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Putting Students First

 

1. In 35 years (since Fall 1980), have taught 138 sections (4.1 per year)

  • 46 sections of freshmen-sophomore level courses

  • 56 sections of junior-senior level courses

  • 36 sections of graduate-level courses

 

2. Supervised 44 graduate students who have completed their degrees

  • 41 masters degree students

  • 3 doctoral students

 

3. Served as committee member for 54 graduate students

 

4. Served as one of the leaders for an international workshop on climate change in mountain areas

Dr. Marston served as one of the invited co-leaders for an international workshop that was convened in Kathmandu, Nepal, 18-27 February 2013. The Association of American Geographers (AAG), secretariat for the My Community-Our Earth (MyCOE) Program, formed a partnership with the NASA-SERVIR Program that is designed to bring geographic research tools to the Himalayan region. The AAG leader of the McCOE Program is Patricia Solis, a native Kansan and K-State graduate who has been named a K-State Alumni Fellow for 2013. The workshop was offered at the beginning of a 10-month long fellowship program for capacity building on the theme of "Climate Change in Mountain Areas," supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and NASA. The MyCOE/SERVIR workshop was designed for university students and their faculty mentors from south Asian countries and provided customized training in geographic information science (GIS), remote sensing, global positioning systems (GPS), research design and presentation, and environmental geography of the Himalayas. From a total of 130 student applications, 15 undergraduate and graduate students and their faculty mentors were selected from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Each student authored a proposal as part of the application process for a project they will pursue subsequent to the workshop, with a report due at the end of the 10-month period. Participants were supported by funding from USAID and NASA. The workshop was hosted by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Kathmandu who provided some of the additional leaders of the workshop. Dr. Marston's participation in the workshop is a natural outgrowth of his Jefferson Science Fellowship in the U.S. Department of State during the 2011-12 academic year.

 

5. Founder and sponsor of Rumsey Bissell Marston Award for Graduate Student Field Work in Physical Geography

  • 2015: Nick Patch and Emily Mellicant

  • 2014: Bryce Marston

  • 2013: Kyleen Kelly

  • 2012: Claire Ruffing

  • 2011: Katie Costigan:

  • 2010: Kabita Ghimire and Brandon Weihs

  • 2008: Ben Meade (no award in 2009)

  • 2007: Nick Graf (no award in 2006)

  • 2005: Ranbir Kang

  • 2004: Chris Adcock

  • 2003: Dale Splinter

  • 2002: Chris Neel

  • 2001: Barbara Pickup and Jerrod Smith

  • 2000: Randa Hope

  • 1999: Robin Gray and Andy Massey

  • 1998: Jon Ferree

  • 1997: Doug Norsby

  • 1996: Sarah Marshall:

  • 1995: Kevin Bayer

  • 1994: Kevin McNamara

  • 1993: Jay Newton

  • 1992: David Wick

  • 1991: Dave Clarendon

  • 1990: Jack Mills

  • 1989: Marjorie Varuska

  • 1988: Larry Dolan

  • 1987: Allen Miller

  • 1986: Marc Gillespie

 

6. Founder and co-sponsor of Annual Keith W. Muckleston Scholarship for Excellence in Water Resource Geography, Oregon State University, since 1999

 

7. Mentor for Undergraduate Students who Received Wentz Project Award for Undergraduate Research, Oklahoma State University

  • Amanda Hills: 2003-04

  • Kyla Coker: 2002-03

  • Kathleen Stuck: 2000-01

  • Matthew Huhnke: 2000-01

 

8. Mentor for Undergraduate Students funded by NSF-REU Awards

  • Kate Lehmert: 2004 (GIS and Soil/Water Studies)

  • Michael Othitis: 2004 (GIS and Soil/Water Studies)

  • Ben Holland: 2003 (GIS and Soil/Water Studies)

  • Erica Frank: 2003 (GIS and Soil/Water Studies)

  • Benjamin Stanley: 2003 (Space and Planetary Sciences)

  • Spencer Riley: 2002 (Space and Planetary Sciences)

  • Beau Bassett: 2002 (GIS and Soil/Water Studies)

  • Sarah Bull: 2001 (GIS and Water Resource Studies)

  • April Gillilan: 2000(GIS and Water Resource Studies)

  • Isabel Budke: 1996 (Juneau Icefield Research Program)

  • Timothy Creyts: 1996 (Juneau Icefield Research Program)

  • Dustin Holcomb: 1996 (Juneau Icefield Research Program)

  • Lane Middleton: 1996 (Juneau Icefield Research Program)

  • Erin Whitney: 1996 (Juneau Icefield Research Program)

  • Gabriela Dory: 1995 (Juneau Icefield Research Program)

  • Mark Giesbrecht: 1995 (Juneau Icefield Research Program)

  • Marcie Hoffman: 1993 (Juneau Icefield Research Program)

  • David Veryzer: 1988 (Juneau Icefield Research Program)

 

9. Successful Nomination of Students for Financial Support to Aid Participation in Juneau Icefield Research Program (*received scholarship through National Science Foundation or another sponsoring organization)

  • Michael Rawitch: 2011

  • Brandon Binford: 2005

  • Chris Ennen: 2005

  • Kyla Coker: 2002

  • Lane Middleton: 1996

  • Dustin Holcomb: 1996

  • Marcie Hoffman: 1993*

  • Dave Veryzer: 1990, 1989, 1988*

  • Cathy Veryzer: 1990*

  • Dave Clarendon: 1989

  • Kurt Duncan: 1989

  • Dale Oursler: 1988*

  • Bob Guthrie: 1985

 

10. Successful Nominations of Students for Awards & Scholarships

  • NOAA Hollings Scholarship

    • Caleb Wilson: 2012

  • KSU Stamey Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by a GTA

    • Sumanth Reddy: 2008, 2009

    • Scott Deaner: 2007

  • KSU Anderson Outstanding Senior Award in Academics

    • Nicole Wayant: 2009

  • UWyo Ellbogen Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant

    • John Thorburn: 1991

    • Jack Mills: 1989

    • Marc Gillespie: 1987

  • UWyo College of Arts & Sciences, Paul Stock Scholarship

    • Kevin McNamera: 1995

  • UWyo College of Arts & Sciences, Summer Scholarship

    • Robin Gray: 1999

    • Paul Caffey: 1998

    • John Thorburn: 1991-92, 1992-93

  • UWyo C.P. and Evelyn S. Plummer Scholarship

    • Jeff Baxter, David Furin, Andy Massey: 1999

    • Paul Caffrey: 1998

    • Kevin Bayer: 1995

    • Kevin McNamera: 1995

    • Dave Haire: 1988

  • UWyo Arts & Sciences Outstanding Graduates of the Year

    • Jason Brown: 1998

    • Ed Fritz: 1995

    • Tammy Wambeam: 1993

 

11. Putting Students First through Department Service

  • Coordinator, UWyo Geography Department Recruiting, 1998-1999

  • Member, UAS Committee to establish a new B.S. degree program in Environmental Science, University of Alaska Southeast, 1996-97

  • Judge for National Geographic Society Geography Bee in Wyoming (UW), 1995-96, 1988-92

  • Member, UWyo Geography Department Scholarship Committee, 1995-96

  • Founder and Faculty Advisor, UWyo (Eta Eta Eta) Chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon, International Honor Society in Geography (UW), 1986‑90

  • Department Coordinator, University Science Day (UTEP), 1986

  • Member, UTEP Geological Sciences Scholarships Committee, 1983‑86

  • Geography Coordinator, University Honors Program (UTEP), 1982‑86

  • Coordinator, John & Vida White Awards in Geography (UTEP), 1981‑86

  • Department Coordinator, UTEP Math‑Science Tournament, 1984

 

12. Putting Students First through University Service

  • Corresponding Member, Selection Committee, KSU University Distinguished Professors Graduate Student Award, 2014, 2013

  • Judge for 2011 K-State Research and State Poster Forum, Humanities/Social Sciences/Education sub-section: 2011, 2010

  • Member, OSU Freshmen Research Scholars Program Committee, Member, 2002-2005

  • Chair, UWyo Rhoads Scholarship in Water Resources Selection Committee, 1988-90

  • Member, UTEP Student Welfare and Grievance Committee, 1982‑85

  • Member, Vice President for Academic Affairs Ad Hoc Committee on Proposed Doctoral Degree in Environmental Science (UTEP), 1982‑83

  • Advisor, UTEP Provisional Student Program, 1982‑83

  • Faculty Sponsor, UTEP Junior Scholars Program, 1981‑82

 

13. Graduate students funded through my university research grants (students listed in bold font at end of each grant)

 

  • 2010-11. Cross-Valley Profiles and Mass Movement Hazards in Deglaciated Canyons, Grand Teton National Park. PI (with Brandon Weihs as co-PI), grant from University of Wyoming-National Park Service Research Station: $5000. Brandon Weihs, Will Butler

 

  • 2006-2010. Land and Stream Sediment Process Restoration in an Agricultural Watershed. Co-PI (with Kyle Mankin as PI and Tim Keane, Dan Devlin, Phil Barnes, Jeff Neel, Mike Christian, Bill Hargrove as other co-PIs), grant from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES): $598,000. Ben Meade, Mark Gossard

 

  • 2004-2006. Fluvial Geomorphology and Freshwater Mussels: Kiamichi River, Southeastern Oklahoma. Co-PI (with W. Fisher), grant from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC): $69,333. Sabrina Rust

 

  • 2003-2005. Geomorphic Adjustment of the Washita River, Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, Oklahoma. PI (T. Halihan, co-I), grant from National Park Service (NPS; funded through USGS, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit): $90,936 Dan Wisleder

 

  • 2002-2004 NSF-REU Site: New Frontiers—Research Experience for Undergraduates in Space and Planetary Sciences. Co-PI (with D. Sears, T. Kral), grant from National Science Foundation (NSF), Special Programs in Astronomy (AST): $210,810 ($70,770 subcontract to OSU) Spencer Riley, Benjamin Stanley

 

  • 2002-2005 Factors Influencing Fish Populations in Oklahoma Waters. Co-PI (with W. Fisher), grant from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC): $150,000. Dale Splinter, Dan Dauwalter

 

  • 2001-2002 Ridge and Furrow Morphology of Rock Glaciers: Implications for Water on Mars. PI, grant from University of Arkansas-Oklahoma State University Center for Space and Planetary Sciences; $14,890 Chris Neel, Spencer Riley

 

  • 2000-2001 Geomorphology and Sedimentology of the Canadian River Alluvium Adjacent to the Norman Landfill, Norman, Oklahoma. Co-PI (with S.T. Paxton), grant from U.S. Geological Survey and Oklahoma Water Resources Research Institute; $42,289 + $84,578 match = $126,867 Barbara Pickup, Kelli Collins DeHay

 

  • 1999-2000 Spatial-Temporal Distribution of Large Woody Debris Accumulations in the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. PI, grant from National Park Service; $4,500  Robin Gray

 

  • 1989-1993 Changes in Geomorphic Processes in the Snake River Following Impoundment of Jackson Lake and Potential Changes due to 1988 Fires in the Watershed. Principal Investigator, grant from National Park Service (NPS); $68,921 Dave Wrazien, Jack Mills, Dale Splinter, Beau Bassett, Chuck Linnear

 

  • 1992 Floodplain Disturbance and Landscape Diversity: Araguaia River, Goias, Brazil. Co-Principal Investigator (R. Pace and G. Brown, Co-PIs), Grant from Office of Research, University of Wyoming, and Partners for the Americas, U.S. Agency for International Development; $13,000 Marcos Borges, Ernesto Castro de Camelo

 

  • 1989-1990 Impact of the 1988 Yellowstone Region Fires on Upland Runoff and Soil Loss. Principal Investigator, grant from Chevron U.S.A., Inc.; $10,000 Dave Haire

 

  • 1988-1990 Computer Generated Wyoming Water Atlas. Co-Principal Investigator (with L.M. Ostresh), grant from Wyoming Water Development Commission (WWDC); $101,463 Walter Hudson

 

  • 1989-1990 Water Storage in Dinwoody Glacier: Implications for Future Water Supplies. Co-Principal Investigator (with L.O. Pochop and G.L. Kerr), State Grant-in-Aid from Wyoming Water Research Center (WWRC) and State of Wyoming; $28,000 Dave Verizer

 

  • 1988-1989 Recent Trends in Glacier and Snowmelt Runoff, Wind River Range, Wyoming. Co-Principal Investigator (with L.O. Pochop and G.L. Kerr), State Grant-in-Aid from Wyoming Water Research Center and State of Wyoming; $16,932 Marjorie Varuska, Dave Clarendon

 

  • 1987-1988 A Land Classification of the Medicine Bow Mountains and Sierra Madre, Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming. Principal Investigator, contract with U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Medicine Bow National Forest; $9,720 Dave Clarendon

 

  • 1987-1988 Effect of Terrain Type, Channel Morphology and Watershed Morphometry on Upland Production of Sediment, Fifteenmile Creek Watershed, Wyoming. Principal Investigator, matching grant from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Wyoming Water Research Center (WWRC); $33,975 Larry Dolan

 

  • 1987 Mapping of Erosion Response Units in the Fifteenmile Creek Watershed of North‑Central Wyoming. Principal Investigator, grant from Wyoming Water Research Center (WWRC); $3,298 Larry Dolan

 

  • 1985-1987 Controlled Field Experiments to Assess Magnitude and Persistence of Maneuver Impacts on Aeolian Form and Process. Principal Investigator, contract with U.S. Army, Ft. Bliss Military Reservation; $27,800 John Dupuy

 

  • 1983 Groundwater Survey and Water Resource Development Options for Southeast El Paso County. Principal Investigator, grant from Horizon Communities Improvement Association (HCIA); $85,800 John Dupuy, Hamilton Davison

 

  • 1981-1983 Assessment of Maneuver‑Caused Wind Erosion Impacts in the Tularosa Basin of Southern New Mexico. Principal Investigator, contract with U.S. Army, Ft. Bliss Military Reservation; El Paso, TX; $36,825 John Dupuy

 

14. Co-authorship of publications with students (reverse chronological order, student names in bold font)

 

  • Splinter, D.S., Dauwalter, D., Marston, R.A., Fisher, W. 2011. Watershed morphology of highland and mountain ecoregions in eastern Oklahoma. The Professional Geographer 63(1), 1-13.

 

  • Splinter, D.K., Dauwalter, D.C., Marston, R.A., Fisher, W.L. 2010. Ecoregions and stream morphology in eastern Oklahoma. Geomorphology 122(1-2), 117-128.

 

  • Kang, R.S., Storm, D.A. and Marston, R.A. 2010. Downstream effects of urbanization on Stillwater Creek, Oklahoma. Physical Geography 31(2), 186-201.

 

  • Everett, D., O’Dell, L., Wilson, L.D. and May, J.D. (eds.). 2009. Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society: Oklahoma City, OK, 1669 pp. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/index.html

    • Antelope Hills by J. Josh Pittman and Richard A. Marston, pp. 50-51

    • Arbuckle Mountains by Dale K. Splinter and Richard A. Marston, pp. 62-63

    • Boston Mountains by Greg A. Grodamzki and Richard A. Marston, p. 162.

    • Coastal Plain by J. Josh Pittman and Richard A. Marston, p. 311

    • Cookson Hills by Kevin J. Ware and Richard A. Marston, p. 338

    • Eastern Lowlands by Dan R. Wisleder and Richard A. Marston, pp. 432-433

    • Glass Mountains by Melanie L. McPhail and Richard A. Marston, p. 591

    • Great Plains by Jamie J. Patton and Richard A. Marston, pp. 619-620

    • Great Salt Plains by Kurtis W. Boucher and Richard A. Marston, pp. 620-621

    • Kiamichi Mountains by Kevin J. Ware and Richard A. Marston, p. 796

    • Osage Plains by Melanie L. McPhail and Richard A. Marston, p. 1134

    • Ouachita Mountains by Shayne R. Cole and Richard A. Marston, p. 1139

    • Ozark Plateau by B. Nick Abbott and Richard A. Marston, pp. 1146-1147

    • Quartz Mountains by Christopher Neel and Richard A. Marston, p. 1245

    • Shawnee Hills by Jamie J. Patton and Richard A. Marston, p. 1371

    • Wichita Mountains by Dale K. Splinter and Richard A. Marston, pp. 1614-1616

 

  • Dauwalter, D.C., Splinter, D.K., Fisher, W.L. and Marston, R.A. 2008. Biogeography, ecoregions, and geomorphology affect fish species composition in streams of eastern Oklahoma, USA. Environmental Biology of Fishes 82, 237-249.

 

  • Degenhardt, J.D., Giardino, J.R. and Marston, R.A., Pitty, A.F. 2007. Possible origin of a blockstream in Tom Mays Canyon, Franklin Mountains, Texas. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie 51(3), 377-396.

 

  • Dauwalter, D.C., Splinter, D.S., Fisher, W.L. and Marston, R.A. 2007. Geomorphology and stream habitat relationships with smallmouth bass abundance at multiple spatial scales in eastern Oklahoma. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 64(8), 1116-1129.

 

  • Kang, R.S. and Marston, R.A. 2006. Geomorphic effects of rural-to-urban land use conversion on three streams in the central Redbed Plains of Oklahoma. Geomorphology 79(3-4), 488-506.

 

  • Marston, R.A., Mills, J.D., Wrazien, D.R., Bassett, B. and Splinter, D.K. 2005. Effects of Jackson Lake Dam on the Snake River and its floodplain, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA. Geomorphology 71(1-2), 79-98.

 

  • Marston, R.A. and Furin, D.M. 2004. Reclamation of surface coal-mined lands in northwest Colorado. WorldMinds: Geographical Perspectives on 100 Problems. Chapter 84 (pp. 515-519) in Janelle, D., Warf, B. and Hansen, K. (eds.). Kluwer: Dordrecht, NETH, 635 pp.

 

  • Cornwell, K., Norsby, D. and Marston, R. 2003. Drainage, sediment transport, and denudation rates on the Nanga Parbat Himalaya, Pakistan. Geomorphology 55(1-4), 25-43.

 

  • Marston, R.A., Bravard, J-P., Green, T. 2003. Impacts of reforestation and gravel mining on the Malnant River, Haute-Savoie, French Alps. Geomorphology 55(1-4), 65-74.

 

  • Marcus, W.A., Marston, R.A., Colvard, C.R. and Gray, R.D. 2002. Mapping the spatial and temporal distributions of woody debris in streams of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, USA. Geomorphology 44(3-4), 323-335.

 

  • Marston, R.A. and Dolan, L.S. 1999. Effectiveness of sediment control structures relative to spatial patterns of soil loss in an arid upland watershed. Geomorphology 31(1), 313-324.

 

  • Marston, R.A., Fritz, D.E. and Nordberg, V. 1997. The impact of debris torrents on substrates of mountain streams. Geomorphologie: Relief, Processus, Environement 1, 21-32.

 

  • Marston, R.A., Kleinman, J., and Miller, M.M. 1996. Geomorphic and forest cover controls on flooding: central Nepal Himalaya. Mountain Research and Development 16(3), 257-264.

 

  • Marston, R.A., Girel, J., Pautou, G., Piegay, H., Bravard and Arneson, C. 1995. Channel metamorphosis, floodplain disturbance, and vegetation development: Ain River, France. Geomorphology 13, 121-131.

 

  • Marston, R.A. and Wick, D.A. 1994. Natural variability and forestry impacts in mountain streams of southeastern Wyoming. Pages 225-234 in Proceedings of the 1994 Summer Symposium, American Water Resources Association: Jackson, WY, 1182 pp.Mills, J.D. and

 

  • Pochop, L.O., Marston, R., Kerr, G., Veryzer D., Varuska, M. and Jacobel, R. 1990. Glacial icemelt as a contribution to watershed runoff, Wind River Range, Wyoming. Proceedings of the Watershed Management Symposium, American Society of Civil Engineers: Durango, CO, pp. 118-124.

 

  • Marston, R.A., Pochop, L.O., Kerr, G.L. and Varuska, M.L. 1989. Recent trends in glaciers and glacier runoff, Wind River Range, Wyoming. Pages 159-169 in Proceedings of the Headwaters Hydrology Symposium, American Water Resources Association: Missoula, MT, 708 pp.

 

  • Marston, R.A. and Blount, H.G. 1986. Shuttle Imaging Radar (SIR‑A) coverage of southwest New Mexico. Pages 52-59 in Geology of South-central New Mexico, Guidebook for the 1986 Field Conference, El Paso Geological Society: El Paso, TX, 165 pp.

 

  • Guthrie, R.S. and Marston, R.A. 1986. Relict (Late Tertiary) pediments and alluvial fans, Sierra Boca Grande, northwestern Chihuahua. Pages 49-51 in Geology of South-central New Mexico, Guidebook for the 1986 Field Conference, El Paso Geological Society: El Paso, TX, 165 pp.

 

  • Marston, R.A., Dupuy, J.R. and Raksaskulwong, M.S. 1985. Aquifer modeling with integrated geophysical surveys in an alluvial filled tectonic trough. Hydrological Science and Technology 1(2), 21‑26.

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