Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 09: BIOGRAPHY
Gary T. Cummisk Staff
Naturalist
Environmental Education 1984-1985
Gary Thomas Cummisk (b. 1956 April 15)
Environmental education class – St. Francis School. [st-francis-243.jpg]
TAGS: Gary Cummisk, Environmental Education staff, Hindman Settlement School, University of Tennessee, Gia Baldi Cummisk, Central Washington University, naturalists, Sharon Audubon Center, Central Washington University, natural resources management, creative writing, Cornell University, University of Oregon, Tri-County Technical College, Dickinson State University, University of the Virgin Islands
GARY CUMMISK Staff EE
Environmental Education Naturalist, 1984-1985
Gary Thomas Cummisk grew up in Norfolk, Virginia, and earned his undergraduate degree from Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk. From January 1982 through December 1984, he was a Fine Art Teacher at Hindman (KY) Settlement School. After several months as a naturalist intern at Sharon Audubon Center in Sharon, Connecticut, he attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, graduating in August 1983.
Pine Mountain
By January 1984, he was working with the Environmental Education Program (EE) at Pine Mountain (KY) Settlement School as a naturalist.
After Pine Mountain
Gary left PMSS in May 1985 and, five months later, married Gia Baldi, who was also an EE staff member at PMSS. In 1987, Gary graduated from Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA, with an MS in Natural Resources Management. He then earned an MFA in creative writing and poetry in 1992 at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) and went on to earn a Ph.D in Geography from the University of Oregon. By 1995, he was an adjunct professor at Central Washington University, teaching geography, anthropology, and English.
Since then Gary has also been an instructor of geography and anthropology at the Tri-County Technical College (Pendleton, SC), professor at Dickinson (ND) State University, visiting professor at the University of the Virgin Islands (Saint Thomas), and, as of 2021, an adjunct instructor at Northeast Texas Community College, Mount Pleasant, TX. He is currently retired, living in Ellensburg, Washington.
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Title |
Gary Cummisk |
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Alt. Title |
Dr. Gary Cummisk ; Dr. Cummisk ; Gary Thomas Cummisk ; Gary T. Cummisk ; |
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Identifier |
https://pinemountainsettlement.net/?page_id=92020 |
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Creator |
Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. |
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Alt. Creator |
Ann Angel Eberhardt ; Helen Hayes Wykle ; |
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Subject Keyword |
Gary Cummisk, D\. Cummisk, Environmental Education staff, Hindman Settlement School, University of Tennessee, Gia Baldi Cummisk, Central Washington University, naturalists, Sharon Audubon Center, Central Washington University, natural resources management, creative writing, Cornell University, University of Oregon, Tri-County Technical College, Dickinson State University, University of the Virgin Islands |
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Subject LCSH |
Cummisk, Gary Thomas, — b. 1956 April 15. |
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Date |
2022-xx-xx aae |
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Publisher |
Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. |
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Contributor |
n/a |
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Type |
Collections ; text ; image ; |
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Format |
Original and copies of documents and correspondence in file folders in filing cabinet. |
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Source |
Series 09: BIOGRAPHY |
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Language |
English |
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Relation |
Is related to: Pine Mountain Settlement School Collections, Series 09: Biography, and Series 22: Environmental Education. |
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Coverage Temporal |
1983 – 2021 |
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Coverage Spatial |
Pine Mountain, KY ; Harlan County, KY ; Norfolk, VA ; Hindman, KY ; Sharon, CT ; Knoxville, TN ; Ithaca, NY ; Ellensburg, WA ; Pendleton, SC ; Dickinson, ND ; St. Thomas, VI ; Mount Pleasant, TX ; |
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Rights |
Any display, publication, or public use must credit the Pine Mountain Settlement School. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. |
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Donor |
n/a |
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Description |
Core documents, correspondence, writings, and administrative papers of Gary Cummisk ; clippings, photographs, books by or about Gary Cummisk ; |
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Acquisition |
n/d |
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Citation |
“[Identification of Item],” [Collection Name] [Series Number, if applicable]. Pine Mountain Settlement School Institutional Papers. Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. |
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Processed By |
Helen Hayes Wykle ; Ann Angel Eberhardt ; |
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Last Updated |
2024-010-4 hhw ; 2025-07-10 aae ; 2025-12-14 hhw ; |
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Sources |
“Gary Cummisk,” Series 09: Biography and Series 22: Environmental Education. Pine Mountain Settlement School Institutional Papers. Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY. Internet resource. “Gary Cummisk” on FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/people/Gary-Cummisk/100079321264815/?_rdr ; Internet resource. See Also: “Cummisk preparing for upcoming triathlon.” The Dickinson Press, Dickinson, ND, July 12, 2006. https://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/cummisk-preparing-for-upcoming-triathlon |
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Selected |
Cummisk, Gary T. Appalachian Springs: Nature Writing and Environmental Views of the Southern Mountains. 1995. Print. Cummisk, Gary T. The Literary Naturalists of the Southern Appalachians. 1987. Print. Cummisk, Gary. “One Foot in Eden, And: Raising the Dead.” Appalachian Heritage. 31.2 (2003): 74-75. Print. Cummisk, Gary. “Red Maple.” Appalachian Heritage. 19.1 (1991): 56. Print. Cummisk, Gary. “Weaver.” Appalachian Heritage. 17.4 (1989): 38. Print. Cummisk, Gary. Wood Songs: Poems. Ithaca, N.Y: A Muse Press, 1992. Print. |
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See Also:
GIA BALDI CUMMISK Staff EE- Biography
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION Guide 1972 to Present
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION Staff 1972 to Present
