Meet the Judges: 2008
Left to Right: Lee Seitelman, Henry Ricardo, Jim Crowley,
Catherine Ricardo, Warren Page, Joe Malkevitch, David Parker (kneeling), Kathleen
Shannon, Don Cathcart, Bob Tardiff, Jim Case, Karen Bollinger. Not pictured:
Ben Fusaro.
The “Round Two” judges are listed below. The second round of judging is for papers that have advanced through the triage round. They are read multiple times to arrive at a tentative rank of the top six plus the honorable mention winners. Second round judging in 2008 took place in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, at the SIAM headquarters, from April 4-6, 2008. Click here to view additional pictures from the “Round Two” judging, as well as the presentation judging.
Bernard (Ben) A. Fusaro, Ph.D., Florida State University (not pictured)
Dr. Fusaro is an accomplished lecturer and author who has taught college mathematics for over 50 years. Currently an adjunct professor of mathematics at Florida State University, he has helped organize numerous professional workshops and conferences as well as many student activities. He participates in the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Visiting Lecture Program (VLP) and founded (with early and strong backing from Dr. Leon Seitelman) the Mathematical Contest in Modeling for collegians. Fusaro is also an active member of the American Mathematical Society (AMS), the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), and SIAM.
Leon H. Seitelman, Ph.D., Consultant
Director of Judges
Now retired, Dr. Seitelman worked on
a broad spectrum of mathematical problems in computer-aided design, analysis
and manufacturing, economic modeling and engineering analysis, and optimization
during his 30-year career at United Technologies Corporation. He also worked
for 20 years with the Wesleyan University-based Project to Improve Mastery
of Mathematics and Science (PIMMS), a pioneering K-12 education effort. Seitelman
developed and chaired SIAM’s
Visiting Lecturer Program (VLP); taught at the University of Connecticut,
Trinity College, and Rensselaer at Hartford; and was instrumental in the
founding of the Mathematical Contest in Modeling for collegians, which was
conceived and developed by Dr. Bernard A. Fusaro.
Henry Ricardo, Ph.D., Medgar Evers College – CUNY
Head Judge
Dr. Ricardo is a professor of mathematics at Medgar Evers College of the City
University of New York (CUNY). He holds a doctorate degree from Yeshiva University
(1972). Ricardo has taught college mathematics for over 27 years and spent
14 years at IBM in various technical and financial positions. He serves as
secretary of the metropolitan New York section of the Mathematical Association
of America (MAA), and has recently been elected to a three-year term as governor
of the section. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, the American Mathematical
Society (AMS), and SIAM. His book, A Modern Introduction to Differential
Equations, was published by Houghton Mifflin in 2002.
Judge Panel
Karen D. Bolinger, Ph.D., Clarion University
Dr. Bolinger earned a doctorate degree from the Ohio State University (1989),
working on viscoelastic thin filament models of fluid flow. Since joining the
faculty at Clarion University she has worked for the College Board's College
Level Examination Program and Advanced Placement Calculus. She chaired the
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Mathematics Association (MAA)
and helped found the MAA Special Interest Group on Environmental Mathematics.
She has also judged the Mathematical Contest in Modeling for collegians for
several years. Bolinger enjoys working with students on applications and consulting
projects in their freshman mathematical modeling courses up through their senior
capstone research.
James Case, Ph.D.
Dr. Case holds a doctorate and masters degree’s from the University of
Michigan (1967 and 1963 respectively), and a bachelor’s degree from University
of Rochester (1962), all in mathematics. After teaching math, operations research,
and (occasionally) economics for ten years at University of Wisconsin, Princeton
University, and Johns Hopkins University, he worked in Washington D.C. for
several years, first at the Federal Trade Commission and later at the American
Petroleum Institute. Since then, he has divided his time between writing, consulting,
and occasionally teaching part-time in the Baltimore/Washington area. His latest
book, COMPETITION: The Birth of a New Science was published by Hill & Wang
in 2007.
Donald C. Cathcart, Ed.D., Salisbury University
Dr. Cathcart is a professor of mathematics at Salisbury University in Maryland
where he has taught for 37 years. He holds a doctorate degree in mathematics
education from Indiana University, where he worked as a graduate assistant
under Dan Maki and Maynard Thompson in their pioneering Mathematical Models
and Applications course. Cathcart holds a master’s degree in mathematics
from San Diego State University and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics
from the University of Hawaii. His primary teaching interests are in the areas
of mathematical modeling, linear algebra, and mathematics for elementary school
teachers. He has introduced and taught mathematical modeling courses for college
freshmen, senior mathematics majors, and in-service middle school teachers.
James M. Crowley, Ph.D., Executive Director, SIAM
Dr. Crowley has served as the executive director of SIAM since 1994. Crowley
was a tenured associate professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy, and spent
two years each at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and
the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. He also served as the assistant
chief scientist for the Air Force Systems Command. He holds a doctorate degree
in applied mathematics from Brown University, a master’s degree from
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and a bachelor’s
degree from College of the Holy Cross, both in mathematics.
Joseph Malkevitch, Ph.D., York College – CUNY
Dr. Malkevitch, who holds a doctorate in mathematics from the University
of Wisconsin-Madison, has taught at York College of the City University of New
York (CUNY) since 1968. He also teaches at The Graduate Center, CUNY, where he
has mentored four doctoral students. Malkevitch has co-authored several books
and monographs on mathematical modeling for high school and undergraduate students
and their teachers. He is a member of SIAM and is especially proud of his articles
for the general public about mathematics and its applications. Malkevitch was
born and raised in Brooklyn and attended Stuyvesant High School and Queens College.
Warren Page, Ph.D., New York City College of Technology – CUNY
Dr. Page is professor emeritus at the New York City College of Technology of
the City University of New York (CUNY). Page earned his doctorate and master's
degrees from the Polytechnic University of New York and is a Fellow of the
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and a former
vice president of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). He served
as editor of the College Mathematics Journal, and, for 13 years,
was editor of the journal's column “Classroom Capsules.” He also
has served on the United States Commission on Mathematics Instruction, the
National Council and Steering Committee of the Consortium for Mathematics
and Its Applications (COMAP), and the Advisory Board of the Mathematical
Contest in Modeling.
David L. Parker, Ph.D., Salisbury University
Dr. Parker, a professor of mathematics and computer science at Salisbury University,
earned a doctorate and a master’s degree in mathematics from Indiana
University Bloomington and a master’s degree in computer science from
the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore. Parker has been at Salisbury University
for nearly three decades, where he served six years as associate provost, chaired
the computer science department, and twice chaired the department of mathematics
and computer science. He has taught a wide variety of courses in mathematics,
computer science, and statistics. In addition to the Mathematical Contest in
Modeling, his judging experience includes numerous high school contests in
science, mathematics, and computer science as well as serving as a tennis umpire
(both chair and line) for 11 consecutive years in the U.S. Open Championships
at Flushing Meadows, NY.
Kathleen Shannon, Ph.D., Salisbury University
Dr. Shannon is a professor of mathematics and chair of the department of mathematics
and computer science at Salisbury University. Shannon holds a doctorate in
applied mathematics from Brown University and a bachelor’s degree in
mathematics and physics from the College of the Holy Cross. She is active in
the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and is a regular judge for
the Mathematical Contest in Modeling for collegians. She considers herself
a mathematical generalist whose current work is in both pure and applied mathematics. She
is Co-Pi on The PascGalois Project, funded by the National Science Foundation,
and is currently working on a textbook for entry-level college students on
discrete mathematics.
Robert Tardiff, Ph.D., Salisbury University
Dr. Tardiff currently serves as associate provost at Salisbury University and
has taught mathematics for over 25 years. Tardiff holds a doctorate from
the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1975). His interests include probability,
statistics, modeling, and sonification as a tool for teaching mathematics.
He is a member of SIAM, American Mathematical Society (AMS), Mathematical
Association of America (MAA), and the American Statistical Association (ASA).
Catherine Ricardo, Ph.D., Iona College
Dr. Ricardo is professor emeritus of computer science at Iona College, where
she has taught for 28 years. Ricardo holds a doctorate degree from Columbia
University (1983). She is the author of Databases Illuminated (Jones & Bartlett,
2004), Database Systems (Macmillan Publishing Company, 1990), and
numerous articles in the fields of database systems, educational computing,
and program assessment. Ricardo is an associate editor of the Encyclopedia
of Information Systems (Academic Press, 2003), a frequent speaker at
computer science conferences, and has organized several regional conferences
in the New York metropolitan area. She has also served as a reviewer for
national and international journals and as an evaluator for educational institutions
and government agencies.
