M. Duane Nellis is currently Dean of the Eberly College of Arts and
Sciences and Professor of Geography at West Virginia University (WVU),
where he has been since 1997. The Eberly College is the largest
academic college at WVU. Nellis is immediate Past President of the
Association of American Geographers (AAG). Nellis is also past chair of
the Remote Sensing Specialty Group of the AAG and received the groups
Outstanding Contributions Award in 1995. The AAG presented Nellis
National Honors in 2001. Nellis has research interests in Geographic
Information Science and remote sensing applications to rural resource
systems. He has published over 100 articles and numerous book and book
chapters. His research has been supported by a large number of funding
agencies. Nellis received his M.S. and Ph.D. from Oregon State
University, and his undergraduate degree from Montana State University.