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Dr. Richard W Dixon

  • Professor - Dept of Geography & Environmntl Studies
  • Dixon, Richard W. Benefits and Costs of Water Reuse Programs in Texas, United States Geological Survey/Texas Water Resources Institute, $5000. (Funded: November 2011). Grant.
  • Dixon, Richard W (Principal), Sansom, Andrew (Co-Principal). Precipitation and Evaporation Trends in Texas, United States Environmental Protection Agency, $88000. (Funded: September 2006). Grant.
  • Dixon, Richard W (Principal), Sansom, Andrew (Co-Principal). Irrigation Water Management Issues for Texas Golf Courses, United States Environmental Protection Agency, $60000. (Funded: September 2006). Grant.
  • Dixon, Richard W. Travel to Collections: Early Climatology Textbooks, Helen and John S. Best Fellowship Program, American Geographical Society Library, $375. (Funded: November 2005). Grant.
  • Dixon, Richard W. Hazardous Summer Heat: Risk Communication Issues for Texas, Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center – Quick Response Grant, $1500. (Funded: October 2005). Grant.
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  • Dixon, R. W., Anzah, F., & Hodge, J. (2019). H.T.U. Smith (1965) Dune Morphology and Chronology in Central and Western Nebraska. Progress in Physical Geography, 43(6), 855–861.
  • Dixon, R. W., Beaird, N., & Lichtenwalner, S. (2019). Thermohaline Circulation. In Ocean Observatories Initiative Data Labs Collection. Retrieved from datalab.marine.rutgers.edu/explorations/2019/thermohaline.php
  • Hodge, J., Whitesides, C., Dixon, R. W., & White, M. (2024). Enhancing the Record of  Hurricane Storm Surge Sedimentation on East Texas Gulf Coast Marshes: Variations in Sediment Distribution in the Right-front Quadrant of Hurricane Ike. Papers in Applied Geography, Online 28 SEP 2024.
  • Dixon, R. W., O’Brien, S. R., & Hodge, J. B. (2021). The Oceanography of Cuchlaine A.M. King. Progress in Physical Geography, 45(3), 460–463.
  • Dixon, R. W. (2021). Texas Hurricane Landfalls: A Case Study for Understanding Circular Distributions and Geographic Data. Annals of Geographical Studies, 4(1), 13–15.
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Department Service Award, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies. April 22, 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, Alfred H. Nolle Chapter, Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. 2010
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Excellence Award, Texas State University. 2009
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Distinguished Teaching Achievement Award, National Council for Geographic Education. 2006
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Professor Award, Department of Geography, Graduate Student Forum. 2006
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  1. Chair

    Budget Analyst Search Committee

  2. Member

    AAG Globe Book Award Selection Committee

  3. Editorial Review Board Member

    Annals of the American Association of Geographers

  4. Co-Chair

    UCAR Governance Task Group

  5. Chair

    Golf San Antonio-Rules of Golf Group

  6. Member

    Faculty Senate Library Committee

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