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About the Director
Professor Stephanie Edwards is the director of the Michigan
Mathematics Prize Competition (MMPC) for the three-year term 2011-2014.
Dr.
Stephanie Edwards is
an Associate Professor of Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics at Hope
College. She joined the
faculty there in 2007 after teaching at the University
of Dayton and Bemidji State
University for 9
years. She earned her B.S. in
Mathematics and Statistics at Miami
University (Ohio), and her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin – Madison under
the direction of Professor Simon Hellerstein.
Her mathematical passion is complex function theory, but she also has
interest in graph theory related projects.
Dr. Edwards also serves as a National Councilor for Pi Mu Epsilon, the national mathematics
honorary society. She has served as
Math Club Advisor and PME advisor for over nine years, at both Hope College
and the University
of Dayton. She has also served on the executive
committee of the Ohio MAA as the chair of the Committee on Students
Members. This committee organized
competitions, Integration Bees, and other social events for students at the Ohio sectional MAA
meetings. She is passionate about
creating community among the undergraduate students and has organized such
events as Integration Bees, Integration Confrontation, Math Jeopardy, Math
games night, and conferences. In
addition, Dr. Edwards has organized students trips to conferences such as
MathFest and the Nebraska
Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics where her students have
presented their research. She has
supervised twelve research students at Hope’s REU program.
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Dr. Stephanie Edwards
Michigan Mathematics Prize Competition
Department of Mathematics
Hope College
27 Graves Place
Holland, MI 49423
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fax: (616) 395-
phone: (616) 395-7224
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