Harriet Suzanne Pollatsek

Background

Pollatsek, Harriet Suzanne was born on May 2, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Irving S. and Nettie (Cohen) Katcher.

Education

Bachelor, University of Michigan, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1967.

Career

Instructor, Western Michigan U., Kalamazoo, 1967; assistant professor, U. Toledo, Ohio., 1968-1969; assistant professor, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1969; assistant professor, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, 1970-1974; associate professor, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, 1974-1980; professor, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, since 1980; Adams chair in science, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, 1990. Member of advisory board Budapest Semester Mathematics Northfield, Minnesota, 1988-1991, calculus project Dartmouth, Hanover, N.H., 1990-1991, Calculus in Contextproject Five Colleges, Inc., since 1991. Consultant Technology Education Research Centers, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1990-1992.

Achievements

• Harriet Suzanne Pollatsek has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Association Women Mathematics.

Connections

Married Alexander Warren Pollatsek, May 17, 1964. Children: Elena Shura, David Eric.

Father:

Irving S. Katcher

Mother:

Nettie (Cohen) Katcher

Spouse:

Alexander Warren Pollatsek

child:

David Eric Pollatsek

child:

Elena Shura Pollatsek