CURRICULUM VITAE of Don Tosh
4444 E. Kanata Court Springfield, MO 65802 831-2790
I was born November 19, 1950, in Ontario, Canada. I am married and we have one child. My wife, Carole, was the secretary in the Health Services office for several years, and our daughter Christie is an alumna of Evangel University, having majored in mathematics.
DEGREES
1970 BA (Mathematics) University of Guelph
1972 MSc (Mathematics: Algebra) University of Alberta Thesis: Relatively Convex Subgroups of Ordered Groups 1981 PhD (Mathematical Statistics) University of Alberta Thesis: Estimating Extreme Quantiles of Quantal Response Functions in Logit Analysis
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1997-present Professor, Evangel University
1994-2001 Chair of Science and Technology Department, Evangel University
1987-1997 Associate Professor, Evangel University
1980-1987 Assistant Professor, Acadia University
1985-1986 Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo
1979-1980 Lecturer, Acadia University
1977-1979 Part-time lecturer, Camrose Lutheran College
1975-1979 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Alberta
1972-1975 Lecturer, Evangel College
1970-1972 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Alberta
PUBLICATIONS
Tosh, Don (1997) Pascal’s Triangle Revisited. The Pentagon, 57, 1, 24-26.
McLeish, D. L. and Tosh, D. H. (1990) Sequential Designs in Bioassay. Biometrics 46, 103-116.
Tosh, D. and McLeish, D. L. (1986) A Minimum Variance Sequential Design for Estimating Roots of Quantal Response Functions. University of Waterloo Technical Report Stat-86-01.
Vanderkloet, S. P. and Tosh, D. (1984) Effects of Pollen Donors on Seed Production, Seed Weight, Germination and Seedling Vigour in Vaccinium Corymbosum L. American Midland Naturalist 112, 2, 392-396.
McLeish, D. L. and Tosh, D. H. (1983) The Estimation of Extreme Quantiles in Logit Bioassay. Biometrika 70, 3, 625-632.
MAJOR TALKS PRESENTED
11/08 Keynote Speaker at Missouri/Arkansas/Kansas/Oklahoma Conference on Undergraduate Mathematics, Springfield, MO Topic: Higher Dimensional Considerations
11/95 International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Houston Topic: Numerical Analysis Using the TI-85
10/95 Mathematics Technology Expo, Kansas City KS Topic: The TI-85 as a programming platform
01/94 American Mathematical Society/Mathematical. Association of America Joint Meetings, Cincinnati OH Topic: Student Perception of Technology in Statistics
01/89 American Statistical Association Conference, San Diego CA Topic: Optimal designs for serial sacrifice experiments
05/86 Statistical Society of Canada meeting, Banff Alberta Topic: Optimal sequential designs in Bioassay
08/86 International Conference on Teaching Statistics II, Victoria BC Topic: Computer drills for hypothesis testing
11/85 University of Waterloo Statistics Colloquium Topic: Experimental design for sequential analysis
08/85 American Statistical Association meeting, Las Vegas NV Topic: Optimal two-dose experimental designs in logit analysis
GRANTS
Summer, 1992: I was awarded a National Science Foundation grant for $40,000 toward the equipping of a computer classroom at Evangel University for teaching elementary statistics. I presented a paper reporting the experience with the classroom in a mathematical conference in January of 1994. Summer, 1992: I received National Science Foundation funding to attend a workshop on implementing technology in Linear Algebra, and in the summer of 1994 1 received additional NSF funding to attend a follow-up workshop. 1981, 1984, and 1987: I received 3 year operating research grants from the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
KAPPA MU EPSILON
I am club sponsor and corresponding secretary for the local chapter of Kappa Mu Epsilon. KME is a national mathematics honor society. I usually host at least one club social per year at my home as well as having monthly meetings at Evangel. I have attended most of the national and regional conventions since returning to Evangel in 1987.
I was elected and served as the National Historian of KME for four years from 1997 – 2001. In 2001 I was elected as National President-Elect and served from 2001 – 2005. In April of 2005 I was installed as the National President of KME, and that term ran from 2005 until 2009.
KME is primarily focused on undergraduate research. Both at Evangel University and through KME I have helped and encouraged students to submit papers for presentation at KME meetings. Several such papers have been presented by Evangel students and subsequently published in the national magazine of KME, The Pentagon . I have had a paper and a problem published in The Pentagon as well.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
I have refereed papers for the Journal of the American Statistical Association, the Canadian Journal of Statistics, The Pentagon, and SIAM Reviews. I have also contributed papers and solved problems which have been published in The Pentagon.
CLASSROOM EFFECTIVENESS
I have consistently endeavored to maintain a good rapport with my students. This is not a difficult task in the congenial atmosphere at Evangel. I have had many long-term contacts with my former students and I get consistently positive feedback on my classroom methods and effectiveness, and my course evaluation scores are consistently high. I believe that God has given me teaching ability that I intend to continue to use for His glory. I do not consider my position at Evangel a vocation so much as a ministry. It took me several years to come to terms with the fact that God gave me ability in a subject area that is not considered important to most Christians. To learn to appreciate and develop that ability for God’s glory is what Evangel is all about, and I am thankful that I have the opportunity to teach at an institution that integrates faith and learning and does not consider any ability, even mathematics, a second class gift of God. In 2019 I received Evangel University’s top honor for faculty, the E.M. & Estella Clark Award for Excellence in Teaching, Scholarship and Service.
I feel I am very well prepared professionally for teaching mathematics. My MS degree was in pure mathematics (Algebra), and my PhD was in an entirely different, more applied area (Statistics). I am enthusiastic about my subject, and I try to instill some of my appreciation for mathematics in my students. I have taught all of the math courses in our curriculum and I have introduced several new courses as well.
I have introduced technology into several of our math courses. Adding computer usage and assignments to appropriate courses is time consuming but is necessary if our math graduates are going to remain competitive.
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Committees: I have served on various committees over the years I have been at Evangel. I have also chaired several committees. I have also helped several committees and faculty with the statistical aspects of their research. I have been especially active in determining results in several of the assessment subcommittees.
Spiritual matters: I have a deep burden for the spiritual development of the students and have spoken in chapel several times. I was in charge of faculty prayers for one year. I try to be a Christian example for both the students and other faculty. I start each of my classes with scripture reading and prayer. I have had opportunity to be a spiritual counselor to several of my students who have told me that they admire the way I have integrated my faith with my career and education.
CHURCH ACTIVITIES
I have been an ordained minister in the Assemblies of God since 1988. Prior to that I was ordained with the Pentecostal Holiness Church of Canada where I served as a pastor (for 4 years), a district superintendent (for 6 years), and an assistant general superintendent (for 4 years). Locally I attend Evangel Temple Christian Center. I am involved in the local church program and have spoken several times, both on Sundays and Wednesdays. I also go on church mission trips on a regular basis, usually once or twice a year.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
I donate platelets at the Red Cross on a regular basis. In 2003 I was awarded an engraved watch in recognition of my 200 th apheresis donation. Since then I have surpassed the 400 donation level.
I have been a faithful contributor to the United Way campaign for several years.