John Hidore is retired from the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro. John’s work has taken him to regions across the
globe—including the Middle East, where he conducted research for a
year in the Sudan, and later witnessed the breakout of civil war in
Beirut, Lebanon in 1975. He has also worked and traveled in Saudi
Arabia and Israel.
Richard Snow and Mary Snow are both Associate Professors of
Meteorology at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, where their
program focuses on the theory and study of climatology, as well as
its applications to industrial and business operations. They are
new to this edition of Climatology.
John E. Oliver, deceased, received a bachelor’s degree from London
University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from Columbia
University in New York. He taught at Columbia University and
in 1973 joined the faculty at Indiana State University in Terre
Haute, Indiana. During his tenure at Indiana State, John served
terms as Chair of the Geography-Geology Department and as the
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Science. He was Professor
Emeritus at the time of his death in May 2008.
John Oliver distinguished himself as the author of numerous books
and articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He wrote
extensively in the areas of climatology and physical geography.
Among his major works is the Encyclopedia of World Climatology
(2005), which he edited. John was co-founder of the journal
Physical Geography and served as climatology editor of the
journal from 1979-2000. In honor of his teaching, research,
and university administration, he received the Distinguished
Professor award from the College of Arts and Science at Indiana
State University. The Climate Specialty Group in the
Association of American Geographers presented him the first
Lifetime Achievement Award (1998) for his many contributions to the
study of climatology and to that professional organization.
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