Department of Geosciences - Directory
Faculty | Adjuncts & Instructors | Professional Advisors | Staff | Emeritus
Faculty
Dr. Todd Moore
Chair & Associate Professor
Expertise: Severe weather hazards, climatology, climate change and variability
Ph.D. in Geography and studies in Climatology, Texas State University - San Marcos
Tomanek Hall 233B
Phone: (785) 628-4587
Email: twmoore@fhsu.edu
Dr. Henry Agbogun
Assistant Professor
Expertise: Digital Rock Physics, Petroleum Geochemistry, Geophysics
Ph.D. in Geology, University of New Brunswick
Tomanek Hall 237
Phone: (785) 628-4574
Email: hmagbogun@fhsu.edu
Dr. Hendratta Ali
Associate Professor
Expertise: petroleum geology
Ph.D. in Geology, Oklahoma State University
Tomanek Hall 239
Phone: (785) 628-4608
Email: hnali@fhsu.edu
Dr. Keith Bremer
Director of Graduate School & Office of Scholarship and Sponsored Projects
Assistant Professor of Geosciences
Expertise: human geography, urban sustainability
Ph.D. in Environmental Geography, Texas State University
Picken Hall 306
Phone: (785) 628-4321
Email: kabremer@fhsu.edu
Dr. P. Grady Dixon
Dean, Werth College of Science, Technology, and Mathematics
Professor
Expertise: meteorology, climatology, physical geography
Ph.D. in Geography, Arizona State University
Hammond Hall 269
Phone: (785) 628-5389
Email: pgdixon@fhsu.edu
Dr. Richard Lisichenko
Professor
Expertise: geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, geographic education
Ph.D. in Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, Geographic Education, Geography of Russia Kansas State University
Tomanek Hall 235
Phone: (785) 628-4159
Email: rlisiche@fhsu.edu
Dr. Tom Schafer
Associate Professor
Expertise: physical geography, cartography
Ph.D. in Geography, Kansas State University
Tomanek Hall 331
Phone: (785) 628-5969
Email: tschafer@fhsu.edu
Dr. Jonathan Sumrall
Associate Professor
Expertise: geology, mineralogy, geochemistry
Ph.D. in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Mississippi State University
Tomanek Hall 243
Phone: (785) 628-5348
Email: jbsumrall@fhsu.edu
Dr. Laura Wilson
Professor
Chief Curator, Sternberg Museum of Natural History
Expertise: paleontology
Ph.D. in Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder
Tomanek Hall 241
Phone: (785) 628-4963
Email: lewilson6@fhsu.edu
Adjuncts & Instructors
Eamonn Coveney
Instructor
Expertise: geography and GIS
M.S. Geography, Fort Hays State University
B.S. Geography, Fort Hays State University
Email: ewcoveney@fhsu.edu
Bill Heimann
Instructor
Expertise: hydrology, geomorphology
M.S. Geology, Fort Hays State University
B.S. Geology, Fort Hays State University
Email: whheimann@fhsu.edu
Jami Seirer
Instructor
Expertise: GIS, remote sensing, ecological modeling
M.S. Foresty GIS/Remote Sensing, University of Montana
B.S. Computer Science, Fort Hays State University
minor: Geographic Information Systems
Email: jjseirer2@fhsu.edu
Dr. Jeanne Sumrall
Instructor
Expertise: geoscience education, environmental science cross-disciplinary research
Ph.D. in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Mississippi State University
Tomanek Hall 335
Phone: (785) 628-5821
Email: jlsumrall@fhsu.edu
Office Staff
Patricia Duffey
Student Employees
Office & Department Student Staff
Gregory Cooney
Ryan Lawson
Taygan McBurney
Diane Nunez
Accacia Pedigo
Graduate Teaching & Research Assistants
Emeritus Faculty & Retired Instructors
Dr. Gary Millhollen
Professor Emeritus
Dr. Kenneth Neuhauser
Professor of Geology, Emeritus
Retired Field Camp Director
Expertise: Field geology, structural geology, environmental geology, depositional environments, and applied geophysics
Ph.D. in Geology University of South Carolina
Tomanek Hall 215
Phone: (785) 628-5349
Email: kneuhaus@fhsu.edu
Dr. Kenneth Neuhauser's Homepage
Dr. Paul Phillips
Professor of Geography, Emeritus
Expertise: human geography
Email: pphillip@fhsu.edu
Paul Phillips' Homepage
Dr. John Ratzlaff
Professor Emeritus
Dr. Richard Zakrzewski
Professor of Geology, Emeritus
Chief Curator of Sternberg Museum, retired
Expertise: paleontology
Phone: (785) 628-5389, (785) 628-5531
Email: rzakrzew@fhsu.edu
Richard Zakrzewski's Homepage
Unlocking the Unknown: Papers Honoring Dr. Richard J. Zakrzewski, edited by Greg H. Farley and Jerry R. Choate
Kara Kuntz
Instructor - Retired Spring 2022
Expertise: world geography
M.S. Geography, Kansas State University
B.S. Geography, University of Kansas
Email: kkuntz@fhsu.edu
Dr. John Heinrichs
In Memoriam, Chair and Professor
Expertise: Remote Sensing, Climatology, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Physical Oceanography, Arctic Geography
Dr. John Heinrichs passed away unexpectedly on January 11, 2014.
Dr. John Heinrich's Homepage (last updated 1/11/2014).
The Climate of Hays, Kansas, from 1867 to 1999: Variability, Trends, and Influences
CONTACT
Department of Geosciences
Fort Hays State University
600 Park Street
Tomanek Hall 233
Phone: 785-628-5389
geosciences@fhsu.edu
Dr. Todd Moore, Chair
(785) 628-4587
twmoore@fhsu.edu
Dr. Laura Wilson,
Graduate Coordinator
(785) 628-5389
lewilson6@fhsu.edu
Undergraduate Professional
Academic Advisors
Link to Advisor List & Contact Information
