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Section Home Page Mathematical Problem Contest at Fall Meeting Presentations at Fall2008Meeting Calls for Participation for Fall 2008 Distinguished Teacher Nomination |
Ann Kizanis, Western New England College Ann graduated with a B.A. in Mathematics from Connecticut College in 1985. During her time there, she received the Julia Welles Bower Prize for Excellence in Mathematics each year. She also received the Rosemary Park Fellowship for Teaching in 1985 and was named a Winthrop Scholar. She did her graduate work at Wesleyan University in the area of archimedean lattice-ordered groups and graduated with a Ph.D. in 1991. She then began working as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Western New England College. She was granted tenure in 1995, was promoted to Associate Professor in 1996, and was promoted to Professor in 2004. While at Western New England College, she received the Teaching Excellence Award in 1995, as well as the Golden Bear Award, given in recognition of unselfish commitment to the student body at the college. Six years ago, Ann accepted the position of Associate Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the college. She continues to enjoy the challenges of this position, as well as the rewarding experiences she receives from teaching. Ann has published papers on her area of interest, epicompletions of archimean lattice-ordered groups and enjoys her research area. Ann remains very active in governance and department affairs at the college. She has been a member of many committees at the college during the last seventeen years. Among them, she served on the Faculty Senate for three terms, was chair of a retention task force, chair of the Carnegie Teaching Academy Campus Program, and for many years chair of the First Year Program Committee. She also served as advisor to the Math Club from 1992-2000. Ann has been a member of the Mathematical Association of America since graduate school. She was a member of the Program Committee for the Fall Meeting of the NES/MAA that was held at Western New England College in 1997 and was also Publisher Liaison for the Spring Meetings in 1995, 1996. She has served as Secretary/Treasurer of the Northeastern Section of the Mathematical Association of America for the last eight years. Ann has learned a great deal during this time and enjoys working and interacting with members of the Northeastern section. She hopes to continue to serve the section and is really looking forward to being involved in the planning of the Fall Meeting that will be held at Western New England College in 2009. In her free time, Ann enjoys traveling. She visits her relatives in Greece each summer. This year, she combined her trip to Greece with a week in southern Spain. She and her husband really enjoyed their trip to Granada, where they took a tour of the Alhambra. It was a wonderful experience for both of them, but especially for a mathematician! Ann was delighted she had the opportunity to visit this beautiful site. |
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