13 12 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine Millennium - Twentieth Edition ACADEMIA, EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES ACADEMIA, EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES to teach at Arizona State University and serve as a state climatologist for the State of Arizona. Dr. Brazel began working at Arizona State University as an assistant professor of geography in 1974. He subsequently became the geography department chair in 1991. He then served as the director of the School of Geographical Sciences in 2007 before ultimately retiring in 2011. Moving forward, Dr. Brazel hopes to be remembered for his commitment to honest research and his drive to push the boundaries of his field. He believed in making contributions that extend beyond existing knowledge, and he achieved that through direct, hands-on discovery in the field. While he admits that data analysis and artificial intelligence are useful tools, he highlights the importance of fieldwork. At the age of 83, he continues to actively review articles, demonstrating his ongoing engagement and contribution to the academic community. Dr. Anthony James Brazel has cultivated a fulfilling career as a notable geographer and dedicated educator. To wit, he is one of the first geographers to model aspects of alpine climatology using digital and numerical surface climate models. He also completed extensive research on dust storms and desertification of the Southwestern United States. Following his retirement in 2011, he was named a member of the emeritus faculty at Arizona State University, where he taught for over three decades. Prior to his career, Dr. Brazel attended Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, where he earned a BA in mathematics in 1963 and an MA in geography in 1965. While at Rutgers, he connected with a professor who offered him a position in Alaska as a research assistant, which launched his career in Arctic outline research. He spent much of his career on Arctic research, continuing his education at the University of Michigan and graduating with a PhD in geography with an emphasis on climatology in 1972. His focus shifted with he moved to Phoenix, Arizona, ANTHONY JAMES BRAZEL, PHD EMERITUS FACULTY Arizona State University Tempe, AZ T racy A. Calla boasts nearly two decades of experience as a rising leader in horticulture and academia. Since 2025, she has served as the director of education at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. She began her career with the garden in 2013 as a greenhouse grower and moved into the education department in 2017. She notably operated as the senior manager of school and family programs for the organization between 2019 and 2020. Though she departed in 2020 to pursue other opportunities, she subsequently returned in 2024, taking on her current leadership position. Ms. Calla holds a BA in theater and horticulture from The Ohio State University and a bachelor’s degree in landscape and horticulture from Palm Beach State College. She discovered her passion for plants after completing her theater degree, when she turned to gardening to help manage anxiety. Inspired to pursue horticulture as a career, she enrolled in Palm Beach State College, graduating in 2012. During her studies, she worked at various nurseries in sales and education roles before joining Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. Reflecting on her career, Ms. Calla believes her most notable professional achievement was her success in building the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ mangrove curriculum and field trip program, which she introduced in 2017 while serving as a youth program manager. She and a local eco-tour boat collaborated on an education initiative to introduce marine science to middle and high school students in Sarasota, Florida. Within a year, it became the gardens’ most popular field trip. Moving forward, Ms. Calla strives to introduce a horticultural therapy program to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. The local community has faced many challenges, including two hurricanes, which have left many residents stressed and mentally exhausted. By establishing a formal horticultural therapy program, Ms. Calla hopes to build mental and emotional resilience within the community. In addition, she is developing a therapeutic horticulture initiative for female veterans. Millennium Magazine Featured Listee TRACY A. CALLA DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Nokomis, FL
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