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Graduate Alumni

1970's Graduate Thesis Thesis Advisor
1974 Virgil Sandvig A Quantitative Analysis Covering 60 Years of Changing Patterns of Land Use Along a Major Traffic Arterial in Sioux Falls, South Dakota Hogan
1976 Thomas Loveland Urban Land Use Inventorying With Small Scale Aerial Photography Hogan, Weinkauf
1977 Ronald Crawford The Minnesota River Lowland: An Area Study Hogan
1977 Robert McKay Urban Sprawl - Its Impact on Sioux Falls and Area Okrant
1977 Debra Salonen Taking Hold: Land Settlement in NE brookings County (1870-1916)
Ostergren
1978 Kathy Kennedy Fimple Midwestern Mosaic: A study of the Homogeneity of Ethnic Population in Omaha, NE 1880
Ostergren
1978 Thomas Brandner Factors Affecting Oat Yields in East Central South Dakota Westin
1978 Anselem Rumpca The Lake Dakota Plain
Hogan, Samuelson
1979 Jeffery Eidenshink Geographic Information System Inputs to MIP Sandness
1979 Orville Gab The Coteau Des Prairies: An Area Study Hogan
1979 Loren Hill A Trade Area Study of Kadoka, South Dakota Hogan
1979 Douglas O'Neil A Geographic Investigation of Selected Historical Winter Weather Patterns in Eastern South Dakota November 1959 - April 1978 Sandness
1980's Graduate Thesis Thesis Advisor
1980 Herbert Haist Flood Hazard Perception and Adjustment in Rapid City, SD Opheim
1980 John Meyer Land Use Plan - Canby, MN
Samuelson
1980 Peter Ofstedal Factors Affecting Shallow Ground Water Levels in the Big Sioux Basin Portion of Brookings and Hamlin Counties in South Dakota Opheim
1981 Stephen Dunn Analysis and Evaluation of an Area Annexation Study for Redfield, South Dakota
Samuelson
1981 Jeff Faunce Jackson County, South Dakota: An Area Study Hogan
1981 Peggy Year Ghost Towns in South Dakota: A Geographic Perspective C. Gritzner
1982 Linda Hillestad The Changing Impact of Natural Disasters in Brookings County, South Dakota Opheim
1982 Thomas Holm Canonical Analysis for Crop Type Discrimination Loveland
1982 Anthony Mikkelson Geographically Based Selection of Urban Street Trees for Brookings, South Dakota Hogan
1982 Thomas Welch The James River Highlands: An Area Study Opheim
1983 John Anderson Determining Potential Herbage Production in Sahel J. Gritzner
1983 Sandra Auch An Infusion Model for Global Education: Third Grade Reading C. Gritzner
1983 Sharon Baker From Horse to Horsepower: Farm Tractorization and the Rural Landscape in Minnesota and Surrounding States C. Gritzner
1983 Jan Bertholf The Development of Palestinian Territoriality Roberts
1983 John Faundeen Perceptual Regions of Minnesota C. Gritzner
1983 Ali Mahmoud Climate and Agriculture of Jordan C. Gritzner Sandness
1983 Thomas Woo An Analysis of Publication Trends in the Journal of Geography 1902-1982 C. Gritzner
1984 Steven Howard An Evaluation of the Sensitivity of the Landsat Multispectral Scanner to Variations of Species Crown Closure Age and Thinning Within a Forest Plantation J. Gritzner
1985 Sujata Sangwan Chandigarh: A Geographic Analysis C. Gritzner
1985 Robert Weimer The Sandhills of South Dakota: A Regional Study Hogan
1986 Chak Lee Frontier Agriculture, 1880-1910: An area Investigation of Human and Environmental Factors Involved in the Process of Agriculture Evolution in Davidson County, South Dakota Berg
1986 Jan Griesenbrock The Impact of Flooding in Brookings County, South Dakota 1936-1985 C. Gritzner
1986 Mahdi Hussein The Effect of Cultivation Upon Natraquolls and Haplaquolls (Option B - Research Paper) Lemme Hogan
1986 Lisa Brannan Emergency and Disaster Services in Brookings County, SD Opheim
1987 Craig Morgan Custer State Park: An Area Study Hogan
1987 Debra Gilchrist (Option B - Research Paper) C. Gritzner
1987 Richard F. Parsons Geographic Research for the Establishment of a Car Wash in Brookings, South Dakota (Option B - Research Paper) Hogan
1987 Abdur Rahim Population Trends in South Dakota Counties, 1880-1989: A Geographic Analysis C. Gritzner
1987 Wu-Jian Zhu The Development of China's Population, 1949-1984: A Geographic Appraisal C. Gritzner
1987 Ralph Borkowski The Original Survey Notes of Beadle County as a Geographic Reference Hogan
1988 Austin Mardon (Option B - Research Paper)
C. Gritzner
1988 Howard Metz (Option B - Research Paper) C. Gritzner
1988 Robert Speck The Coteau Du Missouri: A Regional Study Hogan
1988 Brian Smith Wetland Characteristics of Avion Cholers Outbreaks and Surface Water Transfer in the Nebraska Rainwater Basin Area Higgins C. Gritzner
1989 Jane VanHunnik Wall Lake, SD: A Case Study in Geographic Planning Hogan
1989 Lee Howland The James River Lowland: A Regional Study Hogan
1989 Cathrine Lockwood South Dakota's Evolving Settlement Landscape: Primary Factors of Site Selection C. Gritzner
1990's Graduate Thesis Thesis Advisor
1990 Jianling Gao The Development of the City of Volga, South Dakota Hogan
1990 Lyndon Weiseman The Geography of Sport: A decade of Recruiting in North Central Conference Football, 1977 to 1986 Hogan
1990 Robert Westerberg (Option B - Research Paper) C. Gritzner
1990 Scott C. Richardson Harmony Hills: A Geographic Landuse Study Hogan
1991 Phil Friesen A Prospectus for Tourism Development in Dell Rapids, South Dakota (Option B - Research Paper) Hogan
1991 Phil Haskett Urban Texture (Option B - Research Paper) Hogan
1991 Brian Doherty Human Response of Rising Lake Levels of Lake Thompson, South Dakota C. Gritzner
1991 Lex Newcomb Environmental Assessment for Noxious Weeds Eradication on Non-Federal Lands, Brookings, County, South Dakota (Option B - Research Paper) Sandness
1991 Steven Payton Perceptual Regions of South Dakota C. Gritzner
1992 K. C. Wehde Landsat Multispectral Scanner Data Acquisition and Usage C. Gritzner Draeger
1992 LuAnn Kay Pfeifle The Teeth of the Wind (Option B - Research Paper) Hogan
1992 Daryl Byklum Popular Music Lyrics and Mental Maps Within the Context of Geography's 'Five Themes' C. Gritzner
1992 Ronald Hayes A Sedimentation Plan for Lake Cambell, South Dakota Samuelson
1992 Bradford Smith Basing the Grand Fleet: A Geographic Perspective (Option B - Research Paper) C. Gritzner
1993 Jacob Ritzen A Geographic Analysis of the Sioux Quartzite Hogan
1993 David Holm Academic Job Trends in American Geography 1980-1992 C. Gritzner
1993 Terry Nelson A Study of Non-Farm Population in Eastern South Dakota C. Gritzner
1994 J. Kyle Ezell Escapeland: South Dakota as a Destination for Migration Based on Quality of Life C. Gritzner
1994 Tara Montgomery A Comparason of Two Wetlands Inventories on the Hayti Quadrangle, South Dakota Using a Geographic Information System J. Gritzner
1994 Jesse Nelson Ecological Regionalization Utilizing an Integrated Data Set for Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota Bliss Sandness
1994 Qi Chen Agricultural Regionalization in the People's Republic of China (Option B - Research Paper) Napton
1994 Judy Wangemann Teaching Physical Geography with an Environmental Focus C. Gritzner
1994 Roger Dendinger Steel Drums of Trinidad (Option B - Research Paper) C. Gritzner
1994 Mary DeVries O'Neil Development of a GIS for Agricultural Assessment in Clark County South Dakota J. Gritzner
1995 Brian VanBockern Climatic Variability in South Dakota: El Nino, La Nina and the Natural Variations Sandness
1995 Julie Parker Land Tenure on St. Helena Island S.C. 1860-1995 J. Gritzner
1995 Patrice Sanou Farming Pressure on the Land From the Central Plateau to Western Burkina J. Gritzner
1995 Scott Gordon The American Bison Renaissance in South Dakota Berg
1996 Angelia Mance Gambling On The Gulf Coast: The Changing Cultural Landscape of Biloxi, Mississippi C. Gritzner
1996 Tiehui Liu Modeling Conservation Reserve Program Water Erosion Reduction in Clark County, South Dakota Napton
1996 Gregory Mader An Examination of Selected Ethnic Foodways in The Upper Midwest Berg
1997 Jane Zheng Zhang Sensitivity for Computed Surface Solar Radiation to Variation of Digital Elevation Model Representation J. Gritzner
1997 Ann Marie Powalski Historical Geography of Denali's Gateway Community: Healy, Alaska Napton
1997 Phil Kappen Vegatational Impact of the Timber Culture Act on the Great Plains with a Case Study in Eastern South Dakota Napton
1997 Matthew Morgans A Geographic Siting Analysis of Potential Wind Energy Sites in South Dakota Napton
1998 Jeff Jennings Tree Cover Affect on Energy Efficiency J. Ball, Sandness
1998 Thomas Thaden Geography of South Dakota's Capital Contraversies Berg
1998 Pravara Thanapura Spatial Modeling the Initial Stocking Rates of Cattle Grazing for Waubay National Wildlife Refuge, Day County, South Dakota (Option B - Research Paper) J. Gritzner
1998 Joseph R. Hicks Badlands National Park: A Study of a Special Place C. Gritzner
1998 Shannon J. Casey California Microbreweries: Factors in Location C. Gritzner
1998 Ronald A. Smith Average Annual Rainfall by Decade in West Africa Sandness
1998 Mark J. Eriksen Modelling Optimal Business Locations in the Central United States (Option B - Research Paper) Berg
1998 Travis Dolence Iron Mining Landscapes on Minnesota's Mesabi Iron Range Napton
1998 Kristi L. Sayler An Assessment of Change Vector Analysis Using Landsat Data Over Sioux Falls, South Dakota B. Reed, Sandness
1998 Sandra Leiferman The Dairy Industry In South Dakota: A Geographic Analysis (Option B - Research Paper) C. Gritzner
1998 Jerry Benson Winds of Change: Wind Farms of Buffalo Ridge, Minnesota (Opton B - Research paper) C. Gritzner
1998 Rick Trobek Assessment of Geographic Knowledge of Sioux Falls High School Student (Option B - Research Paper) C. Gritzner
1998 John Nohr Exploring Connections: Physical Geography, Populations, Geography and the Japanese Economy (Option B - Research Paper) C. Gritzner
1998 Denise Ottenbacher Hazel, South Dakota: Landscape Evaluation of a Rural Community (Opton B - Research Paper) C. Gritzner
1998 Russell Rykhus Wetland Discrimination Using Multi-Temporal SIR-C and Landsat TM Imagery Sandness
1998 Paul Olsen Visualizing A Complex Global Land Cover Database on a Hardcopy Map Sandness
1998 Peter Edeburn Sports Regions: Professional Allegiance in Rural South Dakota C. Gritzner
1999 Kelly Altenhofen Catastrophic Events in North American Bison Populations Sandness
1999 Cade Anderson Dams, Pipelines, and Kurds: A Strategic Geography of Southeastern Turkey (Option B - Research Paper) Berg
1999 Tyrell Heaton Car-Deer Accidents In South Dakota: A Geographical Analysis C. Gritzner
1999 Michael Budde A Comparison of Satellite Derived Vegetation Metrics and Climate Variables in the Central United States Reed
1999 Bruce Millett Vertical Accuracy Assessment of Large Scale Digital Elevation Models Janet Gritzner
1999 Daryl Wenner The Sportscape of Brookings, South Dakota Charles Gritzner
1999 Shawn Mason Fire Hazards on the Northern Prairie: A Geographic Analysis of Fort Pierre, South Dakota Donald Berg
1999 Kirk Johnson Local Land Trusts of Colorado Roger Sandness
2000's Graduate Thesis Thesis Advisor
2000 Jeffrey J. Danielson Verification of Sink Features From the One-Kilometer African Digital Elevation Model
Dr. Janet Gritzner
2000 Darren Eddelmon Flood Inundation Modeling For The Big Sioux River, Minnehaha County, South Dakota Dr. Janet Gritzner
2000 Kristi Berndt Ontario--Yours to Discover.
(Option B)		 Dr.Charles Gritzner
2000 Donald O. Ohlen National Vegetaion Mapping For Fire Applications (Option B) Dr. Roger Sandness
2000 Sandra Franken Air Cargo Activity And Land Use Change Around Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, South Daktoa Dr. Roger Sandness
2001 Gloria Perrizo World Geography Curriculm (Option B) Dr. Charles Gritzner
2002 Maliha Mayeed Agriculture in Dhaka, Bangladesh: A Geographic Perspective Dr. Darrell Napton
2002 Lauri B. Sohl Farm Without Harm: A Geographic Analysis of the History and Direction of California Organic Agricultural Production and United States Consumption Patterns Dr. Darrell Napton
2002 Roger Auch Land Use/Cover Change in the Northern Piedmont Ecoregion: 1970-2000 Dr. Darrell Napton
2002 Jeff A. Nelson Farmstead Structure Change In Herrick Township, Deuel County, South Dakota (Option B) Dr. Charles Gritzner
2002 Thomas M. Niehaus Jesuit Distribution in Huronia, 1634 to 1642
(Option B)		 Dr. Charles F. Gritzner
2002 Douglas D. Haugan Creating Accurate Digital Maps With Digital Geospatial Data And Avoiding Some Common Mapping Errors (Option B) Dr. Roger K. Sandness
2002 C. Jody Moritz Faulkton, Sout Dakota: A Small Town In The "Buffalo Commons" (Option B) Dr. Charles Gritzner
2002 Amber Beckler A Characterization of Spatial Distribution of Adult Western Corn Rootworms (Diabrotica Virgifera Virgifera Leconte) in Eastern South Dakota: 1997-2001 Dr. Darrell Napton
2002 Shannon Hofstadter An Evaluation of AVHRR, MODIS, and SPOT 4 VEGETATION NDVI Products Dr. Brad Reed
2002 Chad T. Bertelson Cultural Landscapes of Skateboarding Dr. Charles Gritzner
2003 Heather Young Historical and Contemporary Rural Land Uses and Land Covers Potentially Associated with Elevated Nitrate Levels in the Volga, South Dakota Wellhead Protection Area Dr. Darrell Napton
2003 Christopher Laingen Golf Courses and Driving Forces: Ecoregion Land Use and Land Cover Changes-1950 to 2000. Dr. Darrell Napton
2003 Richard Hunter Historical Geography of Settlement, Canova, South Dakota (Option B) Dr. Donald Berg
2003 Robert W. Hill Brookings County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (Option B) Dr. Janet Gritzner
2003 David M. Borash Paul Bunyan of Brainerd, Minnesota Dr. Charles Gritzner
2003 Pamela Jean Waisanen Land Use And Land Cover Change In The Western Corn Belt Plains Ecoregion, 1970-2000 Dr. Darrell Napton
2003 Steven Van Aartsen Potential Impact fo Hazardous Material Spills in Sioux Falls, South Dakota Dr. Janet Gritzner
2003 Kimberly A. McCullough Walt Disney World and The 'Five Themes' of Geography (Option B) Dr. Charles Gritzner
2004 Zoran "Zok" Pavlovic Geographic Dimensions of Anthropologist Leslie A. White's Culturology Theory Dr. Charles Gritzner
2004 Ryan Leister Geographic Aspects of Billboard Advertising in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Opation B) Dr. Donald Berg
2004 Nathan E. Phillippi "Horse Boarding in the North Carolina Piedmont: A Land Use Study on the Urban Fringe" Dr. Charles Gritzner
2004 Christopher A. Barnes The Relationship Between Land Cover, Climate and West Nile Virus in South Dakota 2003 Dr. Tom Loveland
2005 Kristi J. Stricker Geographic Mobility of Watertown, South Dakota Honor Students Dr. Charles Gritzner
2005 Joyce A. Fry Land Cover Change Detection-A Comparison of Two Datasets: National Land Cover Database Project and Land Cover Trends Project Dr. Janet Gritzner
2005 Luke M. Muller Changes of Scale in Upper Midwest Farms: A South Dakota Case Study Dr. Charles Gritzner
2005 Victor A. Meledge-Ade Sudanese "Lost Boys" in Sioux Falls, South Dakota: A Geography of Cultural Adjustment Dr. Charles Gritzner
2005 Bruce W. Pengra Remote Sensing of Phragmites Australis with EO-1 Hyperion Sensor Dr. Tom Loveland
2005 Li Zhang Evaluation of an Empericial Piecewise Regression Model in Simulation GPP in the Northern Great Plains. Dr. Tom Loveland
2005 Jennifer Rover Land Use Change and Phosphorous Transfer in Three Watersheds: Lake County, South Dakota. Dr. Darrell Napton
2005 Sean Gholson A Geographic Study of the National Football League Dr. Charles Gritzner
2006 Sarah D. Mason South Dakota's Community Forest Structure Composition. Dr. John Ball
2006 Najla Sanhier Why Population Matters To Natural Resources, The Environment and Risk of Conflicts. (Option B) Dr. Roger Sandness
2006 James J. Peterson Sioux Falls, South Dakota Population Growth Dr. Charles Gritzner
2006 Carrie E. Gray-Wood Resource Perspectives in Custer County: Fifty Years of Change Dr. Charles Gritzner
2006 Pamela S. Anderson Flood Plain Deveopment and Considerations for Better National Policies. Dr. Darrell Napton
2006 Bernard Adusei Landsat Scene Normalization Using Modis 250M Tree Cover Map. Dr. Darrell Napton
2006 Samuel R. Bell Urban Freeway Greenways in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota Metropolitan Area. Dr. Charles Gritzner
2007 Valerie Matheny Eighth Grade US History Curriculum Guide (Option B) Dr. Charles Gritzner
2007 Paul A. Peterson Geographic Information Systems: Instruction in South Dakota's Secondary Classrooms Dr. Charles Gritzner
2007 Eugene Ochieng A Medium Resolution Land Cover Map of Africa Dr. Matt Hansen
2007 John M. Conley Punk Music in Southern California: A Geographical Analysis (Option B) Dr. Charles Gritzner
2007 Andrew Hopp South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Preserves Dr. Robert Watrel
2007 Adam Case Forest Characterization using multi-resolution satellite data and in-situ measurements for Chequamegon National Forest in Wisconsin, USA. Dr. Matt Hansen
2008 Duane Nelson Russia Dying For A Drink (Option B) Dr. Darrell Napton
2008 Krunal Patel GIS for Ethanol Plant Siting Mary O'Neill
2008 Jordan Graesser The Impact of Ethanol on Land Use in the Northwestern Corn Belt Dr. Darrell Napton


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