James Welden Cannon

Background

Cannon, James Welden was born on January 30, 1943 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Orson Silver and Dorothy Cannon.

Education

Bachelor, U. Utah, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Utah, 1969.

Career

Assistant professor mathematics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1969-1973; associate professor, University of Wisconsin, 1973-1977; professor mathematics, University of Wisconsin, 1977-1986; Orson Pratt professor mathematics, Brigham Young U., Provo, Utah., since 1986. Member Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1971-1972. Visiting professor mathematics, Utah State University, Logan, 1975-1976, University Texas, Austin, 1984.

Visiting research mathematician, Princeton University, 1988-1989. Advising committee division mathematics science, National Science Foundation, since 1988.

Achievements

• James Welden Cannon has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer, Boy Scouts American, since 1983. Coach and referee youth basketball and soccer. Member American Mathematics Society (nominating committee 1986, editor geometry and topology, Transactions, since 1987), Mathematics Association American (Hedrick lecturer 1982).

Interests

• Avocations: piano, organ, singing, composing, hiking.

Connections

Married Ardyth Gunnell, August 17, 1966. Children: Adria, Candice, Michael, Lauren, Jonathan, Andrew.

Father:

Orson Silver Cannon

Mother:

Dorothy Cannon

Spouse:

Ardyth Gunnell

child:

Andrew Cannon

child:

Adria Cannon

child:

Lauren Cannon

child:

Candice Cannon

child:

Michael Cannon

child:

Jonathan Cannon