201 Crawford St. ~ Apt. 420 ~ Terre Haute, IN 47807
Phone (812) 237-2444 ~ Email morgand1@coral.indstate.edu
OBJECTIVE
Seeking an entry level position that requires the knowledge of geographic
information systems,
remote sensing, and other spatially orientated skills.
EDUCATION
BA in English and Geography, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso Indiana,
May 1996
Presently pursuing a MA in Geography at Indiana State University, Terre
Haute, Indiana
Expected graduation: August 1999
Undergraduate GPA: Geography 3.6/4.0 Overall 3.17/4.0
Graduate GPA: Geography 4.0/4.0 Overall 3.9/4.0
EMPLOYMENT
August 1996 - August 1997 Teaching Assistant, Indiana
State University
Taught six sessions of Geography 111L, Physical Environment Laboratory.
Responsible for the instruction of students, quizzes and grading for classes
ranging from seven to thirty-five students.
May 1997 - June 1997 Primary Laboratory & Technical
Assistant, Indiana State University
Assisted with the instruction of ArcView, ArcCAD and Auto Cad and managed
the computer environment in that track of the three track National Science
Foundation grant focused on instructing community college instructors in
the further uses of GIS.
December 1997 - January 1997 Research & Technical
Assistant, Indiana State University
Created a demonstration for a grant with the Indiana Department of
Environmental Management involving the watersheds and their associated
intakes in the state. Took GPS points and plotted and printed work
for the final report. Modeled watersheds and wrote the watershed portion
of the final report.
August 1997 - Present Research Assistant, Indiana State
University
Researching a GIS and remote sensing grant for the US Fish and Wildlife
Service involving the delineation of specific sized lots of forest and
grassland. Land cover data is being collated with bird breeding data
and models for analysis purposes. Also, assisted in the accuracy
assessment of the Indiana GAP land cover project, served as a GIS/remote
sensing teaching assistant, and created webpages for the Center of Remote
Sensing and GIS. Wrote final reports and created final products for
the FWS grant.
COMPUTER SKILLS
· Operating systems: Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT, UNIX,
Mac
· Software: ARC/INFO 7.2.1 and 7.1.1, ArcView 3.0, ERDAS Imagine
8.3, digitizing, Pathfinder, ArcCAD, AutoCad, MultiSpec, Microsoft
Suite, Lotus Suite, Coral Suite, PageMaker, Netscape Composer, Delphi 2.0,
Visual Basic, SPSS
INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES
Reading, travel, women’s rugby, needle work, sewing, ISU Adopt-a-Garden,
Christmas in April
HONORS
Benjamin Molton Award, Spring 1999, Indiana State University
Gamma Theta Upsilon, Kappa Nu Chapter- International Geography Honor
Society-
President 1997-1998, Treasurer- Spring 1997
Indiana Academy of Science
Pi Gamma Mu- International Social Sciences Honor Society
Senior Honors-Valparaiso University- May 1996
Dean’s List, Valparaiso University- Spring 1995, Fall 1995, Spring
1996
Valparaiso University Study Abroad Program- Cambridge, England 1995
TRAVEL
Austria, Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg,
Switzerland, and the United States
REFERENCES
Available upon request
Classes, presentations, and other information
