Background
Bassett, Carol Hoffer was born on March 13, 1931 in Scotland, South Dakot. Daughter of Joachim Francis and Clara Belle (Waggoner) Hoffer.
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Carol Hoffer Bassett
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor cum laude, U. South Dakot, 1953; Master of Arts, U. South Dakot, 1955.
Career
Teacher mathematics, Rock Rapids (Iowa) Regional High School, 1953-1954; assistant instructor mathematics, U. South Dakot, Vermillion, 1954-1955; instructor mathematics, Iowa State University, Ames, 1955-1956; instructor mathematics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1956-1958; tutor and subordinate teacher mathematics, U. Kansas, Lawrence High School, 1958-1959; instructor math, assistant to chairman, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1959-1964; instructor mathematics, Colby College, Waterville, Maine., 1974-1981; assistant professor mathematics, Colby College, Waterville, Maine., 1981-1994; associate professor mathematics emerita, Colby College, Waterville, Maine., 1994-1995.
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Membership
President Averill School Parent/Teacher Organisation, Waterville, Maine, 1972-1973. Coordinator Colby College Cooperative Nursery School, Waterville, 1973-1974. Member affirmative action advising committee Commission Board Education, Waterville, 1975-1976, member educational development committee, 1975-1976.
Member American Association of University Professors, American Mathematics Society, Association for Women in Mathematics, Mathematics Association American, National Council Teachers Mathematics Phi Beta Kappa (vice president Colby College chapter 1983-1984, president 1984-1985, secretary 1985-1992, executive county 1992-1994).
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Married Charles Walker Bassett, September 15, 1956. Children: David Francis, Elizabeth Alice.
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American -
Religion
Roman Catholic