Douglas R. Powell (1920–2006) was a geographer at the University of California, Berkeley. He was known for being one of the first snow surveyors in the world. He worked with the California Cooperate Snow Survey for28 years and established snow surveying programs in Afghanistan and Chile. His "fabled" Geography 197 field course, which he taught from 1967 until 1989, is fondly remembered by generations of Berkeley geography graduates.
- In 1976 the university awarded him the Distinguished Teaching Award.
- He was voted "Best Undergraduate Instructor" by the student body.
- The Western Montana Atlas of Panoramic Aerial Images is dedicated to his memory.
- A memorial fund in his name, the Douglas R. Powell Fund for Field Geography, has been established at UC Berkeley.
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“Our strategy in going after this army is very simple. First we are going to cut it off, and then we are going to kill it.”
—Colin Powell (b. 1937)