John C. Kinworthy
Professor of geography/Earth Sciences and Social Science Department Chair
Natural Science Department
Social Science Department
Profile
John ("Jack") Kinworthy has taught in the Social Science Department since 1969. He is a professor of geography and the Earth sciences, and has taught all of the geography offerings that Concordia offers. He has also taught the two introductory economics courses in the department. Prior to his service at Concordia, he taught for several years at Lutheran High School North in St. Louis. In addition, he has two years of teaching experience at elementary schools in California and Chicago.
Education
B.S., Concordia University, River Forest, Ill. (1963)
M.A., Saint Louis University, Mo. (1965)
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1981)
Courses taught
Introduction to Geography, World Regional Geography, Physical Geography and Geology, Environmental Science, Meteorology and Oceanography, Geography of North America, Geography of Europe, Urban Geography, Geography of Asia, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Principles of Macroeconomics, Principles of Micro-Economics
Other
Kinworthy was awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award for college and university instructors at the National Convention of the NCGE-National Council of Geographic Education in October 2002, held in Philadelphia. He is a member of the Association of American Geographers and the National Council of Geographic Education.