cecil (Betts) Wikle.

Education

Bachelor, University California, Santa Barbara, 1983. Master of Arts, California State University, Fullerton, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy, Southern Illinois University, 1989.

Career

Staff cartographer, department geography California State University, Fullerton, 1983-1985. Research and teaching assistant department geography Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1985-1989. Assistant professor department geography Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1989-1993, associate professor, 1993-1998, head department geography, 1994-2000, professor, since 1998, associate dean College Arts and Sciences, since 2000.

Achievements

• Thomas Adams Wikle has been listed as a noteworthy geography educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Oklahoma Academy Sciences (section chair 1990-1991), Association American Geographers, Southeastern Conference on Linguistics, Society for Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (certified mapping scientist), National Council Geographic Education (media editor, Distinguished Tchg. award 1997), Gamma Theta Upsilon (S.W. regional coordinator since 1994), Phi Kappa Phi.

Interests

• Avocations: canoeing, backpacking, bicycling.

Connections

Married Michelle Ann Hist, October 7, 1989. Children: Paige Kathryn, Garrett Adams.

Father:

John William Wikle

Mother:

Ellen Cecil (Betts) Wikle

Spouse:

Michelle Ann Hist

child:

Paige Kathryn Wikle

child:

Garrett Adams Wikle