Dennison Robert Brown

Background

Brown, Dennison Robert was born on May 17, 1934 in New Orleans. Son of Elihu Thomson and Floy Clements (Edwards) Brown.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Duke U., 1955; Master of Science, Louisiana State University, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Louisiana State University, 1963.

Career

Instructor mathematics, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, 1958-1961; Instructor mathematics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1962-1963; assistant professor, then associate professor, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1963-1967; member of faculty, U. Houston, since 1967; professor mathematics, U. Houston, since 1970; departmental director graduate studies, U. Houston, 1969-1972. Visiting lecturer Mathematics Association American, 1965-1972, consultant, since 1972. Visiting professor Louisiana State University, 1987-1988.

Speaker Oberwolfach Conference on Topological Semigroups,1989.

Achievements

• Dennison Robert Brown has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Baseball coach Strake Jesuit College Preparatory School, 1981-1986. Lieutenant United States Navy, 1955-1958. Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, United States Ship Lake Champlain Association, SigmaXi, Kappa Sigma.

Connections

Married Janet Madden, June 9, 1956 (deceased June 1986). Children: Robert Leslie, Alan Madden. Married Betty Rieger, May 30, 1987.

Stepchildren: Robert, Sally, Ann, Mary.

Father:

Elihu Thomson Brown

Mother:

Floy Clements (Edwards) Brown

Spouse:

Janet Madden

Spouse:

Betty Rieger

child:

Ann Brown

child:

Robert Leslie Brown

child:

Alan Madden Brown

child:

Mary Brown

child:

Sally Brown

child:

Robert Brown