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Lives of alumni, faculty, students, etc. Births, marriages, jobs, moves, deaths, etc.
Math Majors in International Photo Contest
Two Gustavus math majors were among the students whose photos were recognized in the College’s 2006 International Photo Contest. Math major Nhung Le received honorable mention for her photo “Love and Life,” taken on July 18, 2006, at Da Lat in her home country of Vietnam. Another Honorable Mention award went to math major Alex […]
Math Major Takes Plunge for Special Olympics
Gustavus math major Luke Audette was among 110 people taking part in Sunday’s Polar Bear Plunge at Hallett’s Pond. The fundraiser, part of St. Peter’s Winterfest, raised over twenty thousand dollars for Special Olympics Minnesota. The high temperature that day was 25 degrees F. Photos by Ed Lee courtesy of the St. Peter Herald.
Gustavus Math Student Blogs from Budapest
Budapest, the capital of Hungary, has many attractions, but for math students the number-one draw is the Budapest Semesters in Mathematics, a program that allows North American students to benefit from what Donald Knuth has called the world’s most successful educational system for pure mathematics. This year Gustavus math major Betsy Langowski is among those […]
Wolfe Publishes Lessons in Play
Professor David Wolfe is among the co-authors of a newly released textbook, Lessons in Play: An Introduction to the Combinatorial Theory of Games. Publisher A K Peters describes the book as a “formal, yet playful, introduction to the subject.” The other co-authors are Michael Albert of the University of Otago in New Zealand and Richard […]
Computer Science Alumni, Students Discuss Careers
Nine recent alumni got together for informal conversation with ten current computer science students over pizza on November 20th. Pictured left to right in the upper photo are alumni Phillip Knoll and Josh Hill; students Justin Stevens, Tim Fontana, Josh Pioske, Tony Lapakko, and Karl Selander; alumnus Ben Hardy; students Ben Hays, Braden Rogness, and […]
Alumnae, Students Discuss Teaching Careers
Two recent alumnae teaching math in secondary schools got together for informal conversation with four current math education students over pizza on November 16th. Shown sitting around enjoying stories of the teaching life are (left to right) students Jenny Koffski, Sarah Manke, and Jake Mehr; alumna Jodi (Parks) Bang; and student Allison Mulvihill. Alumna Ally […]
Alumni Talk About Math Careers
Eight alumni gathered on November 15th for informal conversation with current students about math careers. Pictured from left to right are Anna Gutman, David Myers, Bill Kunze, Katherine (Pavelek) Kunze, Matthew Miller, Nathan Annis, Eric Peterson, and Justin Hanson. All are math alumni except Bill Kunze, who majored in computer science and classics. They represent […]
Dobler Elected As Next Chair
It was a big week for elections, and not just those the mainstream media chose to cover. Professor Carolyn Dobler was unanimously elected to serve as the Mathematics and Computer Science Department’s next chair, effective June 1, 2007. (Current MCS Department Chair Max Hailperin’s three-year term ends on May 31st.) In a preview of the […]
Kaiser Receives Faculty Service Award
Gustavus President Jim Peterson presented Professor Barbara Kaiser of the MCS Department with the Faculty Service Award at today’s Founders Day ceremony in chapel. She is pictured here exchanging congratulations with Sandy Grochow, recipient of the Augusta Carlson Schultz Award for the Outstanding Support Staff Employee. (Not pictured is Tami Aune, recipient of the Eric […]
MCS Alums Receive First Decade Award
Computer Science major Milo Martin (center) and Math major Rebecca Konrad (second from right), both from the class of 1996, are congratulated by MCS professors Barbara Kaiser (left), Max Hailperin (second from left) and Karl Knight (right) on winning the Alumni Association’s award for outstanding achievements in their first decade since graduation. The awards were […]