Board of Directors 2008-2009

AmericaView, Inc. is a national consortium comprised of individual state consortia. The national consortium is governed by a Board of Directors, elected to staggered multi-year terms of office by the membership. Board members serve on a voluntary basis and receive no compensation beyond travel support.

Internal Directors

Chairman: Dr. Rick Lawrence PhD
Associate Professor
Land Resources and Environmental Sciences Department
Director, Spatial Sciences Center,
Montana State University
PO Box 1733490
Bozeman MT 59717-3490
Webpage
Term: Sep 2006 - Feb 2009

Vice chair: Dr. Ramesh Sivanpillai PhD
Associate Research Scientist
Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center
Dept 4008
University of Wyoming
Laramie WY 82071
Webpage
Term: Feb 2007 - Feb 2010

Secretary: Ms. Milda Vaitkus
Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies (CALMIT)
School of Natural Resources
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
3310 Holdrege, 319 Hardin Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0973
Term: Feb 2006 - Feb 2009

Treasurer: Dr. Sam Batzli PhD
Environmental Remote Sensing Center
Space Science & Engineering Center
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1225 W Dayton St. Room 1215
Madison, WI 53706
Webpage
Term: Sep 2008 - Feb 2011

Member: Dr. James B. Campbell PhD
Professor
Department of Geography 0115
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg VA 24061
Webpage
Term: Sep 2007 - Sep 2010

Member: Mr. Larry Biehl
Systems Manager/Purdue Terrestrial Observatory
Information Technology at Purdue (ITaP)
Purdue University
203 Martin Jischke Drive, Mann Hall
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1971
Webpage
Term: Feb 2008 - Feb 2011

Member: Ms. Mary O'Neill
Manager, Office of Remote Sensing
Engineering Resource Center
College of Engineering
Adjunct Instructor, Geography Department
South Dakota State University
Box 2220
Harding Hall
Brookings, SD 57007-0199
Webpage
Term: Feb 2008 - Feb 2011

Advisors

Member: Dr. Randy Keller Ph D
Professor
School of Geology and Geophysics
University of Oklahoma
100 E. Boyd, Norman OK 73019
webpage
Term: Sep 2006 - Feb 2009

Member: Ms. Karen Schuckman C.P., P.L.S.
Past President - ASPRS
Instructor, Department of Geography
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
2217 Earth-Engineering Sciences Building
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802-6813
Term: Sep 2007 - Feb 2010

Member: Mr. R.J. Thompson
Term: Sep 2008 - Feb 2011

Ex-Officio Member

Dr. Rick Landenberger PhD
Executive Director, AmericaView
Dept. of Geology and Geography
P.O. Box 6300
G29 Brooks Hall
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-6300

USGS Liaisons to AmericaView

Dr. Bruce Quirk PhD
USGS Land Remote Sensing Program Coordinator
U.S. Geological Survey
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 517
Reston VA
webpage

Mr. Thomas Cecere
U.S. Geological Survey
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 517
Reston VA
webpage

Management

The Board of Directors employs a full-time Executive Director who serves as an advisor to the Board and is responsible for implementing the plans and priorities of the Board, overseeing its programs and staff, and management of its day-to-day business affairs.

Dr. Rick Landenberger PhD
Executive Director, AmericaView
Dept. of Geology and Geography
P.O. Box 6300
G29 Brooks Hall
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-6300
Email: Rick.Landenberger@mail.wvu.edu

Ms. Debbie Deagen
Program Manager, AmericaView
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717
Email: debbie.deagen@montana.edu