{"id":525,"date":"2021-10-06T16:52:38","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/math-stats-actuarial\/faculty-staff\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T13:45:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:45:29","slug":"faculty-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/mathematical-sciences\/faculty-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathematical Sciences Faculty &#038; Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">Mathematical Sciences Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/math-stats-actuarial\/mathematics\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Mathematics Program<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/math-stats-actuarial\/actuarial-science\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Actuarial Science Program<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/math-stats-actuarial\/statistics\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Statistics Program<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/data-science\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Data Science Program<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/math-stats-actuarial\/additional-minors\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Additional Minors<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/mathematical-sciences\/internships\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Mathematical Sciences Internships<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/mathematical-sciences\/faculty-staff\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Mathematical Sciences Faculty &amp; Staff<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/mathematical-sciences\/student-research\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Student Research Opportunities<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/mathematical-sciences\/professional-associations\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Professional Associations<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/mathematical-sciences\/courses\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Course Descriptions &amp; Frequency of Offerings<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/mathematical-sciences\/tutoring-lab\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Mathematical Sciences Tutoring Lab<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/mathematical-sciences\/actuarial-board-visitors\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Actuarial Science Board of Visitors<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/mathematical-sciences\/student-awards\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Student Awards<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/mathematical-sciences\/actuarial-science\/sliit-program\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">SLIIT 2+2 Program<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-desktop-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-content-block-toggle-more-label=\"More links\" data-content-block-toggle-less-label=\"Hide links\">More links<\/button><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mathematical-sciences-faculty-amp-staff\">Mathematical Sciences Faculty &amp; Staff<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/mathematical-sciences\/faculty-research\/\">Recent Faculty Research<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_directory_6abff1af43249\" class=\"directory vertical\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"directory-heading\" style=\"justify-content: space-between;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Department Chair<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-cards directory-cards-vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-name\">Scott Kaschner<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"directory-card-img\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/api-profiles\/skaschne-E1uu_DDbs.JPG\" alt=\"Headshot of Scott Kaschner\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Professor &#8211; Mathematics<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-phone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:3179408975\">317-940-8975<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:skaschne@butler.edu\">skaschne@butler.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directory.butler.edu\/profile\/skaschne\/view\">View Profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"person-skaschne\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"directory-card-more-button accordion-trigger\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"acc-skaschne\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Scott Kaschner\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-bio accordion-panel\" id=\"acc-skaschne\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"person-skaschne\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For more information, please see my website:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blue.butler.edu\/~skaschne\/\">https:\/\/blue.butler.edu\/~skaschne\/<\/a><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_directory_6abff1af6189b\" class=\"directory vertical\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"directory-heading\" style=\"justify-content: space-between;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Faculty &amp; Staff<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-cards directory-cards-vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-name\">Jenny Cox<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"directory-card-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/jcox2-vcEWY8V4c69csr_ALVLCg-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Jenny Cox\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Assistant Professor &#8211; Mathematics<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-phone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:3179406092\">317-940-6092<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:jcox2@butler.edu\">jcox2@butler.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directory.butler.edu\/profile\/jcox2\/view\">View Profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"person-jcox2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"directory-card-more-button accordion-trigger\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"acc-jcox2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Jenny Cox\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-bio accordion-panel\" id=\"acc-jcox2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"person-jcox2\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jenny Cox is an Assistant Professor in the Mathematical Sciences Department at Butler University. She has a passion for teaching students mathematics, working as a mathematics teacher at both the high school and collegiate levels for 21 years.&nbsp;Prior to joining the Butler faculty, Jenny was a mathematics teacher at Herron High School and then University High School. She has also worked in both the Mathematics and Mathematics Education departments at Indiana University.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jenny&nbsp;received her Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from the University of Southern Indiana in 2005, her Masters of Arts in Mathematics from Indiana University in 2007, and Doctorate in&nbsp;Curriculum and Instruction \u2013 Mathematics Education&nbsp;at Indiana University in 2022.&nbsp;Her current research is focused on reducing mathematics anxiety and supporting underserved students in STEM.<\/p>\n<p>Jenny lives in Franklin with her husband Ryan and three children. When she is not teaching mathematics, she enjoys running, reading at all hours, and cheering on her children in their various sporting events.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-name\">Rena Duerksen<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"directory-card-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/rduerkse-eonEI1rrKUlZTxz_R4b3Y-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Rena Duerksen\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Administrative Specialist &#8211; Mathematics<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-phone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:3179409521\">317-940-9521<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:rduerkse@butler.edu\">rduerkse@butler.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directory.butler.edu\/profile\/rduerkse\/view\">View Profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-name\">Dennis Eckert<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"directory-card-img\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/api-profiles\/deckert-NyeppTDWj.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Dennis Eckert\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Adjunct &#8211; LAS Math<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:deckert@butler.edu\">deckert@butler.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directory.butler.edu\/profile\/deckert\/view\">View Profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"person-deckert\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"directory-card-more-button accordion-trigger\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"acc-deckert\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Dennis Eckert\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-bio accordion-panel\" id=\"acc-deckert\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"person-deckert\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"profile_bio_label\" class=\"profileHeader\"><br \/><\/h3><div class=\"hide-if-editing\">Has taught college courses for IUPUI, Butler, Ivy Tech, DeVry, and Chamberlain School of Nursing&#8230;2015 winner of IUPUI Associate Faculty Teacher of the Year Award&#8230;Has taught various IUPUI math classes since Fall 1977&#8230;. ..Retired from IPS in 2010&#8230;taught 14 years at Northwest High School&#8230;.taught statistics, microeconomics, and mathematics for 8 years at Fort Ben Harrison&#8230;also taught 6th &amp; 7th grade math for Guion Creek MS&#8230;taught 8th grade math for Belzer MS&#8230;.also taught at Washington HS and Center Grove HS&#8230;.Life License Math grades 7-12 Indiana<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-name\">Kathie Freed<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"directory-card-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/kfreed-Y1wYsVU6sKGojHDgPmryX-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Kathie Freed\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Adjunct &#8211; LAS Math<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:kfreed@butler.edu\">kfreed@butler.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directory.butler.edu\/profile\/kfreed\/view\">View Profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"person-kfreed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"directory-card-more-button accordion-trigger\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"acc-kfreed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Kathie Freed\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-bio accordion-panel\" id=\"acc-kfreed\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"person-kfreed\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professor Freed received her B.A. and M.S. from Butler University. She spent the first 34 years of her career teaching high school mathematics, most recently at Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana. She began teaching at Butler in 2010 and as a full time instructor specializes in teaching undergraduate courses including Calculus I, II and III, Precalculus, and&nbsp; Business Calculus.<br>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-name\">Richard Hall<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"directory-card-img\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-blocks\/build\/assets\/images\/bulldog-head.webp\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Adjunct &#8211; LAS Math<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:rahall@butler.edu\">rahall@butler.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directory.butler.edu\/profile\/rahall\/view\">View Profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-name\">John Herr<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"directory-card-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/jeherr-lT6W7JkIOi0Nm5cr2HJ5P-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of John Herr\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Senior Lecturer Mathematics<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-phone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:3179408937\">317-940-8937<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:jeherr@butler.edu\">jeherr@butler.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directory.butler.edu\/profile\/jeherr\/view\">View Profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"person-jeherr\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"directory-card-more-button accordion-trigger\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"acc-jeherr\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About John Herr\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-bio accordion-panel\" id=\"acc-jeherr\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"person-jeherr\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Education<\/strong><br>\n<br>\nB.S., Mth., Creighton University, 2011<br>\nPh.D., Iowa State University, 2016<br>\n<br>\n<br>\n<strong>Publications<\/strong><br>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>Fourier Series for Two-Dimensional Singular-Fibered Measures<\/em>, with Chad Berner, *Noah Giddings, and Palle Jorgensen. <em>Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications<\/em>. V<em>ol 553, Iss 2, (2026)<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jmaa.2025.129930\" title=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jmaa.2025.129930&lt;\/span&gt;\"><u>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jmaa.2025.129930<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p><em>Fourier Series for Singular Measures in Higher Dimensions, <\/em>with Eric Weber, Palle Jorgensen, and Chad Berner. &nbsp;<em>Journal of Fourier Analysis and Applications. Vol 31, Article 1<\/em> (2025). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00041-024-10133-8\" title=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00041-024-10133-8&lt;\/span&gt;\"><u>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00041-024-10133-8<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p><em>Fourier Series for Fractals in 2 Dimensions<\/em>, with Eric Weber and Palle Jorgensen. <em>From Classical Analysis to Analysis on Fractals<\/em> (2023) pp 183-229. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-031-37800-3_9\" title=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:#fcfcfc;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-031-37800-3_9&lt;\/span&gt;\"><u>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-031-37800-3_9<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p><em>Identifying Complex Hadamard Submatrices of the Fourier Matrices via Primitive Sets<\/em>, with *Troy Wiegand, 2021. <em>Linear Algebra and its Applications<\/em>. Vol 617 (2021) 121-150. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.laa.2021.01.017\" title=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.laa.2021.01.017&lt;\/span&gt;\"><u>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.laa.2021.01.017<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p><em>Harmonic Analysis of Fractal Measures: Basis and Frame Algorithms for Fractal L2-Spaces, and Boundary Representations as Closed Subspaces of the Hardy Space<\/em>, with Eric Weber and Palle Jorgensen, 2020. Chapter in book: <em>Analysis, Probability and Mathematical Physics on Fractals<\/em>, 163-221. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1142\/9789811215537_0005\" title=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1142\/9789811215537_0005&lt;\/span&gt;\"><u>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1142\/9789811215537_0005<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p><em>On the Existence of Complex Hadamard Submatrices of the Fourier Matrices<\/em>, with *Bailey Bond and *R. Alexander Glickfield, 2019. <em>Demonstratio Mathematica<\/em>. Vol 52, Iss 1. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1515\/dema-2019-0001\" title=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1515\/dema-2019-0001&lt;\/span&gt;\"><u>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1515\/dema-2019-0001<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p><em>Positive Matrices in the Hardy Space with Prescribed Boundary Representations via the Kaczmarz Algorithm<\/em>, with Eric Weber and Palle Jorgensen, 2019. <em>Journal d\u2019Analyse Mathematique<\/em>, Vol 138, Iss 1. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11854-019-0026-6\" title=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11854-019-0026-6&lt;\/span&gt;\"><u>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11854-019-0026-6<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p><em>A Characterization of Boundary Representations of Positive Matrices in the Hardy Space via the Abel Product<\/em>, with Eric Weber and Palle Jorgensen, 2018. <em>Linear Algebra and Its Applications<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.laa.2018.02.023\" title=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.laa.2018.02.023&lt;\/span&gt;\"><u>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.laa.2018.02.023<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p><em>A Matrix Characterization of Boundary Representations of Positive Matrices in the Hardy Space<\/em>, with Eric Weber and Palle Jorgensen, 2018. <em>Contemporary Mathematics<\/em>, Vol 706: 255-270. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1090\/conm\/706\/14211\" title=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1090\/conm\/706\/14211&lt;\/span&gt;\"><u>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1090\/conm\/706\/14211<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p><em>Fourier Series for Singular Measures<\/em>, with Eric Weber, 2017. <em>Axioms<\/em> Vol 6, Iss 2. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/axioms6020007\" title=\"&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/axioms6020007&lt;\/span&gt;\"><u>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/axioms6020007<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p><em>Factorization of Fuzzy Preference Relations<\/em>, with John N. Mordeson, 2011. <em>Advances in Fuzzy Sets and Systems<\/em>, Vol 9, Iss 1. ISSN 0973-421X.<\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p>*Denotes undergraduate students<br>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-name\">Karen Holmes<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"directory-card-img\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/api-profiles\/kholmes-NJCpy8FR5.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Karen Holmes\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Senior Lecturer &#8211; Mathematics<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-phone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:3179408157\">317-940-8157<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:kholmes@butler.edu\">kholmes@butler.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directory.butler.edu\/profile\/kholmes\/view\">View Profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"person-kholmes\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"directory-card-more-button accordion-trigger\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"acc-kholmes\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Karen Holmes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-bio accordion-panel\" id=\"acc-kholmes\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"person-kholmes\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Education<\/h4><p>B.A. in Mathematics at St. Olaf College 1992<\/p><p>M.S. in Mathematics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1995<\/p><p>Ph.D. in Mathematics at North Carolina State University 1999\u00a0\u00a0<i>Finite Dimensional Nilpotent Lie Algebras with Isomorphic Maximal Subalgebras.<\/i><span>\u00a0\u00a0 Advisor: Dr. E.L. Stitzinger<\/span><\/p><p><br \/><\/p><h4>Teaching Experience<\/h4><p><span style=\"float: none\">Butler University 2006-present\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"float: none\">IUPUI at satellite campus in Carmel 2002-2006<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"float: none\"><span style=\"float: none\">NC State as a T.A. 1998-1999<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"float: none\">Louisburg College in Louisburg, NC 1995-1998<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"float: none\">UNC Chapel Hill as a T.A. 1993-1995<\/span><br \/><\/p><p><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-name\">Rasitha Jayesekere<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"directory-card-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/rjayasek-yvHpK5HyqwddXjbLWpov8-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Rasitha Jayesekere\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Professor &#8211; Statistics and Actuarial Science<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-phone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:3179408267\">317-940-8267<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:rjayesek@butler.edu\">rjayesek@butler.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directory.butler.edu\/profile\/rjayasek\/view\">View Profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"person-rjayasek\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"directory-card-more-button accordion-trigger\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"acc-rjayasek\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Rasitha Jayesekere\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-bio accordion-panel\" id=\"acc-rjayasek\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"person-rjayasek\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. Rasitha Jayesekere<\/strong> is a Professor of Statistics and Actuarial Science and serves as the Director of Statistics and Actuarial Science in the Department of Mathematical Sciences. She also coordinates the interdisciplinary Data Science minor, and serves as the faculty sponsor for Butler\u2019s student chapter of the Mu Sigma Rho National Statistics Honor Society and the Indiana Beta chapter of the Kappa Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society.<\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p>Her primary research interests include statistics, data mining, operations research, statistics education, and community-based learning in statistics. She values interdisciplinary collaborations and enjoys connecting with diverse fields. At Butler, Dr. Jayesekere teaches courses in Statistics, Actuarial Science, and Data Science, and she also provides statistical consulting support to faculty and students across campus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jayesekere is a recipient of the&nbsp;<em>Faculty All-Star Recognition&nbsp;Award in 2021 <\/em>for her service to the university including her contribution to developing Statistics major, Data Science minor, and the Master of Data Analytics program, co-authoring with faculty colleagues across the university in their research,&nbsp;and statistical consultancy on campus. She is also&nbsp;the recipient of the <em>College of Liberal Arts and Sciences&nbsp;Outstanding Faculty Award&nbsp;for Excellence in Teaching in 2020, and Lacey School of Business&#8217; 2025 &#8211; 2026 Outstanding Faculty Award for Master of Science in Business Analytics.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jayesekere earned BSc in Applied Sciences from Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, MSc in Industrial Mathematics from University of Sri Jayewardenepura Sri Lanka, MA in Mathematics from University of Louisville, KY and PhD in Industrial and Applied Mathematics from University of Louisville, KY. She is currently working toward the Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA) designation from the Society of Actuaries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p>Prior to Butler Dr. Jayesekere has taught at Centre College (Danville, KY), University of Louisville (KY), Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT &#8211; Sri Lanka) and Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. While at APIIT &#8211; Sri Lanka, Dr. Jayesekere served as the project manager for Technopreneur&nbsp;Incubation Center which supported undergraduates on starting up tech-entrepreneurships, funded by the&nbsp;World Bank under the project Improving Relevance and Quality of Undergraduate Education (IRQUE).<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jayesekere is the current Vice President of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stat.purdue.edu\/msr\/\">National Mu Sigma Rho Statistics Honor Society<\/a> and volunteers at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticswithoutborders.org\/\" title=\"&lt;span data-offset-key=&quot;4m70e-3-0&quot; style=&quot;box-sizing: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span data-text=&quot;true&quot; style=&quot;box-sizing: inherit;&quot;&gt;Statistics Without Borders&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;\">Statistics Without Borders<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jayesekere has found Butler University to be a place filled with unique and exciting opportunities\u2014and you can experience them too. Here are some of the latest opportunities and adventures at Butler that you might find interesting:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n  <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/mathematical-sciences\/actuarial-science\/sliit-program\/\">Butler and SLIIT &#8211; <strong>Sri Lanka<\/strong> 2+2 degree program for Actuarial Science<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/overseas\/\">Butler&#8217;s new Overseas degree program to earn a degree across eight countries in six continents in three years, including a semester in <strong>Sri Lanka<\/strong>.<\/a> &nbsp;<\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/master-business-analytics\/\">Butler&#8217;s Master of Science in Business Analytics.<\/a> &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-name\">William Johnston<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"directory-card-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/bwjohnst-7PrgYgKH5xjCp6hddnu1X-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of William Johnston\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Professor &#8211; Mathematics &amp; Actuarial Science<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-phone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:3179408498\">317-940-8498<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:bwjohnst@butler.edu\">bwjohnst@butler.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directory.butler.edu\/profile\/bwjohnst\/view\">View Profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"person-bwjohnst\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"directory-card-more-button accordion-trigger\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"acc-bwjohnst\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About William Johnston\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-bio accordion-panel\" id=\"acc-bwjohnst\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"person-bwjohnst\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Dr. J.&#8221; has taught mathematics to undergraduates for more than 40 years. He also served for 17 years in administrative posts ranging from department chair, associate dean, and academic affairs vice president at various institutions. The pinnacle of this work was from June 2011 to January 2018 as chair of Butler University&#8217;s Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Actuarial Science, which culminated in the Liberal Arts and Sciences award for outstanding faculty member in service to the College.&nbsp; In this role he led the department into a host of improvements, including a more than doubling in student majors, an addition of a statistics major, and an establishment of a unique summer Mathematics Research Camp (MRC). The MRC is offered to any Butler department major to experience one-on-one research work in mathematics with department faculty members. He has developed and implemented new courses into the undergraduate curriculum at several institutions. They include: Integration Theory, which teaches the Lebesgue Integral to undergraduates; Foundations of Mathematics, which teaches how to prove mathematical theorems, much like an art course might teach how to paint; the FYS course Elementary, my Dear Watson, which looks at characters such as Sherlock Holmes in literature, drama, and film who illustrate the use of deductive and inductive reasoning; and Decision Making, which shows how many different disciplines &#8212; such as mathematics, economics, ethics, and English literature &#8212; can influence the way people make decisions. &nbsp;His third textbook in mathematics, on the Lebesgue integral, and his fourth book,&nbsp;on complex variables, are both published by the&nbsp;highly acclaimed AMS\/MAA Press. They are available at the AMS Bookstore site&nbsp;(see https:\/\/bookstore.ams.org\/cdn-1645193668088\/text-71\/&nbsp;). The former teaches the Lebesgue integral with minimal undergraduate prerequisites, and the latter introduces complex analysis as a natural extension of the calculus of real-valued functions. Complimentary Teacher&#8217;s Guides and full Solutions Manuals are available at that website for faculty members&#8217; review and upon adoption.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Areas of Expertise<\/strong><br>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Theory of Functions; in particular, Lebesgue Integration,&nbsp;Operator Theory, and&nbsp;Complex Functions<\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p><strong>Education\/Degrees<\/strong><br>\n<\/p>\n<p>Ph.D. University of Virginia, 1988. B.S. Wake Forest University, Phi Beta Kappa, 1982<\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Select Publ<\/strong>i<strong>cations:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>(* Signifies publication after peer review; ** after editor review) &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Books: &nbsp;<\/strong>1<strong>. <\/strong>Johnston, W.,&nbsp;<em>The Calculus of Complex Functions,&nbsp;<\/em>MAA Press: An Imprint of the AMS, Washington, DC, 2022. ISBN&nbsp;978-1-4704-6565-0*<\/p>\n<p>2. Johnston, W.,&nbsp;<em>The<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Lebesgue Integral for Undergraduates<\/em>, MAA Press: An Imprint of the AMS, Washington, DC, 2015. ISBN 978-1-93951-207-9.*<\/p>\n<p>3. Johnston, W., and McAllister, A., <em>A Transition to Advanced Mathematics: A Survey Course<\/em>, Oxford University Press, New York, 2009. ISBN978-0-19-531076-4.*<\/p>\n<p>4. Johnston, W., <em>An Introduction to Statistical Inference,<\/em> Mohican Publishing Co., February 2001.&nbsp;ISBN 0-923231-40-4.*<\/p>\n<p>5.<em> <\/em>Johnston, W. and Perry, J., <em>Solution Manual to Accompany <\/em><u><em>An Introduction to Statistical Inference<\/em><\/u>, Mohican Publishing Co., February 2001. ISBN 0-923231-41-2.**<\/p>\n<p><strong>Articles <\/strong>6. Johnston, William and Webster, Jonathan, Light the Undergraduate Research Flame: Starting a Mathematics Research Camp at Your Institution, <em>MAA Focus<\/em>, 45:2, (April\/May 2025): 38-41.**<\/p>\n<p>7.&nbsp;Johnston, William and Wahl, Rebecca, Idempotent vector spaces and their linear transformations, <em>Concrete Operators<\/em>. 11:10 (October 2024) &nbsp;0003-0015.*&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>8. Johnston, W., Makdad, C., A Comparison of Norms: Bicomplex Root and Ratio Tests and an Extension Theorem, <em>The American Mathematical Monthly<\/em>, 128:6, (May 2021): 525-533.*<\/p>\n<p>9. Cowen, C., Johnston, W., Wahl, R., Constructing Invariant Subspaces as Kernels of Commuting Matrices, <em>Linear Algebra and its Applications<\/em>, 583:15, (December 2019): 46-62.*&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>10. Johnston, W., Webster, J., and Wilson, C., An introductory research experience in mathematics for undergraduates, <em>PRIMUS<\/em>, 27:4-5, (August 2017): 451-460.*<\/p>\n<p>11. Johnston, W., The weighted Hermite polynomials form a basis for L2(<strong>R<\/strong>), <em>The American Mathematical Monthly<\/em>, 121(3),(March 2014):249-253.*<\/p>\n<p>12. Johnston, W. and McAllister, A., A survey transition course, <em>PRIMUS: Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies<\/em>, 22:1, (January 2012): 30-42.*<\/p>\n<p>13. Johnston, W., McAllister, A.; Wilson, J., An experiment that worked: revising the calculus curriculum, <em>Focus<\/em>, 21:8 (November 2001): 8-9.**<\/p>\n<p>14. Johnston, W., Hall, A., Reducing litigation: the mathematics of settling out of court, <em>PRIMUS<\/em>, 8:1 (March 1998): 93-96.*<\/p>\n<p>15.McMahan, T. and Surrey, M. (student publication) with Johnston, W., A statistical analysis of baseball&#8217;s 1987 home run phenomenon, <em>Pi Mu Epsilon Journal,<\/em> 10:4 (Spring 1996) 300-304.*<\/p>\n<p>16. Johnston, W. and Wilson, J., Optimization using computer software and algebra, <em>The Proceedings of the Fifth ICTCM &#8211; Technology in Collegiate Mathematics<\/em>, Addison-Wesley, Chicago, Illinois (1994): 602-608.***<\/p>\n<p>17. Allen, J. (student publication) with Johnston, W., Winning blackjack strategies, <em>Undergraduate Journal of Mathematics,<\/em> 23:2 (September 1991): 31-35.*<\/p>\n<p>18. Johnston, W., A condition for absence of singular spectrum with an application to perturbations of self-adjoint Toeplitz operators, <em>American Journal of Mathematics<\/em>, 113 (1991): 243-267. *<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fillers&nbsp;<\/strong>19. Farrell, J. and Johnston, W., A mathematics crossword puzzle: mathematical evolution, <em>The American Mathematical Monthly<\/em>, 124:5 (May 2017): 444-445. 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Patwary is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Butler University. Before&nbsp;completing his M.S. degree in Applied Statistics from Minnesota State University, Mankato, Dr. Patwary completed his Bachelor of Science and M.S. degree from the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. He received his Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Texas at Dallas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Patwary&#8217;s research interests focus on but are not limited to inferential statistics, statistical modeling, applied statistics, and P-reduction in big data. Dr. Patwary also likes mentoring students and offering statistical consultation to faculties. He also has a background in collaborative research.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Before joining Butler, he was actively engaged with teaching and research at the University of Texas at Dallas, Minnesota State University-Mankato, University of Chittagong (Bangladesh), Bangladesh University of Professionals, Bangladesh University of Business and Technology.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since his joining at Butler, Dr. Patwary taught Data Analysis Using R, Multivariate Statistical Analysis, Nonparametric Statistical Methods, Design of Experiments, Regression Analysis &amp; Time Series, Statistical Theory, Statistically Speaking, and Elementary Statistics courses.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-name\">Amber Russell<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"directory-card-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/acrusse3-_4nurf1NcPz2VPGtZLx1f-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Amber Russell\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Associate Professor &#8211; Mathematics<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-phone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:3179408974\">317-940-8974<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:acrusse3@butler.edu\">acrusse3@butler.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directory.butler.edu\/profile\/acrusse3\/view\">View Profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-name\">Nick Sorenson<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"directory-card-img\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-blocks\/build\/assets\/images\/bulldog-head.webp\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Instructor, Mathematics and Computer Science<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-phone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:3179405971\">317-940-5971<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:nsorenson@butler.edu\">nsorenson@butler.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directory.butler.edu\/profile\/nsorenson\/view\">View Profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-name\">Rebecca Wahl<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"directory-card-img\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/api-profiles\/rwahl-4JjCc_YPz.JPG\" alt=\"Headshot of Rebecca Wahl\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Associate Professor &#8211; Mathematics<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:rwahl@butler.edu\">rwahl@butler.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directory.butler.edu\/profile\/rwahl\/view\">View Profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"person-rwahl\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"directory-card-more-button accordion-trigger\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"acc-rwahl\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Rebecca Wahl\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-bio accordion-panel\" id=\"acc-rwahl\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"person-rwahl\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I grew up in Salem, Oregon and earned my BS in Mathematics from the University of Oregon. I completed my MS at San Jose State University and earned my Ph.D. in Mathematics from Purdue University in 1997. After three years as an Assistant Professor at University of South Dakota, I came to Butler University in 2000 and have loved being here ever since.<\/p>\n<p>My research area is in Operator Theory and I focus on studying Composition Operators. This very challenging area of research is fun because I get to employ techniques and ideas from Complex Functions, Functional Analysis and Operator Theory. I have led student projects in this area as well as Linear Algebra and welcome all interested students to work with me!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-name\">Jonathan Webster<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"directory-card-img\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/api-profiles\/jewebste-4JzBVelwY.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Jonathan Webster\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Professor &#8211; Mathematics and Actuarial Science<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-phone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:3179405987\">317-940-5987<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:jewebste@butler.edu\">jewebste@butler.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directory.butler.edu\/profile\/jewebste\/view\">View Profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"person-jewebste\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"directory-card-more-button accordion-trigger\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"acc-jewebste\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Jonathan Webster\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-bio accordion-panel\" id=\"acc-jewebste\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"person-jewebste\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Website: \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blue.butler.edu\/~jewebste\/\">https:\/\/blue.butler.edu\/~jewebste\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-name\">Chris Wilson<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"directory-card-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/cjwilson--EN3k7x_JwnLAHNREd9Fc-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Chris Wilson\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Professor &#8211; Mathematics<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-phone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:3179408045\">317-940-8045<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:cjwilson@butler.edu\">cjwilson@butler.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directory.butler.edu\/profile\/cjwilson\/view\">View Profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"person-cjwilson\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"directory-card-more-button accordion-trigger\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"acc-cjwilson\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Chris Wilson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-bio accordion-panel\" id=\"acc-cjwilson\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"person-cjwilson\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Chris Wilson <\/strong>is a professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences and an Associate of the Society of Actuaries. &nbsp;His research interests include noncommutative algebra and actuarial science pedagogy. &nbsp;He is the author of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actexlearning.com\/exams\/fam-s\/mathematics-and-models-for-financial-derivatives\"><em>Mathematics and Models for Financial Derivatives,<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>&nbsp;published by Actex.&nbsp; Dr. Wilson holds a bachelor&#8217;s degree in music education and MA and Ph.D. degrees in mathematics, all from Indiana University Bloomington.&nbsp;<br>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_directory_6abff1af9a464\" class=\"directory vertical\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"directory-heading\" style=\"justify-content: space-between;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Emeriti Faculty<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-cards directory-cards-vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-name\">Lacey Echols<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"directory-card-img\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/api-profiles\/lechols-Nyd3dmJeZ.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Lacey Echols\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Emeritus Faculty<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-phone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:3179409441\">317-940-9441<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:lechols@butler.edu\">lechols@butler.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directory.butler.edu\/profile\/lechols\/view\">View Profile<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"person-lechols\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"directory-card-more-button accordion-trigger\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"acc-lechols\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Lacey Echols\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-bio accordion-panel\" id=\"acc-lechols\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"person-lechols\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>B.A. University of Texas at Austin<\/p><p>M.A.T. Duke University<\/p><p>Post-graduate courses in physics and statistics<\/p><p>Courses taught at Butler:<\/p><p>AR 210-MA Statistically Speaking<br \/><span>MA 101 College Algebra<br \/><\/span><span>MA 103 Elementary Statistics<br \/><\/span><span>MA 104 Contemporary Mathematics<br \/><\/span><span>MA 125 Business Calculus<br \/><\/span><span>MA 107 Calculus 2<br \/><\/span><span>MA 162 Statistical Methods<br \/><\/span><span>MA 360 Probability Theory<br \/><\/span><span>MBA 403 Statistics<\/span><\/p><p>I created a new core class AR 210-MA Statistically Speaking for non-mathematics majors who need a math course to fulfill core requirements and have been teaching this for 5 years. \u00a0Students majoring in the natural and social sciences are often interested in the course for later work required in their major\/ \u00a0<\/p><p>My life is Butler (Go Dawgs!), my children and grandchildren, playing golf, volunteering for community work, and reading. I also play the piano at church, but just for fun! \u00a0<\/p><p>I serve on the board of Family Promise of Greater Indianapolis,\u00a0<span style=\"float: none\">a non-profit for homeless children and their families. \u00a0My major board duty is to<\/span>\u00a0organize the Home Sweet Home event each fall, an event which raises approximately $21,000 through the sale of gourmet desserts. \u00a0Last year we were able to raise over $61,500 \u00a0that evening.<\/p><p>I am a true Texan who has fallen in love with Butler and living in Indianapolis.\u00a0 I feel like I have won the lottery to work at such a great institution and work with such wonderful faculty and exciting students!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directory-card-name\">John Gaisser<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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