History of the Department of Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics history is documented in two separate parts; the first ranges from 1869 to 1975, the second ranges from 1975 to 2005. Also displayed below is a listing of former Department Chairs and a listing of former Department Secretaries.
Notable Faculty
Edith Clarke (1883–1959) taught at Marshall University before her renowned career as an engineer.
Former Department Chairs
Lillian Hackney
1907-1940
Anna DeNoon
1940-1947
James Barron
1947-1963
Thomas Bauserman
1963-1971
Hunter Hardman
1971-1972
John Hogan
1972-1977
Steven Hatfield
1977-1982
John Lancaster
1982-1984
Charles Peele
1984-1995
Bruce Ebanks
1995-2000
Judith Silver
2000-2002
Ralph Oberste-Vorth
2002-2011
Alfred Akinsete
2011-Present
Department Secretaries
In 1969 the first Administrative Assistant was hired for the Department of Mathematics.
- Ms. Sylvia Sears was the first Secretary to work in the Department of Mathematics. She began in 1969 and worked until at least 1975.
- Ms. Pauline Weiler was Secretary in 1978 and at least until 1985.
- Ms. June Adkins was Secretary in 1989 until c. 1995.
- Ms. Kitty Kelly-Smoot was the Program Assistant from c. 1995 until c. 2002.
- Ms. Stacy Good was the Program Assistant from 2002 until the 2016.
- Ms. Teresa Wellman has been the Program Assistant from 2016 until the present.