Background
Poiani, Eileen Louise was born on December 17, 1943 in Newark. Daughter of Hugo Francis and Eileen Louise (Crecca) Poiani.
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Eileen Louise Poiani
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Education
Bachelor in Mathematics, Douglass College, 1965; Master of Science in Mathematics, Rutgers University, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, Rutgers University, 1971.
Career
Teaching assistant, graduate preceptor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1966-1967;
assistant counselor, Douglass College, New Brunswick, 1967, 69-70;
instructor mathematics, St. Peter's College, Jersey City, 1967-1970;
assistant professor, St. Peter's College, Jersey City, 1970-1974;
director of self-study, St. Peter's College, Jersey City, 1974-1976;
associate professor, St. Peter's College, Jersey City, 1974-1980;
professor, St. Peter's College, Jersey City, since 1980;
assistant to president, St. Peter's College, Jersey City, 1976-1980;
assistant to president for planning, St. Peter's College, Jersey City, 1980-1996;
executive assistant to president, St. Peter's College, Jersey City, since 1996. Chairwoman United States Commision on Mathematics Instruction, National Research Council of NAS, Washington, 1983-1990. Founding national director Women and Mathematics Lectureship Program, Washington, 1975-1981, member of advisory board, since 1981.
Project director Consortium for Advancement of Private Higher Education, Washington, 1986-1988. Member New Jersey Mathematics Coalition, since 1991, National Seminar on Jesuit Higher Education, 1990-1994, member strategic planning committee New Jersey Association Indiana Colleges Universities, 1990-1992. Chartertrustee Rutgers University, since 1992.
Trustee The Catholic Advocate Newspaper, since 1993.
Achievements
Membership
Member Newark Museum, Nutley (New Jersey) History Society, Friends of Newark Library. Trustee Nutley Free Public Library., 1974-1977, St. Peter's Preparatory School, Jersey City, 1986-1992. Active fee arbitration commission New Jersey Supreme Court, 1983-1986, court ethics committee, 1986-1990.
United States national representative International Congress Mathematics Education, Budapest, Hungary, 1988. Member statewide planning committee National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1988-1992. Chair evaluation teams Middle States Association College and Schools.
Member United States delegation to International Congress on Math. Trustee The Catholic Advocate, since 1993. Member American Association of University Professors, Mathematics Association American (board directors lectureship program, governor New Jersey chapter 1972-1979, chair human resources county since 1991, Outstanding College Tchg. award 1993), American Mathematics Society, National Council Teachers Mathematics (speaker since 1974), Society College and University Planning (program committee since 1989, speaker national conference 1986, 88, 89, 90, judge graduate paper competition), Pi Mu Epsilon (1st woman president in 75 years 1987-1990, Community College MacDuffee award for distinguished service and to mathematics 1995), Phi Beta Kappa.
