Background
Cooney, Miriam P. was born on May 6, 1925 in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Walter James and Catherine (McGuiness) Cooney.
Cooney, Miriam P. was born on May 6, 1925 in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Walter James and Catherine (McGuiness) Cooney.
Bachelor of Science, Saint Mary's College, 1951; Master of Science, U. Notre Dame, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1969.
Vice president, public relations and development, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1958-1961;
professor of mathematics, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana, since 1950;
department chair, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1967-1991. Teacher mathematics, science Maria Goretti School, Fort Portal, Uganda, East Africa, 1971 (summer). Lecturer Colegio Santa Maria, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1974(summer), N.E. Normal U., Changchun, China, 1985 (summer).
Visiting professor St Patrick's College, Maynooth, Ireland, 1980.
Member Mathematics Association American (commission on women since 1989).