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Early Geography History
to 1966
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| Geography
courses were first offered at Santa Barbara when it became a campus of
the University in 1944. Faculty members of various departments taught
these courses, notably J. Fred Hallerman, professor of economics, and
Robert W. Webb, professor of Geology. In 1961, Robert B. Johnson was named
lecturer in geography and began to expand the curriculum. Johnson was
joined by Patrick J. Tyson in 1962. Five courses were offered that year
and five in 1963.
The geography program, which had been administered by the Department of Social Sciences, was included in the Department of Sociology-Anthropology in 1961, when the former department was split up. In 1963, Anthropology and sociology became separate academic departments and geography was put under the direct charge of the dean of the College of Letters and Science. In July 1963, Berl Golomb and Robert W. McColl, then PhD candidates at the Los Angeles campus and the University of Washington, respectively, were named lecturers in Geography. In January, 1965, Golomb and McColl were appointed assistant professors. Ronald J. Horvath was named acting assistant professor of geography in July, 1965. He became assistant professor in July, 1966. A minor in geography was established in 1965. In February, 1966, the A.B. program in geography was instituted. Twenty-three majors were enrolled at the end of spring semester, 1966. The program remains under the chairmanship of the dean of the College of Letters and Science, pending formal organization of the department. --Berl Golomb, "Geography," The Centennial Record of the University of California 1868-1968, UC Printing Dept, Berkeley, 1967, P. 493 |
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June 6, 2002
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