Head, Mathematics Department

Ph.D., Mathematics Education, Illinois State University, December 2000

M.A., Mathematics, University of Alabama in Huntsville, December 1997

M.S., Library Science, Florida State University, August 1977

B.S., Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University,  May 1969

A.A., Liberal Arts, City Colleges of Chicago, December 1985

 The American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC)

 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)

 South Carolina Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (SCAMTE)

 South Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics (SCCTM)

 South Carolina Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges (SOCAMATYC)

 South Carolina Technical Education Association (SCTEA)  

 Tri-County Technical College Education Association (TCTEA)
 

Presenter, 34^th Annual SCTEA conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (February 23, 2008)

Co-presenter, 2007 SCCTM Fall conference, Greenville, SC (October 26, 2007)

Co-host Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Forum (October 17, 2007)

Candidate for Southeast Region Vice President, AMATYC (October, 2007)

Co-columnist, Young children need basic education in science, technology, The Greenville News (September 25, 2007)

Group facilitator, NCTM 2007 Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA (March 24, 2007)

Presenter and co-host, Joint NCMATYC/SOCAMATYC conference, Charlotte, NC (March 9, 2007)

Presenter and co-organizer, STEM Educators Seminar, Clemson, SC (February 28, 2007)

Delegate, 32^nd Annual AMATYC Conference, Cincinnati, OH (November 5, 2006)

Presider, Fall SOCAMATYC meeting, Myrtle Beach, SC (October 13, 2006)

Host and co-organizer, STEM Educators Seminar, Clemson, SC (September14, 2006)

Presider, Spring SOCAMATYC meeting, Columbia, SC (April 1, 2006)

Delegate, 31st Annual AMATYC Conference, San Diego, CA (November 13, 2005)

Presider, Fall SOCAMATYC meeting, Greenville, SC (October 28, 2005)

2005 SCCTM Fall Conference, Greenville, SC (October 28, 2005)

Invited speaker, 2005 MichMATYC Conference, Roscommon, MI (September 24, 2005)

Nominee, the 2005 AMATYC Teaching Excellence AwardAuthor, Suggestions for the Teaching and Learning of CATT Mathematics (May 2005)

Presenter, 4^th Annual TMATYC Conference, Knoxville, TN (April 23, 2005)

Presider, Spring SOCAMATYC meeting, Columbia, SC (April 9, 2005)

Co-author, Excellence through Mathematics Communication and Collaboration (E=mc²):   A new approach to Quality in College Algebra, The AMATYC Review, (Spring 2005)

Member, Technology in Mathematics Education Committee (TiME) of AMATYCDelegate, 30th Annual AMATYC Conference, Orlando, FL (November 21, 2004)

Presenter, 2004 SCCTM Fall Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (October 29, 2004)

Host, AMATYC Graphing Calculator Traveling Workshop for SOCAMATYC,  Pendleton, SC (September 25, 2004)

Co-presenter, NCTM’s Southern Regional Conference, Charleston, SC (Nov. 7, 2003)

Presenter, Joint Mathematics Meetings, Baltimore, MD (January 18, 2003)

Co-presenter, 28^th Annual AMATYC Conference, Phoenix, AZ (November 15, 2002)

Co-presenter, 5^th Carolinas Mathematics Conference, Charlotte, NC (October 18, 2002)

Co-presenter, 2002 SC Education and Business Summit, Charleston, SC (July 15, 2002)

Co-presenter, 14^th Annual NISOD Convention, Austin, TX (May 29, 2002)

Principle Investigator, SUI Grant, Environmental Impact Brochure/Pamphlet (Summer 2002)

Presenter, Joint 2002 NCMATYC/SOCAMATYC Conference, Jamestown, NC (March 25, 2002)

Presenter, 2002 AMS and MAA Spring Southeastern Section Meetings (March 9, 2002)

Co-presenter, 2002 Annual SCTEA Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC (February 16, 2002)

Co-presenter, 19^th Annual Conference of the SCADE, Columbia, SC (October 9, 2001)

Senior Personnel, NSF Grant, Excellence through Mathematics Communication and CollaborationContributor, How reform secondary mathematics texts stack up, Mathematics Teacher, (Oct. 2001)

Author, Explaining mathematics anxiety in college students, The Mathematics Educator, (Jan. 2001)

Co-author, The challenge of reform, Journal of Research and Development in Education, (Dec. 2000)

Co-author, The role of history in a mathematics class, Mathematics Teacher, (Nov. 2000)

Speaker, 52^nd Annual Meeting of the ICTM, Springfield, IL (October 20, 2000)

Teacher, Primary Mathematics Education (PRIME) K-5, Peoria, IL (May-June, 2000)

Presenter, ISU Graduate Research Symposium, Normal, IL (April 28, 2000)

Co-presenter, 79^th Annual Meeting of the ISMAA, Naperville, IL (April 1, 2000)