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Noyce Scholars and faculty attend NSF Robert Noyce Conference

Professor receives Fulbright to teach in Sri Lanka: Crista Arangala in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics will help create a traveling science center and introduce new methods for students to learn linear algebra.

Kirsten Doehler publishes article on use of audio to enhance statistical understanding: Assistant Professor of Statistics Kirsten Doehler has published an article in the latest issue of Mathematics, Statistics, and Operations Research Connections on the use of audio explanations in introductory statistics classes.

Senior Statistics Major to attend Summer Undergraduate Research Forum: Rising-senior statistics major, Amy Zemanick, has been accepted into the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Summer Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF).

Sophomore mathematics majors named Elon Noyce Scholars: Lauren Johnson and Sarah Neuhauser will each receive $21,900 annual scholarships for their junior and senior years as they also work toward teacher licensure.

Laura Taylor Receives Department of Commerce SURF Award: Laura Taylor, assistant professor of statistics, received a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) award from the Department of Commerce.

Mathematics and statistics students receive awards: The Department of Mathematics and Statistics held a dinner in Johnston Hall on April 29 to celebrate its graduating seniors, scholarship donors and recipients, and award winners.

College of Arts & Sciences recognizes outstanding alumni: Mark J. Brewin ’08, David Fuhr ’00 and Erin Krupa ’02 are the recipients of the 2013 Elon College Distinguished Alumni Awards.

Kirsten Doehler and Laura Taylor co-author article on use of statistics at colleges and universities: The two assistant professors co-authored an article with Jessalyn Smith of CTB/McGraw Hill on the use of statistics across all disciplines in the Journal of Statistics Education

Mathematics majors and faculty present at regional conference: A total of 11 mathematics majors and faculty members attended the annual meeting of the Southeastern Section of the Mathematical Association of America at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC, on March 14 to 16.

Chad Awtrey publishes SoTL article on writing in mathematics: Assistant Professor of Mathematics Chad Awtrey has published a SoTL article on writing in mathematics in the latest issue of the journal PRIMUS (Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies).

Chad Awtrey awarded external grant for undergraduate research: Assistant Professor of Mathematics Chad Awtrey has been awarded an external grant from the Center for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics (CURM).

Mathematics majors and faculty present at national conference

Mathematics majors named Noyce Scholars: The honor for the three sophomores comes with a $21,900 scholarship for each of their final two years at Elon University.

Senior recognized as Outstanding Mathematics Education Student in region

Math & Statistics Majors Present at Regional Conference

Kirsten Doehler co-authors article

Elon hosts inaugural NC STEM conference: Science, technology, engineering and math professors share teaching strategies.

Faculty present research at NC Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Conference: Associate Professor of Mathematics Janice Richardson, Assistant Professor of Education Jeffrey Carpenter and Assistant Professor of English Kim Pyne gave a research presentation on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012 at the North Carolina Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Fall Forum in Raleigh, NC.

Chad Awtrey presents SoTL and research papers at MathFest 2012: Assistant Professor of Mathematics Chad Awtrey presented two talks at MathFest, the national meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, in Madison, WI., on Aug. 1-4, 2012.

Jeff Clark gives presentation at MathFest: Jeff Clark, professor of mathematics and chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, presented at the Mathematical Association of America's MathFest on Aug. 3 in Madison, Wis.

Karen Yokley publishes article in Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Chad Awtrey publishes research paper in international mathematics journal

Chad Awtrey publishes mathematics research paper on Galois theory and p-adic numbers: Assistant Professor of Mathematics Chad Awtrey has published a research paper in the current volume of the Houston Journal of Mathematics.

Chad Awtrey and math major publish research article on p-adic numbers: Assistant Professor of Mathematics Chad Awtrey and mathematics major Trevor Edwards published a research article in the current issue of International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics.

Faculty and students from Mathematics and Statistics present at regional mathematics conference: Several faculty and students from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics attended the annual meeting of the Southeastern Section of the Mathematical Association of America at Clayton State University in Morrow, Ga., on March 8-10, 2012.

Chad Awtrey gives invited research talk on p-adic numbers: Chad Awtrey, assistant professor of mathematics, gave an invited research talk at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012.

Chad Awtrey presents at national mathematics conference: Chad Awtrey, assistant professor of mathematics, presented a research talk at the joint meetings of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America, in Boston, Mass., on Jan. 7, 2012.

Professors named CATL Scholars for upcoming years: Chad Awtrey, Prudence Layne, and Rebecca Pope-Ruark have been selected as CATL Scholars for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 academic years.

Elon faculty, students attend UNCG Mathematics and Statistics Conference: Assistant Professors of Statistics Laura Taylor and Kirstie Doehler attended the 7th Annual UNCG Regioinal Mathematics and Statistics conference on Nov. 5 with students Ted Berkowitz and Kileigh Browning. Senior statistics major Ted Berkowitz presented a talk on “A Comparison of Methods to Compute Confidence Intervals for Proportions.”

Kathryn Huffman '12 Selected as Outstanding Mathematics Education Student: Kathryn Huffman, a 2012 Middle Grades Education major with concentrations in Mathematics and Social Studies, was recognized as the Outstanding Mathematics Education Student for the Central Region of NC on Thursday, Oct. 27, at the annual conference of the NC Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Mathematics faculty present at conference: Several faculty from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics recently presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics in Greensboro, N.C., Oct. 27-28.

Alan Russell publishes in the Mathematics Teacher: Alan Russell, associate professor of mathematics, published "Is There a Best Rectangle?" in the November 2011 issue of the Mathematics Teacher.

Alan Russell gives keynote address: Alan Russell, associate professor of mathematics, was invited to give the opening keynote address at the TEAMSwork conference on Aug. 5 at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill.

National Science Foundation awards Elon $1.2 million to train science & math teachers: A $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation will bolster the number of math and science teachers Elon University graduates in the years ahead through a partnership with the Alamance-Burlington School System.

Chad Awtrey presents research and SoTL papers at MathFest: Chad Awtrey, assistant professor of mathematics, presented three talks at MathFest, the national meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, in Lexington, Ky., from Aug. 4-6, 2011.

Alan Russell and Amanda Ketner '11 present at NCTM: Alan Russell, an associate professor of mathematics, and Amanda Ketner, a senior mathematics major with teaching licensure, presented at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2011 Annual Meeting held in Indianapolis, Ind., from April 10-16.

Janice Richardson serves on Teaching Fellows Evaluation Team: Janice Richardson, an associate professor of mathematics, served on the Campbell University Teaching Fellows Evaluation Team from April 6-8, 2011, in Buies Creek, N.C.

Chad Awtrey presents at the North Carolina Academy of Science annual meeting: Chad Awtrey, assistant professor of mathematics, presented a research talk on p-adic numbers at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Academy of Science in Elon, N.C., on March 26, 2011.

Alan Russell receives grant from the Japan Foundation: Alan Russell, associate professor of mathematics, received a grant from the Japan Foundation's Center for Global Partnership. The grant supports his work, "Origami as a Gateway for the Study of Japanese Culture and Society," allows him to strengthen and deepen his work with Clover Garden School, a K-12 charter school in northern Alamance County.

March 17-20: Joint International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics

Amanda Ketner '11 wins Outstanding Mathematics Education Student Award: Amanda Ketner, a senior mathematics major, won the Outstanding Mathematics Education Student Award for the Central Region at the 40th annual conference of the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics held Oct. 28-29 in Greensboro, N.C.

Alan Russell publishes article in international SoTL journal: Alan Russell, associate professor of mathematics, published "A Model for Undergraduate Research in Statistics Education" in the July 2010 edition of the International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Faculty and staff honored at annual luncheon: Four faculty members were honored May 12, 2010, for superior scholarship, teaching, mentoring and service at Elon University’s faculty-staff awards luncheon. Those recognized included Eric Hall, April Post, Todd Lee and Jeffrey C. Pugh.

Mathematics major wins prize for research presentation: Senior mathematics major Kelsey Johnson, mentored by James Beuerle, won the Patterson Prize for her research presentation at the MAA Southeastern Sectional Meeting hosted by Elon University from March 25-27.

Ayesha Delpish appointed as ETS Visiting Scholar: Ayesha Delpish, assistant professor and statistics program coordinator in the Department of Mathematics, was selected to serve a one-month residency at Educational Testing Service as a Visiting Scholar. Her appointment will be served at ETS's main campus in Princeton, N.J., this summer.

Elon Mathematics faculty present at TEAMS workshop: Mathematics professors Alan Russell, Kirstie Doehler and Lisa Beuerle presented at a TEAMS (Teachers Empowering All Students in Mathematics and Science) workshop on January 29, 2010. The workshop was funded by an NSF mathematics partnership grant with Vance, Alamance, and Orange Counties.

Ayesha Delpish and Janice Richardson present at conference in Canada: Ayesha Delpish, an assistant professor of mathematics, and Janice Richardson, an associate professor of mathematics, last month presented a session, "Service Learning Infusion in Mathematics: Statistics and Education," at the International Association for Research on Service-learning and Community Engagement in Canada.

Mathematics Department at USCOTS

Mir presents at Joint Mathematics Meetings