Growth of Faculty in Geography Departments in the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, 1985, 1995

Southeastern Geographer Vol. XXXVI, No. 2, November 1996, pp. 216-217 GROWTH OF FACULTY IN GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENTS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN GEOGRAPHERS, 1985, 1995 James O. Wheeler In the past 10 years, geography has continued to expand in the 10-state Southeastern Division.1 Notable expansion has occurred at the University of Alabama; Appalachian State University; Florida Atlantic University; George Mason University; Georgia Southern University; University of Louisville; Mary Washington College; Middle Tennessee State University; the University ofNorth Carolina, Chapel Hill; and the University of South Carolina. The six largest departments in faculty size in 1995 - 1996 were the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (21), University of Georgia and University of South Carolina (20 each), Western Kentucky University (18), University of Kentucky (16), and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (15). Florida State University has just established a Ph.D. program in geography. These data (Figs. 1 and 2) include full-time faculty (not those with emeritus or adjunct status) and are subject to whatever errors or omissions are contained in the sources, Guide to Departments of Geography in the United States and Canada, 1985 - 1986 and Guide to Programs in Geography in the United States and Canada, 1995 - 1996. NOTE 'For an early historical review of geography in the South, see Prunty (1979). LITERATURE CITED Prunty, M. C. 1979. "Geography in the South," Annals of the Association ofAmerican Geographers, Vol. 69, pp. 53-59. Dr. Wheeler is the Merle Prunty, Jr., Professor ofGeography at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2502. Vol. XXXVI, No. 2 217 Fig. 1. Number of faculty members in the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, 1985. Source: Guide to Departments ofGeography in the United States and Canada, 1985 - 1986. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers, 1985. Includes only those departments listed in the Guide. Compiled by the author. Fig. 2. Number of faculty members in the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, 1995. Source: Guide to Programs in Geography in the United States and Canada, 1995 - 1996. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers, 1995. Includes only those departments listed in the Guide. Compiled by the author. ...