Lewis Edes Ward

Background

Ward, Lewis Edes was born on July 20, 1925 in Arlington, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Lewis E. Senior and Mary C. (Ball) Ward.

Education

AB, University of California, Berkeley, 1949; Master of Science, Tulane University, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Tulane University, 1953.

Career

Instructor, U. Nevada, Reno, 1953-1954; assistant professor, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1954-1956; research mathematician, United States Navy, China Lake, California, 1956-1959; lecturer, University of California at Los Angeles, 1957-1959; associate professor, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1959-1965; associate dean, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1966-1969; professor, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1965-1991; professor emeritus, U. Oregon, Eugene, since 1991.

Achievements

• Lewis Edes Ward has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Mathematics Association American (visiting mathematician, 1960-1964), American Mathematics Society (organizer special sessions, 1980, 82), Oregon Academy Science (visiting scientist,1962-1964).

Interests

• Avocations: hiking, skiing.

Connections

Married Grace J. Ward, January 31, 1949. Children: Lawrence, Dinah, Michael.

Father:

Lewis E. Senior Ward

Mother:

Mary C. (Ball) Ward

Spouse:

Grace J. Ward

child:

Dinah Ward

child:

Lawrence Ward

child:

Michael Ward