Donald Ray Snow

Background

Snow, Donald Ray was born on March 19, 1931 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Eldon Stafford and Mary Lavere (Baker) Snow.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mech. Engineering, University Utah, 1959; Bachelor in Math, U. Utah, 1959; Master of Science in Mech. Engineering, Stanford University, 1960; Master of Science in Math, Stanford University, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy in Math, Stanford University, 1965.

Career

Research assistant, Stanford Computation Center, 1961-1962; research engineer, Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, 1962-1964; research associate, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1964-1966; assistant professor mathematics, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1966-1969; associate professor mathematics, Brigham Young U., Provo, Utah., 1969-1974; professor mathematics, Brigham Young U., since 1974. Visiting professor, Lima, Peru, 1974. Visiting research professor of University Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1976-1977.

Achievements

• Donald Ray Snow has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Views

Someday, like everyone else, physical body will die. But spirit does not die, it goes to the spirit world, where it will continue to learn and progress and may be with loved ones who have passed on.

Membership

Served with United States Navy, 1953-1955. Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American (lecturer since 1978), Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Utah Council Computers in Education (board directors 1982-1985, chairman annual programming contest for secondary school students 1984-1987), National Council Teachers Mathematics Rocky Mountain Mathematics Consortium (board dirs.1970— ), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma.

Connections

Married Diane Manwaring, March 21, 1958. Children: Donald Ray, Linda, Judy, Kathleen, Jennifer, James Robert.

Father:

Eldon Stafford Snow

Mother:

Mary Lavere (Baker) Snow

Spouse:

Diane Manwaring

child:

Jennifer Snow

child:

Donald Ray Snow

child:

Kathleen Snow

child:

James Robert Snow

child:

Judy Snow

child:

Linda Snow