Albion   College 
 Mathematics and Computer Science 
  

Faculty and Staff

Paul L. Anderson, Professor
B.S., 1976, M.S., 1979, Ph.D., 1989, Colorado School of Mines. Appointed 1990.
Research Areas: probability and statistics; time-series analysis
Phone: 517-629-0304
Office: 105 Palenske Hall
e-mail: panderson@albion.edu

 

Mark E. Bollman, Assistant Professor
B.A., 1986, Northwestern University; M.A., 1988, University of Michigan; Ph.D., 2001, Central Michigan University. Appointed 1999.
Research Areas: Combinatorial number theory, mathematics education, mathematics history
Phone: 517-629-0261
Office: 306 Palenske Hall
e-mail: mbollman@albion.edu

 

Ronald C. Fryxell, Professor Emeritus
B.A., 1960, Augustana College; M.A., 1962, Ph.D., 1964, Washington State University. Appointed 1964.
e-mail: rfryxell@albion.edu

 

Ferit Kivanç, Visiting Instructor
B.S., 1992, Yildiz University; M.S., 1994, Illinois Institute of Technology;  M.S., 2002, Michigan State University.  Appointed 2002.
Office: 303 Palenske Hall
e-mail: fkivanc@albion.edu

 

Darren E. Mason, Assistant Professor
B.S., 1991, Ph.D., 1996, University of Minnesota. Appointed 2001.
Research Areas: variational calculus; continuum mechanics; phase transitions / transformations; modeling of systems in engineering and materials science.
Phone: 517-629-0826
Office: 106 Palenske Hall
e-mail: dmason@albion.edu

 

Karla R. McCavit, Instructor and Director of the Quantitative Skills Center
B.S., 1993, Adrian College; M.S., 1995, Michigan State University. Appointed 1995.
Phone: 517-629-0824
Office: 203 Mudd
e-mail: kmccavit@albion.edu

 

Robert A. Messer, Associate Professor 
B.S., 1971, University of Chicago; Ph.D., 1975, University of Wisconsin. Appointed 1981.
Research Areas: Manuscript in collaboration with Phil Straffin, Beloit College, for a textbook with a geometric approach to topology; Change ringing.
Phone: 517-629-0200
Office: 103 Palenske Hall
e-mail: ram@albion.edu

 

Keith Moore, Professor Emeritus
B.S., 1947, Southwestern College;  M.A., 1948, Ph.D., 1951, University of Kansas.  Appointed 1952.

 

Martha R. O'Kennon, Professor
B.A., 1961, University of Richmond; M.S. in mathematics, 1970, M.S. in computer engineering, 1981, Ph.D., 1973, Clarkson University. Appointed 1985.
Research Areas: Machine translation of natural languages - try it!
Phone: 517-629-0300
Office: 305 Palenske Hall
e-mail: mokennon@albion.edu

 

David A. Reimann, Associate Professor, Chairperson
B.S., 1986, University of Toledo; M.A., 1990, Wayne State University; Ph.D., 1998, Wayne State University. Appointed 1996.
Research Areas: Medical Imaging; Parallel Computing.
Phone: 517-629-0426
Office: 304 Palenske Hall
e-mail: dreimann@albion.edu

 

John A. Wenzel, Professor
B.A., 1963, Carleton College; M.A., 1965, Ph.D., 1969, University of Kansas. Appointed 1969.
Research Areas: 
Phone: 517-629-0363
Office: 307 Palenske Hall
e-mail: jwenzel@albion.edu

 

Alison B. Yarger, Secretary
Phone: 517-629-0301
Office: 102 Palenske Hall
e-mail: ayarger@albion.edu


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Link to the Mathematics Department.

Modified September 1, 2002, by David Reimann
Modified August 21, 2001, by Robert Messer