Background
Posey, Eldon Eugene was born on January 25, 1921 in Oneida, Tennessee, United States. Son of Daniel M. and Eva (Owens) Posey.
Posey, Eldon Eugene was born on January 25, 1921 in Oneida, Tennessee, United States. Son of Daniel M. and Eva (Owens) Posey.
Bachelor of Science, East Tennessee State University, 1947; Master of Arts, University Tennessee, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, University Tennessee, 1954.
Instructor, West Virginia University, 1954-1955; assistant professor, West Virginia University, 1955-1959; associate professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1959-1961; professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1961-1964; professor mathematics, U. North Carolina, Greensboro, 1964-1988; professor emeritus, U. North Carolina, Greensboro, since 1988; head department mathematics, U. North Carolina, 1964-1980.
Served to captain United States Army Air Force, 1941-1946. Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Sigma Xi, Pi Mu Epsilon.
Married Christine K. Johnson, December 25, 1943. Children— Margaret Posey McQuain, Daniel Marion.