Background
Mitchell, Josephine Margaret was born on June 30, 1912 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Came to the United States, 1938. Daughter of Benjamin Foster and Kate Josephine (Russell) Mitchell.
Mitchell, Josephine Margaret was born on June 30, 1912 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Came to the United States, 1938. Daughter of Benjamin Foster and Kate Josephine (Russell) Mitchell.
Bachelor of Science in Arts with honors, University Alberta, Edmonton, 1934. Master of Arts, Bryn Mawr College, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Bryn Mawr College, 1942.
Instructor, various women's colleges, 1942-1947;
assistant professor, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1947-1948;
assistant professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1948-1954;
engineer, General Electric, Ithaca, New York, 1955-1956;
research mathematician, Westinghouse Research Laboratory, Pittsburgh, 1956-1957;
associate professor, U. Pittsburgh, 1957-1958;
from associate professor to professor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1958-1968;
professor, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1968-1982;
professor emeritus, State University of New York, Buffalo, since 1982. Visiting research professor of University Wisconsin Mathematics Research Center, 1964-1965, summer 1967. Research associate University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1974, University of California, Berkeley, 1974, 89.
Visiting fellow Australian National U., Canberra, 1981.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (member at large section A, 1974-1978) American Association of University Women. Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American (lecturer 1965-1972), Audubon Society, Sierra Club, Foothills Trail Club, Adirondack Mountain Club.
Married Lowell Schoenfeld, August 10, 1953.