Vol. 12 (2004): North Carolina Geographer
Beginning with this issue, editorship of The North Carolina Geographer is being assumed by Mike Benedetti, Doug Gamble, Joanne Halls and Liz Hines at the University of North Carolina W ilmington. We would like to thank the UNCW Department of Earth Sciences for facilities and student support as we take this new role. Our goal is to build upon the foundation laid by Ole Gade, Deborah Dixon, Patrick Pease, and Jeff Popke over the previous eleven volumes. T he goal of the journal has not changed; it is to highlight research on the geography of North Carolina, and topics of interest to geographers working in North Carolina. Toward this end, we have designed a new section that will compliment the traditional research articles in the journal. Named Carolina Landscapes, this section will include field reports, interviews, lessons plans, and book reviews to provide geographic perspectives on issues that have shaped the North Carolina landscape. We are very interested in feedback about this new feature of the journal.
For the 2004 version of Carolina Landscapes, members of the Atmospheric Science Program at East Carolina University offer a geographic perspective of the 2004 hurricane season, one of the most active on record. Justin Arnette, a geographer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (and UNC-Wilmington alumnus), discusses his application of GIS skills in Afghanistan. Frank Ainsley, who was recognized as 2003 Educator of the Year by the North Carolina Geographical Society, offers a teaching lesson on cultural geography and architecture in eastern North Carolina. We look forward to an entry by Tom Ross, the 2004 recipient of the ward, in the next issue.
Finally, we wish to encourage submissions of both research articles and Carolina Landscapes entries to the journal. Only through submission of manuscripts will our journal remain vital and sustainable. Submit a manuscript yourself or encourage your colleagues and students. We are currently accepting submissions for the 2005 issue.
