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Stephen Smale , B.S. 1952

Born in Flint, MI Dr. began attending the University of in 1948 with the intention of studying . However, upon entering the university his interests quickly changed and in 1952 he graduated with a BS in mathematics. Following this Dr. Smale continued studying mathematics at the under the guidance of Dr. culminating in him receiving a Ph.D. for his thesis Regular Curves on Riemannian . Shortly after having completed his Ph.D. Dr. Smale accepted a professorship at the University of California Berkeley. During this time he Dr. Smale established himself as a preeminent leader in by proving such results as the generalized Poincare Conjecture, the h-cobordism theorem, and sphere eversion. For this work Dr. Smale was awarded one of the highest honors in mathematics the 1966 . In the late 1970’s Dr. Smale’s research interests shifted to the more applied aspects of mathematics. Over the next thirty years of his career Dr. Smale held appointments at various universities around the world such as the City University of Hong Kong and the Toyota Technical Institute, and further cemented himself as an expert in various fields such and the mathematics of protein folding. In recognition of his outstanding career Dr. Smale was awarded the Wolf Prize in 2007.

Bibliography Stephen Smale, Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Smale

Stephen Smale’s Home Page, Berkeley http://math.berkeley.edu/~smale/

Stephen Smale, School of Mathematics and Statistics – University of St. Andrews http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/Biographies/Smale.html

Stephen Smale Winner of Wolf Prize in Mathematics – 2006 http://www.wolffund.org.il/index.php?dir=site&page=winners&cs=151

1 Mathematics1, B.S. 1944

Dr. Isadore Singer was born in , MI in 1924 and began attending the University of Michigan in 1941 with interests in both mathematics and physics. After graduating with a Bachelors of Science in 1944 Dr. Singer served three years in the Pacific theater in World War II before beginning his graduate studies at the in 1947. Three years later he was awarded his in mathematics for his thesis Lie Algebras of Unbounded Operators under direction of Dr. . Following this Dr. Singer held multiple positions at universities around the country until finally accepting a professorship at the Institute of Technology in 1960 where he would spend a majority of career. Throughout his long career he made numerous contributions to mathematics. None of these contributions more impressive than the Atyiah-Singer Index Theorem, which is, “One of the most significant discoveries in 20th century mathematics, bridging widely different branches [of mathematics]” (MIT.) In honor of his work he was awarded two of mathematics greatest honors the Steele Prize of Lifetime Achievement and the . Dr. Singer is currently an Emeritus Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Bibliography Isadore Singer, Faculty Profile at MIT, http://math.mit.edu/people/profile.php?pid=249

Isadore Singer, School of Mathematics and Statistics – University of St. Andrews http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Singer.html

The Abel Prize Laureates 2004 http://www.abelprize.no/c53865/seksjon/vis.html?tid=53873

Science Lives: Isadore Singer, Simons Foundation https://www.simonsfoundation.org/science_lives_video/isadore-singer/

2 Christopher Skinner Mathematics, B.S. 1993

Born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1972 Dr. Christopher Skinner is now a world-renowned at focused primarily on algebraic . However, his career began at the University of Michigan in 1993 when he earned his Bachelors of Science in Mathematics. Even then as an undergraduate Dr. Skinner was promising research. As retired mathematics professor Donald J. Lewis noted, Dr. Skinner’s undergraduate thesis was “a major attack” in and “journals were aware of and competing for his papers” even as an undergraduate. After graduating from the University of Michigan Dr. Skinner earned his doctorate from Princeton University for his thesis Deformations of Reducible Galois Representations under the advising of Dr. . After this Dr. Skinner spent three years at the School of Mathematics in the Institute for Advanced Studies before returning to the University of Michigan. During this time Dr. Skinner continued building a reputation as a first rate mathematician. Leading the Chronicle of Higher Ed to name him one of mathematics eight rising stars. Since 2006, Dr. Skinner has held a professorship at Princeton University.

Bibliography Are Past Their Prime at 35? Chronicle of Higher Ed. Guterman, Lila http://www.massey.ac.nz/~rmclachl/overthehill.html

Christopher Skinner, Math Genealogy http://www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=9697

Christopher Skinner, CV http://math.caltech.edu/events/Skinner%20CV.pdf

Christopher Skinner, Institute for Advanced Study http://www.ias.edu/people/cos/users/653

3 Kannan Soundararajan Mathematics, B.S. 1995

Born in Chennai, India Dr. Soundararajan showed a talent for mathematics from an early age, and in 1991 he won a silver medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad. Following this Dr. Soundararajan attended the University of Michigan where his prowess for mathematics continued to shine. In 1994 he placed seventh in the famously difficult Putnam Competition, and a year later in 1995 Dr. Soundararajan was awarded the first ever for Outstanding Research in Mathematics by an Undergraduate Student for his work in . After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1995 Dr. Soundararajan attended Princeton University where in 1998 he earned a Ph.D. for his thesis Quadratic Twists of Dirichlet L-Functions under the guidance of Dr. . Following this Dr. Soundararajan held positions at the Institute for Advanced Studies and the University of Michigan, while continuing to make groundbreaking strides in analytic number theory. His work includes such milestones as proving the Quantum Ergodicity Conjecture as well as making strides on the famous . For this work Dr. Soundararajan was awarded the Infosys Prize, the Salem Prize, and the SASTRA Ramanujan Prize. Since 2006 Dr. Soundararajan has been a professor of mathematics at Stanford University.

Bibliography Prof. Kannan Soundararajan 2011 Laurete Infosys Prize http://www.infosys-science-foundation.com/prize/laureates/2011/kannan- soundararajan.asp

Notices of the AMS, March 1996 Vol. 34, Num. 3 http://www.ams.org/notices/199603/comm-morgan.pdf

Kannan Soundararajan Math Genealogy http://www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=53166

1991 IMO Individual Results http://www.imo-official.org/year_individual_r.aspx?year=1991

4 Fred Diamond Mathematics, B.S. 1983

After graduating from the University of Michigan with a Bachelors of Science in 1983 Fred Diamond went to Princeton University to pursue a Ph.D. in mathematics. After five years he was awarded his doctorate for his work On Congruence Modules Associated to Λ-adic Forms under the direction of Prof. Andrew Wiles. Following this Dr. Diamond held numerous academic appointments around the country and built a reputation as an excellent number theorist. During this time he was awarded the prestigious Centennial Fellowship by the American Mathematical Society. In 1999 Dr. Diamond accepted a position at . That same year with a team of other former students of Prof. Andrew Wiles, Dr. Richard Taylor, Dr. , and Dr. Christopher Breuil, he proved the full . Additionally, Dr. Diamond has written several well received textbooks like A First Course in Modular Forms. Since 2006 Dr. Diamond has held a professorship at King’s College London.

Bibliography Mathematics People. Notices of the AMS, June/July 1997, Vol. 44 Num. 6 http://www.ams.org/notices/199706/people.pdf

Fred Diamond, CV http://people.brandeis.edu/~fdiamond/04cv.pdf

Mathematicians Crack Big Puzzle, BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/527914.stm

Dr. Fred Diamond, King’s College London http://www.mth.kcl.ac.uk/staff/f_diamond.html

5 Mathematics, B.A. 1964

Dr. Karen Uhlenbeck was born in Cleveland, OH in 1942 and from a young age she showed a keen interest in science. This led her to enter the University of Michigan in 1960 with intentions of studying physics. However, after taking the honors mathematics sequence she became interested in mathematics, and changed her major to mathematics. After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1964 with a Bachelors of Arts Dr. Uhlenbeck continued her studies in mathematics and in 1968 she earned her Ph.D. from . Despite being an incredibly gifted mathematician the sexism of the late 1960s and early 1970s made it hard for Dr. Uhlenbeck to find an academic position, and in 1971 she finally accepted a permanent position at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champagne. Dr. Uhlenbeck quickly established herself as a leading figure in the study of partial differential equations, and in recognition of her outstanding research she was awarded the so called “genius grant,” a MacArthur Prize Fellowship, in 1983. Additionally, in 1984 the University of Michigan recognized her accomplishments by naming her the Alumnus of the Year. Dr. Uhlenbeck has also received the Presidental Medal of Science and the AMS Steele Prize for Lifetime achievement. Currently, Dr. Uhlenbeck is a professor of mathematics at the University of Texas at Austin.

Bibliography A Personal Profile of Karen K. Uhlenbeck, Ambrose et al. Journal of Women in Science and Engineering. Temple University Press http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/uhlen/vita/pers.html

Karen Uhlenbeck, CV http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/uhlen/vita/vita.html

Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck, School of Mathematics and Statistics – University of St. Andrews http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Uhlenbeck_Karen.html

MacArthur Fellows August 1983 http://www.macfound.org/fellows/search/?page=2&fellow_class=14

Karen K. Uhlenbeck, Presidential Medal of Science http://www.nsf.gov/od/nms/recip_details.cfm?recip_id=366

KarenFest http://www.ma.utexas.edu/karenfest/

6 Harriet S. Pollatsek Mathematics, B.A. 1963

After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1963 Dr. Pollatsek continued her education at the University of Michigan earning her doctorate in mathematics in 1967 under the direction of Prof. Jack McLaughlin. Following this Dr. Pollatsek held positions at numerous universities including the University of London and Cambridge University. In 1970 she accepted a permanent position at Mt. Holyoke College. Since then she has been an innovator in mathematical education developing numerous course, programs, and resources designed to, “introduce students as early as possible to the richness of mathematics.” For this work she was awarded the 18th Louise Hay Award by the Association of Women in Mathematics. In addition to this Dr. Pollatsek remained an “active mathematical researcher, with contributions ranging from cohomology of linear groups, to difference sets in finite groups, and quantum error correcting codes.”

Bibliography 18th Louise Hay Award, Citation for Harriet S. Pollatsek http://www.awm-math.org/hayaward/2008.html

Harriet Pollatsek, Mt. Holyoke College http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~hpollats/

7 James K. Angell Mathematics, B.A. 1945

After completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan in 1945, Dr. Angell accepted a job at the Weather Bureau to pursue his dream of becoming a meteorologist. However, he quickly realized the path to career advancement laid in more education so he attended the University of California Los Angeles where he would earn both his M.A. and Ph.D. in meteorology. Following this Dr. Angell accepted a position at what is now the Air Resources Laboratory at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Here he established himself as a premier climate scientist, and conducted research in numerous areas of meteorology. Throughout his career Dr. Angell focused heavily upon collecting and analyzing data, which allowed him to “address emerging scientific challenges, ranging from the transport and dispersion of air pollution to long- term climate change and stratospheric ozone depletion.” In recognition of his long and accomplished career Dr. Angell’s colleagues held a symposium in his honor in November 2004. During this event Jerry Mahlman read the following poem:

There once was a fine lad named James who found that balloons weren’t just games he pulled out their data ‘cause sooner or later they would bring him his multiple fames.

Bibliography Jim Angell’s Contributions to Meteorology. Meeting Summaries, American Meteorology Society, March 2005. http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/bibliography/related_files/seidel0501.pdf

8 Michael S. Weisbach Mathematics, B.S. 1983

After completing his Bachelors of Science in 1983 Dr. Weisbach enrolled at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study economics. After five years of work he was awarded his Ph.D. for his research on The Role and Selection of Boards of Directors. Following this Dr. Weisbach held appointments at various universities before begin appointed professor and Ralph W. Kutz Chair in Finance at that school down south, The State University, in 2008. During his career Dr. Weisbach has published around forty papers in finance, which have been cited over 16,000 times. In recognition of this work he was awarded the Jensen Prize, Wharton Prize, and the Brattle Group Prize for outstanding research papers. Additionally, Dr. Weisbach is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Bibliography

Michael S. Weisbach, The , Biography http://fisher.osu.edu/fin/faculty/weisbach/brief-bio.pdf

Michael S. Weisbach, The Ohio State University, CV http://fisher.osu.edu/fin/faculty/weisbach/mswvitae.pdf

9 Albert G. Woodring Mathematics, B.S. 1973

Albert G. Woodring is currently serving as the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated. Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) is a multinational Forbes Fortune Five Hundred cooperation specializing in global health and life reinsurance. Mr. Woodring joined Reinsurance Group of America in 1979 and quickly climbed the corporate ladder being named president and CEO in 1993 when RGA went public, and since assuming control he overseen a roughly tenfold increase in RGA’s business. Before beginning at RGA Mr. Woodring earned his Bachelors of Science at the University in Michigan in 1973. Following his time in Ann Arbor Mr. Woodring continued his studies at the University of Illinois – Urbana Champagne where he earned his Masters of Science in mathematics. Additionally, he earned his Masters of Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis. Mr. Woodring is also a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

Bibliography RGA Company Timeline History http://www.rgare.com/about/Documents/RGATimeline2013.pdf

Albert Woodring, Executive Leadership, RGA http://www.rgare.com/about/Executive-Management/Pages/GreigWoodringBio.aspx

Greig Woodring, Spoke http://www.spoke.com/people/greig-woodring-3e1429c09e597c10005845ef

10 Rebecca S. Gelman Mathematics, B.S. 1973

After earning her Bachelors of Science in 1973 Dr. Gelman attended the State University of New York, Buffalo earning her doctorate in statistics in 1978. Following this she accepted positions at the Department of Biostatistics at Harvard School of Public Health as well as the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Since then Dr. Gelman has focused her research primarily upon studying cancer, particularly breast cancer, and autoimmune deficiency. She currently has over two hundred articles published in these areas. In 1990 Dr. Gelman accepted an additional position as an Associate Professor at the Department of Radiation Oncology at Harvard Medical School. In addition to her other work mentioned above Dr. Gelman is the chief statistician for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Division of AIDS Immunology Laboratory Quality Assessment Program.

Bibliography Rebecca Gelman, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Research Profile http://researchers.dana- farber.org/directory/profile.asp?dbase=main&setsize=16&pgt=Richard+D.+Gelber%2C+P hD&grouptype_typeid_data=2&gs=r&nxtfmt=pc&display=Y&pict_id=0000149

Rebecca Sue Gelman, Harvard Catalyst http://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/34853

11 Joan Weiner Mathematics, B.S. 1975

Dr. Weiner is currently a professor of philosophy at University; a position she has held since 2002. Her current research focuses on exploring nineteenth century philosopher Gottlob Frege’s writings focusing on his views of language. Additionally, she is working on exploring the philosophy behind the methodologies of epidemiology and biostatistics. Throughout her career she has published roughly twenty peer reviewed articles and three books in these areas. Prior to her current appointment Dr. Weiner studied mathematics at the University of Michigan where she graduated from with a Bachelors of Science in 1975. Directly following her undergraduate studies she began studying philosophy at Harvard University, and in 1982 she was awarded her doctorate in philosophy. Dr. Weiner’s thesis was awarded the George Plimpton Adams Award for outstanding work in historical philosophy. In the early 1990s her growing interest in the philosophy of scientific methodologies resulted in Dr. Weiner attending the Medical College of Wisconsin where in 1992 she earned her Masters of Science in Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology.

Bibliography Joan Weiner, CV http://www.indiana.edu/~jcw1/JWVITA.pdf

Joan Weiner, Homepage http://www.indiana.edu/~jcw1/index.html

12 Robert A. Margo Mathematics and Economics, B.A. 1976

Dr. Robert A. Margo began his academic career at the University of Michigan where in 1976 he earned his Bachelors of Arts in mathematics and economics. Following his time in Ann Arbor, Dr. Margo went to Harvard University where he studied economics receiving his Masters of Arts and his doctorate in economics. After completing his doctorate Dr. Margo accepted a position at the University of Pennsylvania in 1981. After six years he moved to Colgate University where he was the Banfi Vintners’ Distinguished Professorship in American Economic History. During this time Dr. Margo proved himself to be a premiere economist, with his research focusing on “the history of the American economy with particular emphasis on the economic history of African-American.” In 1995 Dr. Margo moved to Vanderbilt University where he would remain until he accepted his current appointment as Professor of Economics and Chair of the Department of Economics at Boston University. In addition, Dr. Margo has also held a position as a Research Associate at National Bureau of Economic Research.

Bibliography Robert A. Margo, Boston University Department of Economics Faculty Profile http://www.bu.edu/econ/people/faculty/margora/

Robert A. Margo, CV http://www.bu.edu/econ/files/2010/10/Margo_CV_December_2012.pdf

13 Robert Bartels Mathematics, B.A. 1966

After earning his Bachelors of Science in mathematics at the University of Michigan Robert Bartels attended Stanford Law School where he earned J.D. in 1969. Following this Bartels began teaching at the University of Iowa College of Law where he worked for ten years between 1971 and 1981. In 1981 Bartels accepted a position as a professor at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Throughout his career as a lawyer Bartels has tried over 300 criminal and civil cases including presenting five oral arguments at the Supreme Court of the . In addition to all of this Bartels has been a member of the Arizona Justice Project since 1999; through this work he has helped to exonerate numerous wrongly convicted individuals. Currently Mr. Bartels is an Emeritus Professor of Law at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.

Bibliography Robert Bartels, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Faculty Profile http://apps.law.asu.edu/apps/faculty/faculty.aspx?individual_id=41

Robert Bartels, CV http://apps.law.asu.edu/files/faculty/cvs/bartelsrobert.pdf

Arizona Justice Project, About http://www.azjusticeproject.org/project

14 James H. Thrall Mathematics, B.A. 1964

Dr. James Thrall has had a distinguished forty-year career as a radiologist. As the former president of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) said, “Dr Thrall is a remarkable leader who is always breaking new ground. I don't think I know of anyone in our specialty who is as wise, as creative, and as forward thinking.” In 2007 this outstanding work was recognized when the RSNA awarded Dr. Thrall with their highest honor the RSNA Gold Medal. Dr. Thrall’s amazing career began when he earned his Bachelors of Science in mathematics in 1964 from the University of Michigan. Following his time as an undergraduate he continued at the University of Michigan earning his M.D in 1968. After this Dr. Thrall complete his residency and fellowship in radiology and nuclear medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. During the next thirty years of his distinguished career Dr. Thrall held numerous positions including vice-chair of the Board of Governors of the Henry Ford Medical Staff, radiologist-in-chief at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Juan M. Taveras Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School.

Bibliography James H. Thrall, Massachusetts General Hospital http://www.massgeneral.org/doctors/doctor.aspx?id=16374

RSNA 2007, Gold Medalists http://rsna2007.rsna.org/rsna2007/v2007/index.cvn?id=10016&p_navid=521

RSNA, Gold Medalists https://www.rsna.org/Gold_Medalists.aspx

15 Fred L. Bookstein Mathematics and Physics, B.S. 1966

Born in 1947 in Detroit, MI Dr. Fred L. Bookstein graduated from the University of Michigan in 1966 with a Bachelors of Science in mathematics and physics. After his graduation he proceeded to attend Harvard University where he was awarded his Masters of Science in sociology in 1971. Following this Dr. Bookstein returned to Ann Arbor where he in 1977 he earned his doctorate in zoology and statistics. Dr. Bookstein then spent twelve years as a research scientist at the Center of Human Growth and Development before accepting a position as Distinguished Research Professor, Center for Human Growth and Development, then Institute of Gerontology. During this time his research focused on the, “Foundations of reasoning from numerical evidence across the natural sciences and the social sciences, with particular care for the disciplines along which they overlap such as anthropology, demography, and evolutionary psychology,” and he made numerous contributions such as the Bookstein method of Partial Least Squares. Dr. Bookstein is currently a professor of morphometrics at the University of Vienna.

Bibliography Univ.-Prof. Dr. Fred L. Bookstein, Archiv der Online-Zeitung der Universitat Wien http://www.dieuniversitaet-online.at/professuren/curricula- vitae/beitrag/news/univ-prof-dr-fred-l-bookstein/80.html

Department of Anthropology, Faculty Profiles http://www.anthropology.at/people/fbookstein

16 Jing-Rebecca Li Mathematics, B.S. 1995

When Dr. Li began her undergraduate career at the University of Michigan she did not intend to study mathematics, and in fact she was a promising mechanical engineering student until the fall of her junior year. Despite this somewhat late start Dr. Li quickly showed immense mathematical prowess. As one of her professors said, “I have taught some very bright undergraduates, but I would rank her in the upper one-half percent of the undergraduates (male and female) I have known.” The Association recognized her abilities in 1994 when she was awarded the Alice T. Schafer Prize for excellence in mathematics by undergraduate women. After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1995 with a Bachelors of Science in mathematics, Dr. Li attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to pursue a Ph.D. in mathematics. Five years later she was awarded her doctorate in applied mathematics for her thesis on Efficient model reduction of large linear systems. She was also awarded the Alston Householder Award for the best dissertation in Numerical Algebra for her thesis. Since leaving MIT Dr. Li has continued to establish herself as a top researcher in applied mathematics with one of her recent articles being recognized by the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics as one of the best of the year. Dr. Li is currently a research scientist at Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique.

Bibliography Fifth Annual Alice T. Schafer Prize, Associate for Women in Mathematics https://sites.google.com/site/awmmath/programs/schafer-prize/schafer-prize- awardees/schafer-prize-awardee-announcements/fifthannualalicetschaferprize

Jing-Rebecca Li, CV http://www.cmap.polytechnique.fr/~jingrebeccali/pers/cv.pdf

Jing-Rebecca Li, Homepage http://www.cmap.polytechnique.fr/~jingrebeccali/

17 Lawrence M. Kahn Mathematics, B.S. 1971

Following his graduation from the University of Michigan in 1971 with his Bachelors of Science in mathematics Dr. Kahn attended the University of California, Berkeley where he studied economics. After four years of hard work, he was awarded his doctorate in economics for his thesis Unions and Labor Market Segmentation. Following this Dr. Kahn accepted a position at the University of Illinois – Urbana Champagne as an assistant professor of economics and labor relations. Over the next twenty-five years he established himself as an expert on the economics of labor and economic discrimination. In recognition of his work Dr. Kahn was elected a fellow of the Society of Labor Economists in 2008. A recognition given to, “Labor economists who have made contributions of unusual distinction to the field.” Currently Dr. Kahn is a Professor of Economics and Labor Relations and the Braunstein Family Professor at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University.

Bibliography Lawrence Kahn, IRL Directory http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/directory/lmk12/

Fellows, The Society of Labor Economists http://www.sole-jole.org/fellows.htm

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Paul W. Holland Mathematics, B.A. 1962

Growing up in East Lansing, MI Dr. Holland was interested in science from an early age, and when he entered the University of Michigan he planned to study social anthropology. However, on the advice of a young sociology professor he decided to pursue his interest in mathematics and return to his interest in social science later. Towards the end of his undergraduate career Dr. Holland expressed interest in doing something, which used mathematics, but was not pure mathematics. With this in mind one of his mathematics professors suggested Holland pursue a degree in statistics, and so after graduating with his Bachelors of Arts in 1962 he went to Stanford University to study statistics. Four Years later Dr. Holland was awarded his Ph.D. in statistics and moved back to East Lansing where he was accepted a job as a professor at Michigan State University. However, after a semester he moved to Harvard University. In 1975 Dr. Holland would once again change jobs accepting a research position at ETS, the testing company responsible for the SAT, GRE, and AP tests. He would remain with ETS for almost all of his professional life, and became a leading figure in psychometrics. In recognition of his work Dr. Holland was awarded E. F. Lindquist Award for his research on testing and measurement, and in 2002 he was elected a national associate of the National Academy of Sciences.

Bibliography Profiles in Research: Paul W. Holland, Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics http://www.jstor.org/stable/3701382 .

19 Charles A. Weibel Mathematics, B.A. 1969

After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1969 with his Bachelors of Arts in mathematics, Dr. Weibel went to the University of Chicago to continue studying mathematics. Eight years later, he was awarded his doctorate in mathematics for his work on Homotopy in Algebraic K-Theory. After spending a year at the Institute for Advanced Studies, Dr. Weibel joined the mathematics faculty at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1989 he moved to where he remains a professor of mathematics. During his career Dr. Weibel has done, “Outstanding work on k- theory and ”, and in 2009 he proved the motivic Bloch-Kato Conjecture.

Bibliography Charles Weibel, Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Weibel

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