Dr. Swanson received the award at the mathematical Association of America's MathFest Conference held July 31 to Aug. 3 in Cincinnati, Ohio. To see more about this, here is the link to the citation: https://www.maa.org/sites/default/files/pdf/awards/MathFest2019/MSAward_Swanson.pdf
The Ohio Section's nomination of Dr. Swanson noted that he has been actively involved at the national and sectional level, serving as president of the Ohio Section for two years, serving as co-coordinator for Ohio NExt (a professional development program for new math faculty) for 12 years, serving on the Committee on Student Members for eight year's and presenting multiple invited national MAA panel discussions and Ohio NExT workshops.
Dr. Swanson joined Ashland University faculty in 1999. He will be serving as chair of AU's Department of Mathematics and Computer Science in the upcoming academic year. He previously served, for 12 years, as the University's Honors Program Director.
