About the Authors| BORDEN D. DENT, above all, was three things—a geographer, a cartographer, and an educator. His geography training spawned an interest in cartography, which he conceptualized as a manner to richly visualize the world we live in.
Born in Arkansas, Dr. Dent attended elementary and high school in Maryland. He earned
his B.A. and M.A. in Geography from Towson State University and the University of California at
Berkeley, respectively. He received his Ph.D. from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he specialized in thematic cartography.
Dr. Dent published articles on cartography and geography in professional journals, including the Annals of the Association of American Geographers, The American Cartographer, The Cartographic Journal, and The Journal of Geography. He presented papers at professional meetings, the National Geographic Society, the U.S. Census Bureau, and at several universities. He designed maps for The Linguistic Atlas of the Gulf States, a project directed at Emory University and funded by the National Endowment
for the Humanities.
Dr. Dent authored five editions of Cartography: Thematic Map Design and served as chair of the Department of Anthropology and Geography at Georgia State University. His
work inspired his students. Following a long and successful career, Dr. Dent passed away in August of 2000.JEFFREY S. TORGUSON received his B.S. in Geography at St. Cloud State University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Georgia. He is currently Professor of Geography at St. Cloud State University, where he teaches courses in thematic cartography, map design and presentation, and GIS. He also previously taught GIScience
courses at the University of Wisconsin—Oshkosh. His research and publication activity centers around maps and map design, particularly thematic, virtual, and Web cartography. He has served on several advisory boards concerned with cartography and GIS within higher education systems, and has held office with several related specialty groups within
the Association of the American Geographers. He also works with local governments, high schools, and private firms on mapping and GIS issues. Dr. Torguson currently resides in
St. Cloud, Minnesota, with his family.THOMAS W. HODLER received his B.S. in Secondary Education and his M.A.T. in Geography from Indiana University and a Ph.D. in Geography from Oregon State University.
He first taught cartography at Bemidji State University following the awarding of his master's degree and later at Western Michigan University after completing the doctorate. He has been teaching thematic cartography for twenty-five years at the University of Georgia. His research focus has been on thematic map design and production, specifically concentrating on state atlas design.
Dr. Hodler was co-author of The Atlas of Georgia, the first official atlas of the state. Later he launched the Interactive Atlas of Georgia, which included a database that could be queried to produce new maps and reports. He teaches classes in thematic map design, cartographic visualization, map animation, physical geography, and Georgia geography. Dr. Hodler has been recognized for his quality teaching and was awarded the University of Georgia's Bronze Medallion for distinguished service. He served as the Associate Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Georgia and currently serves as cartographic editor for three journals— the Annals of the Association of American Geographers,
The Professional Geographer, and Cartography and Geographic Information Science. |
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