David W. Lantis
Faculty
Department of Geography
1957–1991
Deceased: 2000
Chico State Outstanding Professor – 1979.
Developed Geography Department.
Wrote California: Land of Contrast – basic geography text for two decades.
Founder, Northern California Geographic Society.
In 2004, $2.1 million from the estate of Helen and David Lantis created an endowed professorship at CSU, Chico.
Countless lectures sharing more than 60,000 travel slides.
“Outstanding American Teacher of Geography”, 1971.
