Gerald Richard Rising

Background

Rising, Gerald Richard was born on January 15, 1927 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Walter Vernon and Emma Victoria (Peterson) Rising.

Education

Bachelor in English, U. Rochester, 1948; Master of Education, U. Rochester, 1951; Master of Science in Mathematics, U. Notre Dame, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1965.

Career

Teacher mathematics, Warsaw (New York) Center School, 1949-1951; teacher mathematics, Johnson City (New York) High School, 1951-1953; teacher mathematics, Brighton High School, Rochester, 1953-1958; teacher mathematics, U. Rochester, New York University, 1957-1964; department chair mathematics, Greece Olympia High School, Rochester, 1958-1960; coordinator mathematics, Public Schools, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1960-1964; director mathematics, Minnesota National Laboratory, St. Paul, 1964-1966; assistant director, Minnemath Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1964-1966; from associate professor to distinguished teaching professor, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1966-1992; emeritus professor, State University of New York, Buffalo, since 1992; director Gifted Mathematics Program, U. Buffalo, since 1980.

Works

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  • Guidelines for Teaching Mathematics

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  • Guidelines for Teaching Mathematics

Membership

Ensign United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1947. Member Outdoor Writers Association American, Buffalo Ornithological Society.

Interests

• Avocations: ornithology, backpacking, canoeing.

Connections

Married Muriel Jean Nixon (divorced 1962). Children: Gerald Richard, Susan Nixon. Married Doris Ann Copeland, March 28, 1969.

Father:

Walter Vernon Rising

Mother:

Emma Victoria (Peterson) Rising

Spouse:

Doris Ann Copeland

Spouse:

Muriel Jean Nixon

child:

Susan Nixon Rising

child:

Gerald Richard Rising