PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE The State Geographer of Oklahoma, Gubernatorial appointment, 1994 - Present. Professor, Department of Geography Oklahoma State University, 1993 - Present. Associate Professor, Department of Geography Oklahoma State University, 1985 - 1993. Assistant Professor, Department of Geography Oklahoma State University, 1980 - 1985. Temporary Assistant Professor, Department of Geography Michigan State University, 1979 - 1980.