Michael John Tierney

Background

Tierney, Michael John was born on February 19, 1947 in St. Louis. Son of John Thomas and Alice Marie (Krieger) Tierney.

Education

Bachelor of Science, St. Saint Louis University, 1969; Master of Science, St. Saint Louis University, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, St. Saint Louis University, 1974; Master of Science, University of Virginia, 1995.

Career

Professor mathematics and actuarial science, Maryville College, St. Louis, 1974-1983; professor mathematics and computer science, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, since 1983; department chair, since 1995.

Achievements

• Michael John Tierney has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematics and computer science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association of University Professors, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Society Industrial and AppliedMath., Association Computing Machinery, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, landscaping.

Connections

Married Edith L. Echelmeyer, November 21, 1975 (divorced September 1984). 1 child, John E.; married Virginia Lee Christian, April 6, 1985.

Father:

John Thomas Tierney

Mother:

Alice Marie (Krieger) Tierney

Spouse:

Edith L. Echelmeyer

Spouse:

Virginia Lee Christian

child:

John E. Tierney