The Department of
Mathematics and Computer Science will host a retirement reception for Dr.
Thomas Dence, professor of mathematics. Colleagues and students are welcome to come and wish him well.
The reception will be in Patterson Room 211 on Friday, May 2 from
11-2.
During his 30 years at
Ashland University, Dence has taught a variety of mathematics and computer
science courses. He was awarded the Ashland University "Mentor
Award" in 2001 and 2009 and was the inaugural recipient of the
university's Excellence in Scholarship Award in 2011. In 2003, the
Mathematical Association of America presented Dence with the Ohio Section Award
for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics. In addition,
Dence has published more than 60 articles in refereed journals and has authored
or co-authored five textbooks on mathematics. His final semester of teaching
was Fall 2013.
Read more about Tom's storied career in the Fall 2013
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science newsletter.
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