Nicholas Helburn

  • Professor Emeritus of Geography
  • Natural Resources
  • Geographic Education
  • Agriculture and Land Use
  • Geography of Recreation
  • Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, 1950
Nicholas Helburn

Taught in the Geography Department from 1970 to 1989. 

Notable Accomplishments: 

  • Director of AGG--High School Geography Project (HSGP), 1964-1969.
  • Director of Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) for Social Studies/Social Science Education,  1970-1972.
  • Associate Director of the Natural Hazards Research and Application Information Center (now Natural Hazards Center), 1979-1981.
  • President of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 1980-1981.
  • In 2002 the Peace and Justice Center recognized him as “Peacemaker of the Year.” 

Professor Emeritus Nicholas Helburn passed on June 11, 2011 at the age of 93. See article about his life in the AAG website here.