Huber Self, age 97, of Manhattan, Kansas, died Monday, February 7, 2011, at the Meadowlark Hills-Bramlage House in Manhattan.
He was born on January 24, 1914, in Kellyville, Oklahoma, the son of John Henry and Celia (Hill) Self.
Mr. Self served with the United States Navy during World War II and was honored by receiving a commendation ribbon for his laboratory research in bacteriological warfare.
A recognized authority on Kansas geography, he was an emeritus professor in the Department of Geography, Kansas State University. He joined the faculty at Kansas State in 1947, moving here from Oklahoma where he had been a high school principal at Kiefer, Oklahoma for two years and an elementary school principal at Creek County. He retired from Kansas State in 1980.
Professor Self was instrumental in helping to establish a local geography club at Kansas State which became recognized as a member of the Gamma Theta Upsilon national honorary fraternity. Other professional memberships and honorary societies include the International Society for Geographers, Pi Gamma Mu, National Social Science Honor Society, and Sigma Gamma Epsilon. He was also the author or co-author of numerous professional articles and textbooks.
He gained his bachelor's degree from Central State College in Edmond, Oklahoma, his master's degree from Oklahoma State University, and additional graduate studies at the University of Nebraska and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. While at Central, he majored in natural science and history and was active in the Glee Club and A Cappela Choir. Following his master's degree he began developing his teaching and research interests: geography of Kansas, cartography, geography of the Soviet Union, and physical geography.
On November 15, 1943, in Las Vegas, Nevada, he was united in marriage to the former Audyne Sultenfuss. She preceded him in death in 1993. He was also preceded in death by his parents, one daughter: Doris Conley, and by six brothers, four sisters, and one granddaughter.
He is survived by three children: Stormy Lee Kennedy and her husband George, Manhattan, KS; Daniel J. Self and his wife Pat, Geismar, LA; and Marilyn Papaz and her husband Bill of McArthur, CA. Seven grandchildren also survive along with great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends during a visitation from 3:00 until 4:30 p.m. Sunday, February 13, 2011, at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home in Manhattan.
Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 18, 2011, at the Davis-Schumacher Funeral Home in Bristow, Oklahoma. Interment will follow in the Sunrise Cemetery in Creek County, Oklahoma.
Memorial contributions may be made to the KSU Foundation for the Huber Self Scholarship Fund-Department of Geography. Contributions may be left in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66502.
He was born on January 24, 1914, in Kellyville, Oklahoma, the son of John Henry and Celia (Hill) Self.
Mr. Self served with the United States Navy during World War II and was honored by receiving a commendation ribbon for his laboratory research in bacteriological warfare.
A recognized authority on Kansas geography, he was an emeritus professor in the Department of Geography, Kansas State University. He joined the faculty at Kansas State in 1947, moving here from Oklahoma where he had been a high school principal at Kiefer, Oklahoma for two years and an elementary school principal at Creek County. He retired from Kansas State in 1980.
Professor Self was instrumental in helping to establish a local geography club at Kansas State which became recognized as a member of the Gamma Theta Upsilon national honorary fraternity. Other professional memberships and honorary societies include the International Society for Geographers, Pi Gamma Mu, National Social Science Honor Society, and Sigma Gamma Epsilon. He was also the author or co-author of numerous professional articles and textbooks.
He gained his bachelor's degree from Central State College in Edmond, Oklahoma, his master's degree from Oklahoma State University, and additional graduate studies at the University of Nebraska and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. While at Central, he majored in natural science and history and was active in the Glee Club and A Cappela Choir. Following his master's degree he began developing his teaching and research interests: geography of Kansas, cartography, geography of the Soviet Union, and physical geography.
On November 15, 1943, in Las Vegas, Nevada, he was united in marriage to the former Audyne Sultenfuss. She preceded him in death in 1993. He was also preceded in death by his parents, one daughter: Doris Conley, and by six brothers, four sisters, and one granddaughter.
He is survived by three children: Stormy Lee Kennedy and her husband George, Manhattan, KS; Daniel J. Self and his wife Pat, Geismar, LA; and Marilyn Papaz and her husband Bill of McArthur, CA. Seven grandchildren also survive along with great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends during a visitation from 3:00 until 4:30 p.m. Sunday, February 13, 2011, at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home in Manhattan.
Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 18, 2011, at the Davis-Schumacher Funeral Home in Bristow, Oklahoma. Interment will follow in the Sunrise Cemetery in Creek County, Oklahoma.
Memorial contributions may be made to the KSU Foundation for the Huber Self Scholarship Fund-Department of Geography. Contributions may be left in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66502.
Huber Self, age 97, of Manhattan, Kansas, died Monday, February 7, 2011, at the Meadowlark Hills-Bramlage House in Manhattan.
He was born on January 24, 1914, in Kellyville, Oklahoma, the son of John Henry and Celia (Hill) Self.
Mr. Self served with the United States Navy during World War II and was honored by receiving a commendation ribbon for his laboratory research in bacteriological warfare.
A recognized authority on Kansas geography, he was an emeritus professor in the Department of Geography, Kansas State University. He joined the faculty at Kansas State in 1947, moving here from Oklahoma where he had been a high school principal at Kiefer, Oklahoma for two years and an elementary school principal at Creek County. He retired from Kansas State in 1980.
Professor Self was instrumental in helping to establish a local geography club at Kansas State which became recognized as a member of the Gamma Theta Upsilon national honorary fraternity. Other professional memberships and honorary societies include the International Society for Geographers, Pi Gamma Mu, National Social Science Honor Society, and Sigma Gamma Epsilon. He was also the author or co-author of numerous professional articles and textbooks.
He gained his bachelor's degree from Central State College in Edmond, Oklahoma, his master's degree from Oklahoma State University, and additional graduate studies at the University of Nebraska and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. While at Central, he majored in natural science and history and was active in the Glee Club and A Cappela Choir. Following his master's degree he began developing his teaching and research interests: geography of Kansas, cartography, geography of the Soviet Union, and physical geography.
On November 15, 1943, in Las Vegas, Nevada, he was united in marriage to the former Audyne Sultenfuss. She preceded him in death in 1993. He was also preceded in death by his parents, one daughter: Doris Conley, and by six brothers, four sisters, and one granddaughter.
He is survived by three children: Stormy Lee Kennedy and her husband George, Manhattan, KS; Daniel J. Self and his wife Pat, Geismar, LA; and Marilyn Papaz and her husband Bill of McArthur, CA. Seven grandchildren also survive along with great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends during a visitation from 3:00 until 4:30 p.m. Sunday, February 13, 2011, at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home in Manhattan.
Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 18, 2011, at the Davis-Schumacher Funeral Home in Bristow, Oklahoma. Interment will follow in the Sunrise Cemetery in Creek County, Oklahoma.
Memorial contributions may be made to the KSU Foundation for the Huber Self Scholarship Fund-Department of Geography. Contributions may be left in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66502.
He was born on January 24, 1914, in Kellyville, Oklahoma, the son of John Henry and Celia (Hill) Self.
Mr. Self served with the United States Navy during World War II and was honored by receiving a commendation ribbon for his laboratory research in bacteriological warfare.
A recognized authority on Kansas geography, he was an emeritus professor in the Department of Geography, Kansas State University. He joined the faculty at Kansas State in 1947, moving here from Oklahoma where he had been a high school principal at Kiefer, Oklahoma for two years and an elementary school principal at Creek County. He retired from Kansas State in 1980.
Professor Self was instrumental in helping to establish a local geography club at Kansas State which became recognized as a member of the Gamma Theta Upsilon national honorary fraternity. Other professional memberships and honorary societies include the International Society for Geographers, Pi Gamma Mu, National Social Science Honor Society, and Sigma Gamma Epsilon. He was also the author or co-author of numerous professional articles and textbooks.
He gained his bachelor's degree from Central State College in Edmond, Oklahoma, his master's degree from Oklahoma State University, and additional graduate studies at the University of Nebraska and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. While at Central, he majored in natural science and history and was active in the Glee Club and A Cappela Choir. Following his master's degree he began developing his teaching and research interests: geography of Kansas, cartography, geography of the Soviet Union, and physical geography.
On November 15, 1943, in Las Vegas, Nevada, he was united in marriage to the former Audyne Sultenfuss. She preceded him in death in 1993. He was also preceded in death by his parents, one daughter: Doris Conley, and by six brothers, four sisters, and one granddaughter.
He is survived by three children: Stormy Lee Kennedy and her husband George, Manhattan, KS; Daniel J. Self and his wife Pat, Geismar, LA; and Marilyn Papaz and her husband Bill of McArthur, CA. Seven grandchildren also survive along with great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends during a visitation from 3:00 until 4:30 p.m. Sunday, February 13, 2011, at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home in Manhattan.
Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 18, 2011, at the Davis-Schumacher Funeral Home in Bristow, Oklahoma. Interment will follow in the Sunrise Cemetery in Creek County, Oklahoma.
Memorial contributions may be made to the KSU Foundation for the Huber Self Scholarship Fund-Department of Geography. Contributions may be left in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66502.
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