Background
Jones, Charles Virgil was born on May 5, 1939 in Beardstown, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles Morris and Erma Lucille (McWilliams) Jones.
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Charles Virgil Jones
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Bachelor of Science, Western Illinois U., 1963; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1979.
Career
Commercial representative, Illinois Bell Tel., Quincy, 1957-1958; advertising sales, Quincy Herald-Whig, 1958-1959; instructor, Western Illinois U., Macomb, 1966-1970; course director, York University, Toronto, 1971-1979; assistant professor, U. Toronto, 1979-1984; associate professor, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1984-1995; professor, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, since 1995. Editor International Study Group on History and Pedagogy of Mathematics, 1980-1985, chair Americans section, since 1994. Editor Association for General and Liberal Studies, since 1995.
Achievements
Membership
Leader, adult trainer Boy Scouts of America, Muncie, since 1988. Member Canada Society for History and Philosophy Mathematics (founder, charter president 1973-1975), Mathematics Association American, American Mathematics Society, National Council Teachers Mathematics History Science Society, Masons (grand lecturer emeritus Illinois).
Connections
Married Beverly Marie Hoyt, September 20, 1958 (divorced May 1965). Married Jeanette Louise Parkansky, July 8, 1966. Children: Charles McWilliam, David Lloyd.
