{"id":1239,"date":"2016-09-26T16:36:20","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T21:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/math\/?page_id=1239"},"modified":"2023-11-16T11:24:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T16:24:11","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/math\/faculty\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathematics History"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mathematics history of the Department of Mathematics & Physics 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.
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\n\nThe History of the Department of Mathematics from 1975 to 2005<\/em> (MS Word)<\/a> has been collated by Dr. Evelyn Pupplo-Cody.\n<\/div>\n
\n\nThe History of the Department of Mathematics<\/em> (PDF)<\/a> by Elizabeth Hines Czompo, dated May 5th 1976, has a detailed account of the history of the Department of Mathematics from 1869 to 1975.\n<\/div>\n

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Notable Faculty<\/h2>\n

Edith Clarke<\/a> (1883\u20131959) taught at Marshall University before her renowned career as an engineer.<\/p>\n

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Former Department Chairs<\/h2>\n
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\n\n\"Lillian
\nLillian Hackney
\n1907-1940\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\"Anna
\nAnna DeNoon
\n1940-1947\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\"James
\nJames Barron
\n1947-1963\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\t
\n
\n\n\"Thomas
\nThomas Bauserman
\n1963-1971\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\"Hunter
\nHunter Hardman
\n1971-1972\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\"Photo
\nJohn Hogan
\n1972-1977\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\t
\n
\n\n\"Steven
\nSteven Hatfield
\n1977-1982\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\"John
\nJohn Lancaster
\n1982-1984\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\"Charles
\nCharles Peele
\n1984-1995\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\t
\n
\n\n\"Bruce
\nBruce Ebanks
\n1995-2000\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\"Judith
\nJudith Silver
\n2000-2002\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n\n\"Ralph
\nRalph Oberste-Vorth
\n2002-2011\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n
\n\t
\n
\n\n\"Alfred
\nAlfred Akinsete
\n2011-Present\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Department Secretaries<\/h2>\n

In 1969 the first Administrative Assistant was hired for the Department of Mathematics.<\/p>\n

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  • Ms. Sylvia Sears was the first Secretary to work in the Department of Mathematics. She began in 1969 and worked until at least 1975.<\/li>\n
  • Ms. Pauline Weiler was Secretary in 1978 and at least until 1985.<\/li>\n
  • Ms. June Adkins was Secretary in 1989 until c. 1995.<\/li>\n
  • Ms. Kitty Kelly-Smoot was the Program Assistant from c. 1995 until c. 2002.<\/li>\n
  • Ms. Stacy Good was the Program Assistant from 2002 until the 2016.<\/li>\n
  • Ms. Teresa Wellman has been the Program Assistant from 2016 until the present.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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