Five Math Professors Attend Conference
Posted on Friday, February 24, 2006
Five Westminster College mathematics professors attended the Mathematical Association of America – American Mathematical Society (MAA-AMS) joint meetings held in San Antonio, Texas.
Dr. Carolyn Cuff, professor and chair of mathematics, was the moderator for the statistics and education panel discussion. She was appointed a member of the MAA-ASA Joint Committee on Statistics Education. Cuff, who has been with Westminster since 1989, earned her undergraduate degree from Westminster College and her master's and Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University.
Dr. Barbara Faires, professor of mathematics, was the first vice president of MAA. She attended the strategic planning orientation and is a member of the MAA Board and Executive Committee. Faires earned her undergraduate degree from East Carolina University, her master's from the University of South Carolina, and her Ph.D. from Kent State University.
Natacha Fontes-Mertz, assistant professor of mathematics, attended sessions for Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching) and judged posters for the undergraduate research poster session. Mertz earned her undergraduate degree from Oberlin College and her master's and Ph.D. from Kent State University.
Dr. James Hall, professor of mathematics, attended Fibonacci and Catalan Numbers course and Teaching Linear Algebra with Applications course. Hall, who has been with Westminster since1984, earned his undergraduate degree from Northern Illinois University, his master's from Harvard University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin.
Dr. Warren Hickman, professor of mathematics, attended sessions on integrating the history of mathematics into the curriculum and mathematics in education reform (MER). Hickman, who has been with Westminster since 1968, earned his undergraduate degree from Capital University, his master's from Case Western Reserve University, and his Ph.D. from Kent State University.
Contact Cuff at (724) 946-7291 or e-mail ccuff@westminster.edu for more information.
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