Dr. Katherine Pedersen is the new Chair of the Mathematics Department. She was most recently at the University of South Dakota at Aberdeen. Dr. Steve Ligh retired January 1, 1997. Mr. James Morgan retired July 31, 1997. Dr. Marian Rummel died September 29, 1997.
Interested parties can contact the department.
The department is seeking to fill five new positions at the assistant or associate professor level. Carroll Guillory has been promoted to Full Professor. Bradd Clark and Vic Schneider are co-directing a LaSIP grant to prepare high school and middle school teachers to teach the new Louisiana mathematics curriculum. Over 50 teachers received training this past summer. With the support of LaCEPT, USL has created a new four-course sequence for prospective teachers.