{"id":2524,"date":"2022-03-01T19:45:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T19:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-geography\/?page_id=2524"},"modified":"2026-01-30T20:14:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:14:06","slug":"lanegran-endowed-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/lanegran-endowed-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Lanegran Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keynote Speaker: Tim Wallace &#8217;02<br>Keynote Address: Newsroom Geography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 20, 2026<br>Alexander G. Hill | Kagin Commons<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tim Wallace is the Senior Editor for Geography at <em>The New York Times<\/em>. He is part of the Graphics department and provides guidance and support on geography for desks across the newsroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tim came to journalism via cartography and archaeology. He graduated from Macalester College in 2002 with degrees in Art, Classics, and Geography. He received his Master of Science in Maritime Archaeology from the University of Southampton in England. After a few years as a practicing geospatial archaeologist, he pivoted to cartographic journalism, receiving his Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/557\/2025\/12\/TWallace2-796x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Tim Wallace Senior Editor The New York Times. Keynote speaker for Lanegran Day 2026\" class=\"wp-image-5141\" style=\"width:257px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/557\/2025\/12\/TWallace2-796x1024.jpg 796w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/557\/2025\/12\/TWallace2-233x300.jpg 233w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/557\/2025\/12\/TWallace2-768x987.jpg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/557\/2025\/12\/TWallace2-1195x1536.jpg 1195w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/557\/2025\/12\/TWallace2-1593x2048.jpg 1593w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/557\/2025\/12\/TWallace2-scaled.jpg 1991w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">About Lanegran Endowed Fund<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In recognition of David A. Lanegran\u2019s commitment to engagement with the community, the Lanegran Endowed Fund supports a range of activities that help to dissolve the wall between the classroom and the broader world for geography students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Annually, the Geography Department hosts Lanegran Days which consists of several activities supported by the endowed fund including, visiting speakers and guest lecturers, and community engagement outings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Lanegran \u201963 was actively engaged as a teacher-scholar at Macalester College for 46 years (1969-2015) and continues today connecting with students, alumni and the Macalester community.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"942\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/557\/2022\/03\/DAL.png\" alt=\"Photo of David Lanegran on a podium\" class=\"wp-image-2541 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/557\/2022\/03\/DAL.png 928w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/557\/2022\/03\/DAL-296x300.png 296w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/557\/2022\/03\/DAL-768x780.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact:&nbsp; Connie DeLage, Geography Department Coordinator, cdelage@macalester.edu<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"link-group block-container\" >\n        <div class=\"link-group__featured-row\">\n        <div class=\"link-group__featured-inner\">\n            <div class=\"link-group__featured-inner-inner\">\n                <ul class=\"link-group__featured-link\">\n                                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/lanegran-endowed-fund-archives\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    Archives\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keynote Speaker: Tim Wallace &#8217;02Keynote Address: Newsroom Geography February 20, 2026Alexander G. 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