Dr. Michael Sublett
Professor Emeritus of Geography
Geography-Geology-Environment
Office
Felmley Hall of Science - FHS 104
Office Hours
No official office hours in retirement.
Office Phone
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- About
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Biography
Born and raised in Missouri, Dr. Sublett took three degrees in Geography (Missouri and Chicago) and served on the faculty at Illinois State from 1970 until 2015.
Research Interests & Areas
Historical/Political Geography of Illinois and the Midwest; toponomy of the United States
Ph D Geography
The University of Chicago
Chicago, llinois
MA Geography
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
BA Geography
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Distinguished Mentor Award
National Council for Geographic Education
2014
ILGISA Service Award
Illinois GIS Association
2004
Distinguished Teaching Achievement Award
National Council for Geographic Education
2000
Distinguished Geographic Educator Award
Illinois Geographical Society
1989
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa Society
1966
Book Review
Sublett, M. Review of Bordering and Ordering the Twenty-first Century: Understanding Borders. Illinois Geographer 54.Spring (2012): 40-41.
Sublett, M. Review of The Chicago River: A Natural and Unnatural History, by Libby Hill. Bulletin of the Illinois Geographical Society 48.Spring (2006): 42-44.
Sublett, M. Review of Grand Excursions on the Upper Mississippi River: Places, Landscapes, and Regional Identity after 1854. Curtis C. Roseman and Elizabeth M. Roseman (EDs). The Professional Geographer (2005): 483-85.
Book, Authored
Sublett, M. Township: Diffusion and Persistence of Grassroots Government in Illinois, 1850-2000. Peter Lang Publishing Group (2004): 398.
Sublett, M. Paper Counties: The Illinois Experience, 1825-1867. Peter Lang Publishing Group (1990)
Sublett, M. Have Chalk, Will Travel: On-Campus Commuting by Teachers at Illinois State University, Fall Semester 1985. Department of Geography-Geology, Illinois State University (1985): 41.
Sublett, M., & Meyer, D. East Central Illinois: A Look into the Future. Department of Geography-Geology, Illinois State University (1980): 31.
Sublett, M. Farmers on the Road: Interfarm Migration and the Farming of Noncontiguous Lands in Three Midwestern Townships, 1939-1969. Department of Geography, The University of Chicago (1975): 214.
Book, Chapter
Sublett, M., Walsh, J., McKinney, K., & Faigao, D. Student Voices through Researching and Promoting Learner Autonomy. Carmen Werner and Megan M. Otis (EDs), Engaging Student Voices in the Study of Teaching and Learning. Stylus Publishing (2010): 146-161.
Journal Article
Sublett, M. Lost Illinois: Audubon, Audubon County. Illinois Heritage 20.May-June 2017 (2017): 20-24.
Sublett, M. Linear Legacy: Map and Modern Landscape Evidence of Illinois Indian Treaty Boundaries. Illinois Geographer 53.Spring (2011): 2-52.
Sublett, M. Sense of Place and the Senior Field Problem at Illinois State University. Bulletin of the Illinois Geographical Society 51.Fall (2009): 20-24.
Sublett, M. Advanced Placement Human Geography and the Annual Meetings of the National Council for Geographic Education. Journal of Geography 106 (2007): 21-28.
Sublett, M. Phi Beta Kappas in Illinois. Bulletin of the Illinois Geographical Society 47.Fall (2005): 1-20.
Presentations
Human Geography and the First Decade of the Advanced Placement Syllabus Audit. National Conference on Geographic Education. National Council for Geographic Education. (2017)
A Thousand Student Papers: Assigning, Overseeing, Preserving, and Cataloging Them. Conference on Illinois History. Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. (2014)
AP Human Geography Teacher Survey: Illinois and Beyond. National Conference on Geography Education. National Council for Geographic Education. (2013)
Changing Libraries: Implications for Teaching and Learning. Teaching & Learning Symposium. Illinois State University. (2013)
Downstate: Illinois’s Enduring Other. Conference on Illinois History. Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. (2013)
The DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteer: Retro Resource in a Digital World. National Conference on Geographic Education. (2012)
Downstate, Upstate, Outstate: The Peripheral Other. National Conference on Geographic Education. (2011)
Qualitative Assessment of an In-Service Institute. National Conference on Geographic Education. (2010)
Geography Career Fair: Programmatic Issues. National Conference on Geography Education. (2009)
Illinois Townships: Grassroots Government Since 1850. The Colloquium of the Geography-Geology Department at Illinois State University. (2008)