Background
Sandefur, James Tandy was born on April 25, 1947 in Madison, Indiana, United States. Son of James Tandy and Evelyn (Gayle) Sandefur.
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James Tandy Sandefur
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Bachelor, Vanderbilt University, 1969; Master of Arts, U. Denver, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, Tulane University, l974.
Career
Professor mathematics, Georgetown University, Washington, l974-. Visiting associate professor Center for Applied Mathematics, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1981-1982. Visiting professor U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1988-1989.
Mathematics consultant It's Academic television show, Altman Prodns., Washington, since 1985. Principal investigator, director mathematics modelling workshop National Science Foundation, Washington, 1988-1991. Visitor Freudenthal Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1996.
Consultant Cerebellum Corporation.
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Program director in Instrl. Materials Development for Division of Materials, Development, Research and Informal Science Education. Directorate for Edition and Human Resources National Science Foundation.
Member Mathematics Association American (former chairman minicourse committee), National Faculty, National Council Teachers Mathematics (advisory panel Yearbook Discrete Mathematics member writing team for Studies 2000 ), American Contract Bridge League (life master, chapter board directors 1983-1985).
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Married Mary Elizabeth Epes, September 6, 1969 (divorced 1982). Married Helen Moriarty, April 14, 1984. 1 child, Scott David.
