Andrew Leahy
Associate Professor and Chair of Mathematics
2 East South Street
Galesburg, IL 61401-4999
309-341-7439
E-mail: aleahy@knox.edu
As a mathematics graduate, you'll be well prepared for a wide range of endeavors after Knox. For its size, Knox has an unusually large proportion of mathematics graduates who have earned the advanced degrees required for university, college and secondary teaching. Many majors have also found successful employment in computer firms, industrial and business firms, insurance companies, banks and branches of government. Following is a sampling of graduates in various careers:
Senior Vice President and Actuary, CNA Insurance Companies, Chicago, Illinois. Richard Garner '70.
Professor of Mathematics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Mark Williams '77.
Financial Director-Europe, Searle, Monsanto-Searle Division. Craig M. Steele '76.
Astrophysicist, National Research Council, NASA, Greenbelt, Maryland. Sean C. Casey '82.
Chief U.S. Economist, Standard & Poor's Research Services, Lexington, Massachusetts. Cynthia Morse Latta '62.
Computer Analyst, Molex European Management Limited, Aldershot, England. Janice Drake Heron '81.
Math Teacher, Galesburg High School, Galesburg, Illinois. Rosemary Godsil Eisemann, Galesburg, Illinois '77.
Psychiatrist, Parkside Lutheran Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois. David B. Altman '67.Graduate Student, Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Jordan Watkins '07.
Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, Princeton University, Rinceton, New Jersey. Co-author of the BASIC Programming Language, Thomas Kurtz '50.
Like many Knox College students, Steve Galdek is fond of the squirrels wandering around campus. His research project is enabling him to learn more about their winter-survival strategies.
Knox College scored among the top five liberal arts colleges in its region, in the 2011 Association for Computing Machinery Intercollegiate Programming Contest. Knox sent three teams to the expanding regional competition.
Knox College senior Lauren Smith, recipient of a 2011 Student Laureate Award from the Lincoln Academy of Illinois, talks about her research, classes and extracurricular activities.
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