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McCowan, Otis Blakely was born on June 17, 1934 in Monterey, Tennessee, United States. Son of I. Burton and Martha Catherine (Phipps) McCowan.
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Otis Blakely McCowan
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Otis Blakely McCowan, American mathematics professor. Named Outsting Young Educator in Rhea County, Dayton Chamber of Commerce, 1964. With United States Army, 1959-1962. Member National Council Teachers of Mathematics, Mathematics Association American, Kappa Delta Pi, Kappa Mu Epsilon, Pi Mu Epsilon, Omicron Delta Kappa, Alpha Chi (Region III vice president 1980-1982, president 1982-1984, national vice president 1991-1993).
Education
Bachelor of Science, Tennessee Technology University, 1959. Master of Arts, Louisiana State University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 1975.
Career
Mathematician Missile Development Center, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, 1962-1963. Mathematics teacher Rhea Central High School, Dayton, Tennessee, 1963-1965. Mathematics instructor Kilgore (Texas) College, 1966-1967.
Assistant professor mathematics Belmont University, Nashville, 1967-1972, associate professor mathematics, 1972-1975, professor mathematics, 1975—2004, Chaney distinguished professor, 1981, professor emeritus, since 2004.
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With United States Army, 1959-1962. Member National Council Teachers Mathematics Mathematics Association American, Tennessee Mathematics Teachers Association, Kappa Delta Pi, Kappa Mu Epsilon, Pi Mu Epsilon, Omicron Delta Kappa, Alpha Chi (Region III vice president 1980-1982, president 1982-1984, national vice president 1991-1993).
