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.
Hannah Fidoten, a computer science and economics double-major, developed an Honors project that encourages local schoolchildren to pursue studies in STEM subjects -- science, technology, engineering, and math.
James Beard Award-winning author Paul Greenberg delivers the EquiKnox sustainability lecture centered on his best-welling book, Four Fish, and meets with Knox students to discuss his environmental research and writing. Related events include a sustainability fair and seafood dinner.
Guest speaker Joseph Gallian, a University of Minnesota-Duluth professor, explains to a Knox College audience how he deciphered the complicated method by which some states assigned driver's license numbers. The event was part of the MathTalks lecture series at Knox.
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