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Kimberly Sellers. Raymond Lewis Johnson (born 1943) is an American mathematician, currently a professor emeritus at the University of Maryland, College Park [1] and an adjunct professor of mathematics at Rice University. [2] He was the first African-American student at Rice University, and the first African-American mathematics professor at the ...
1999: The mathematics departments of the 25 highest-ranked universities in the US had more than 900 faculty members, of whom 4 were African-American. [7] 2003: Clarence F. Stephens is the first African-American to be honored with the Mathematical Association of America's (MAA) most prestigious award, for Distinguished Service to Mathematics. [28]
Abdulalim Abdullah Shabazz (May 22, 1927 – June 25, 2014) was an African American Professor of Mathematics. He received the National Association of Mathematicians Distinguished Service Award for his years of mentoring and teaching excellence. President of the United States Bill Clinton awarded Shabazz a National Mentor award in September 2000.
Jesse Ernest Wilkins Jr. (November 27, 1923 – May 1, 2011) [1] was an American nuclear scientist, mechanical engineer and mathematician. A child prodigy, he attended the University of Chicago at the age of 13, becoming its youngest ever student. [2][3][4] His graduation at a young age resulted in him being hailed as "the Negro Genius" in the ...
Mae Carol Jemison was born in Decatur, Alabama, on October 17, 1956, [1] [2] the youngest of three children of Charlie Jemison and Dorothy Jemison (née Green). [3] Her father was a maintenance supervisor for a charity organization, and her mother worked most of her career as an elementary school teacher of English and math at the Ludwig van Beethoven Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois.
Purdue University. Occupation. Mathematics educator. Known for. Co-founded the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame. Spouse. Norvel L. Smith. Mary Perry Smith (May 29, 1926 – August 10, 2015) was an American mathematics educator who cofounded the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement program and the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame. [1]
National Association of Mathematicians. promoting the mathematical development of all underrepresented minorities. The National Association of Mathematicians is a professional association for mathematicians in the US, especially African Americans and other minorities. [1] It was founded in 1969.
1 [1] Education. Hampton University (BA) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (MA, PhD) Website. president.umbc.edu. Freeman Alphonsa Hrabowski III (born August 13, 1950) is an American educator, advocate, and mathematician. In May 1992, he began his term as president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), [2] one of the ...