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partaking in to make the discipline of geography more visible and better understood
across the country. After repeated encouragement and nagging from her friends, and
considerable initial resistance, 2010 marks the year when Dr. Budikova discovered the
wonders and potential of Facebook. She finds the technology fantastic for keeping in
touch with friends, family, and students. Feel free to look for her on Facebook and
update her on what you have been up to! Email: dbudiko@ilstu.edu
Homepages: www.geo.ilstu.edu/Faculty_pages/Budikova and www.geomap.ilstu.edu
James R. Carter, Emeritus Professor of Geography. B.A., 1958, Geology, Indiana University;
M.S., 1966, Geography, University of Maryland, College Park; Ph.D., 1973, Geography,
University of Georgia. Year five of retirement has passed, and he is still active on
campus and in the professions. In spring of 2009 Jim was able to get ice to grow from
some rocks in his yard. He tried to replicate the process in a refrigerator in the
Department, and had considerable success. So, about three times a week, he comes in
to campus to swim and check on his ice experiments. He has a few interesting photos
and many bland photos. Jim set up a new set of web pages on ice last summer to
integrate his work over the years . Last
September Jim co-hosted the National Orienteering Day event at Comlara Park. A
number of Geography students participated in the event. This spring he created an
Orienteering map for the local Girl Scout camp and will work with the counselors to set
up an O-course at the camp. Last November he went to Chile for the International
Cartographic Conference, and took the pre-conference tour to Patagonia. At the
conference Jim renewed many friendships and was able to introduce Dr. John
Kostelnick to many persons in the International Cartographic Association. And he gave a
paper on “Map: TV Character and Visual Representation of Space.” Of course, Jim took
the opportunity to make up at two Rotary Clubs in Chile. This year he was able to finish
three entries for Volume Six of the History of Cartography series. This volume is on the
Cartography of the 20 th Century. Then he was asked to collaborate with a colleague from
Austria on another entry. Hopefully, his final draft for that effort will be acceptable. Jim
continued to be active in Illinois State Senior Professionals, and this spring was elected
to the Board for a three-year term. With this organization he spent much time at the new
Alumni Center on North Main Street. Last fall a colleague in the Health Sciences
Department convinced Jim to serve on a regional task force examining health
information exchange efforts for Illinois. This proved to be an interesting activity as they
looked around the country to see where HIE is viable and where it is floundering or
nonexistent. He became personally involved this winter when some pains from shoveling
snow led to a hospital visit and many tests. Thankfully, everything was negative, but Jim
learned much about health information from the experience. And he made regular visits
to a nursing home to see his mother-in-law throughout the year. In the process his
vocabulary of acronyms has been expanded. Email: jrcarter@ilstu.edu Homepage:
my.ilstu.edu/~jrcarter
Robert G. Corbett, Emeritus Professor of Geology. B.S., 1958; M.S., 1959; and Ph.D., 1964,
The University of Michigan. Bob remains active in both education and geology. At the
national meetings of the American Institute of Professional Geologists held in Grand
Junction, Colorado, he presented “Acid Rain: Where are the Rest of the Data” Also at
those meetings, Bob received a plaque mounted on a slab of beautiful polished
porphyritic rock as a special recognition award for “unwavering dedication, loyalty, and
commitment to AIPG, including as chairman of the Academic Education, Student
Scholarship, and Continuing Committee.” It was presented by AIPG President John
Bognar at the banquet. Bob continues as Chair of the Academic Education Committee of
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