Bruce Rippeteau (anthropology) provided a remembrance about the formation of AnthroGroup and past days in the department.
"The faculty and students were overwhelmingly supportive and I consider my time in Lincoln the highlight of my educational experience...I consider my training in anthropology foundational to what I have achieve in my career and cherish the time I spend in Nebraska."
William Poe ('96, anthropology)
Janet Ahler ('66, anthropology), professor emerita at University of North Dakota, has had a career path including a field project in Alaska with a Yu'pik family, Fellow of Sigma Xi and the Society for Applied Anthropology, bilingual research in Guatemala, travels with students to the Amazon in Venezuela and the Pantanal in Brazil, and presentations at Oxford University.
"A summer 1974 field experience among Zuni, Hopi, White Apache and other indigenous peoples with faculty...remains a noteworthy experience to this day...My roots in anthropology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln were inspiring in the 1970s. The Anthropology Dept's inclusion, warmth and scholarship impressed me years ago...My studies there have influenced my international travels and work in many countries and with many new American populations."
Barbara Greene, MPH ('75, anthropology)\
"My time at UNL was a great experience, especially when I found my home in the geography department. It was an area of study that kept me wanted to learn more and more, along with professors that had a passion to help us learn and discover."
Timothy Ehlers, ('93, geography)
"After several years trying to combine history, politics, economics, and natural resources into one field, I discovered that geography could do that for me."
Brian Baskerville ('13, geography)
"People asked how I got into this field. I told them it all started in Nebraska and UNL was key to my success. I am very proud of how my Geography background at UNL has led to my GIS career."
Mele Koneya ('91, geography)
"I attribute my success thus far in my career to what I learned in geography department at UNL as well as the connections and tools I obtained in order to succeed. My academic advisor at CAS played a big part in that success and I owe her everything for that. I love the geography department at UNL, and owe people like Dr. Wishart everything. They are truly an important and meaningful part of what makes the department and CAS special."
John Jackson IV ('13, geography)
"I loved my time at UNL in the Geography program. The classes and professors helped me discover who I am and my curiosity for the world. I'm employed with City of Lincoln Parks and Recreation and work on prairie restoration. Geography plays a part in my job by using GIS, GPS and other tools to monitor the status of prairies. Personally, geography makes me want to learn new things every day about the world around me. Thank you, UNL Geography!"
Brooke Bolin
"I love the UNL geography program. It has given me a passion to learn and shown me what I want to do with my life. I can honestly say I don't know where I would be without geography."
Kevin Pflager (geography)
Michael Forsberg (geography) is a well-known conservation photographer and Nebraska native. He delivered the Lavin Seminar and received a national award from the Sierra Club.
Jacob Lambert (global studies, political science and geography) worked with Teach for America.
Major Rolando Perez ('05, geography), commissioned as an Air Battle Manager in the USAF, served on several platforms utilizing the geographic knowledge he obtained at UNL. As a Sensor Management Officer, he utilizes the remote sensing/GIS/cartographic skills he learned in the application of a Moving Target Indicator/Synthetic Aperture Radar and managing/piloting the ScanEagle UAS in combat operations.
"That degree, so valuable to me, led directly to an incredibly interesting and fulfilling career in geography. My geography professors at UNL provided me not only with a fantastic base of knowledge of the field (the theory and application of Geography) but also taught a way of looking at life through the geographic lens, where space and location are valuable information to expand understanding of how the world works. I have no doubt that my degree from UNL in Geography was extremely instrumental in my career."
Jesslyn Brown ('90, geography)
Bob Harding ('86, geography) reflects on how Nebraskaland Magazine enticed him to attend Nebraska—and where it led afterward.
"Since graduation, I have actively applied what I learned as a Global Studies and Spanish student by moving across the world to teach English in Seville, Spain."
Laura Melcher (global studies)