UNA GEOSCIENCE PROFESSOR NAMED FELLOW OF AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GEOGRAPHERS

FLORENCE, Ala., Feb. 28 -- University of North Alabama issued the following news release:

Michelle R. Eubanks

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FLORENCE, AL - Dr. Michael Pretes, a Geoscience Professor at the University of North Alabama, has been elected an American Association of Geographers (AAG) Fellow, one of the highest distinctions in the field recognizing scholars "who have made significant contributions to advancing geography."

"The AAG Fellows program is among the most prestigious honors a geographer can receive, and Dr. Pretes is exceptionally deserving," said Dr. Derek Alderman, Chancellor's Professor of Geography at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and former AAG President. "I consider him one of the most im...