KU: Department of Geography

I graduated in 1986 from KU with a B.A degree in Geography, emphasis in Cultural Geography. I feel my KU education prepared me very well for a career.

I started part time in Hoxie with NRCS (SCS then) working on the 1986 Farm Program with Highly Erodable Land Determinations for Sheridan County, Kansas, and working with the Technician in the field. I worked a lot with maps and my experience at KU really helped in the early part of this job.

In 1991 I was offered the Soil Conservation Technician job. I applied and was hired. My first official job was working on the Natural Resources Inventory for five counties in Northwest Kansas. Since then I have worked mainly in Sheridan County, but have been detailed to Thomas County, and Gove County.

Although my current position does not have a major focus in Geography, there is no doubt that I benefited throughout my career from the strong KU foundation.

Polly Stallings
Soil Conservation Technician
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
785-675-3667
gorgp@ruraltel.net