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Joint Mathematics Meetings
Baltimore Convention Center, Hilton Baltimore, and Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
January 15-18, 2014 (Wednesday - Saturday)
Meeting #1096

Associate secretaries:

Georgia Benkart, AMS benkart@math.wisc.edu
Gerard A. Venema, MAA venema@calvin.edu

AMS Special Session on Highlighting Achievements and Contributions of Mathematicians of the African Diaspora

• Friday January 17, 2014, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Highlighting Achievements and Contributions of Mathematicians of the African Diaspora, I
  Room 317, BCC
  Organizers:
  Asamoah Nkwanta, Morgan State University asamoah.nkwanta@morgan.edu
  Talitha M. Washington, Howard University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    The Adventures of Lee Lorch: What Two New Books by Barrett Brown, Edward Sebesta and Euan Hague Say about Vanderbilt University and Black Mathematicians.
    Jonathan David Farley*, Morgan State University
    (1096-01-1998)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Enhancing the Achievements of African-American Mathematicians.
    Sylvia Bozeman, Spelman College
    Ulrica Wilson*, Morehouse College
    (1096-00-92)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Albert Turner Bharucha-Reid.
    Ronald E. Mickens*, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA 30314, USA
    (1096-01-741)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    The Life of David Harold Blackwell, Inspiration for Generations.
    William A. Hawkins JR*, University of the District of Columbia and MAA
    (1096-01-2279)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Some of David Blackwell's Reflections on the Work of David Blackwell (1919-2010).
    William Alfred Massey*, Princeton University, Department of Operations Research and Financial Engineering
    (1096-01-1910)
• Saturday January 18, 2014, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Highlighting Achievements and Contributions of Mathematicians of the African Diaspora, II
  Room 317, BCC
  Organizers:
  Asamoah Nkwanta, Morgan State University asamoah.nkwanta@morgan.edu
  Talitha M. Washington, Howard University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Mathematics: A Foundation for Advancing Research in Graduate Engineering Education.
    Monica Farmer Cox*, Purdue University
    (1096-00-767)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Mathematicians of the African Diaspora on the Web.
    Donald R. King*, Northeastern University
    (1096-01-131)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Conferences for African-American Researchers in the Mathematical Sciences (CAARMS).
    William Alfred Massey*, Princeton University, Department of Operations Research and Financial Engineering
    (1096-01-1920)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    "Representing the Race": Black Mathematicians and the Paths to Excellence.
    Erica N Walker*, Teachers College, Columbia University
    (1096-01-332)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Benjamin Banneker's Original Handwritten Document: Observations and Study of the Cicada.
    Janet E Barber*, Central Michigan University and Prince George's Community College
    Asamoah Nkwanta, Morgan State University
    (1096-01-100)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    The Influence of John Robert Kline on African-American Mathematics.
    Idris Stovall*, University of Pennsylvania / The Franklin Institute
    (1096-01-1949)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    African Americans in Topology.
    Scott W. Williams*, University at Buffalo, SUNY
    (1096-01-104)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Mathematics at Howard University: 1900 -- 1960.
    James A. Donaldson*, Howard University
    (1096-01-514)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Learning Mathematics With Clarence Stephens.
    Earl R Barnes*, Madison, Georgia
    (1096-01-536)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Understanding the Experiences African American Mathematics Scholars: A Success Based Framework to Promote and Cultivates Success and Persistence in Mathematics.
    Roni M Ellington*, Morgan State University
    (1096-97-94)