Background
Shabazz, Abdulalim was born on May 22, 1927 in Bessemer, Alabama, United States. Son of Lewis and Mary (Roberson) Cross.
Shabazz, Abdulalim was born on May 22, 1927 in Bessemer, Alabama, United States. Son of Lewis and Mary (Roberson) Cross.
Two years later he earned a Master of Science in Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in mathematics and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1955 in mathematical analysis from Cornell University.
President of the United States Bill Clinton awarded Shabazz with a National Mentor award in September 2000. In 1949, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in chemistry and mathematics from Lincoln University. His subject of his doctoral dissertation was "The Distribution of Eigenvalues of the Equation: Integral of A(South-T) PHI (T) with Respect to T Between Lower Limit -A and Upper Limit A=Rho (Integral of B(South-T))".
Shabazz was appointed an Assistant Professor of Mathematics by Tuskegee Institute in 1956.
From 1957 until 1963, he served as chairman and Associate Professor of Mathematics at Clark Atlanta University.
From 1975 until 1986, Shabazz taught in Chicago, Detroit, and in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. In 1986, Shabazz came back to Clark Atlanta, where he served as chair from 1990 until 1995.
From 1998 until 2000, Shabazz was Chairman of the Mathermatics and Computer Science Department at Lincoln University (Pennsylvania). The American Association for the Advancement of Science presented him with its 1992 "Mentor Award" for his leadership in efforts to increase the participation of women, minorities, and individuals with physical disabilities in science and engineering.
President Clinton awarded Shabazz a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring award in September 2000.
He is currently a professor and endowed chair in mathematics at Grambling State University. Doctor Shabazz passed on June 25, 2014.
Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Alliance Black School Educators, Association Muslim Scientists and Engineers, National Institute of Science, American Society Engineering Education, Mathematics Association America, American Mathematics Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Della Cafe Shabazz, February 22, 1968. Children: Markus, Suad.