Doug Powell (geographer)

Douglas R. Powell (1920–2006) was a geographer at the University of California, Berkeley.

Doug Powell

Powell was known for being one of the first snow surveyors in the world. He worked with the California Cooperate Snow Survey for 28 years and established snow surveying programs in Afghanistan and Chile.[1]

  • In 1976 the university awarded him the Distinguished Teaching Award.[1]
  • He was voted "Best Undergraduate Instructor" by the student body.[2]
  • The Western Montana Atlas of Panoramic Aerial Images is dedicated to his memory.[3]
  • A memorial fund in his name, the Douglas R. Powell Fund for Field Geography, was established at UC Berkeley.[4]

References
  1. Faculty senate: in memoriam Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. San Francisco Chronicle, January 31, 2006
  3. Western Montana Atlas dedication page Archived May 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Geography at Berkeley:In memory Archived June 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine


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