Background
Haimo, Deborah Tepper was born on July 1, 1921 in Odessa, Ukraine. Daughter of Joseph Meir and Esther (Vodovoz) Tepper.
Haimo, Deborah Tepper was born on July 1, 1921 in Odessa, Ukraine. Daughter of Joseph Meir and Esther (Vodovoz) Tepper.
AB magna cum laude, Radcliffe College, 1943; AM, Radcliffe College, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1964; Doctor of Science (honorary), Franklin and Marshall College, 1991.
Acting head mathematics department, Lake Erie College, 1943-1944;
instructor, Northeastern U., 1944-1945;
lecturer, Washington University, St. Louis, 1948-1961;
lecturer, assistant professor, associate professor, Southern Illinois U., Edwardsville, 1961-1968;
professor mathematics, U. Missouri, St. Louis, since 1968;
department chairman mathematics, U. Missouri, 1969-1976. Member Institute Advanced Study, 1972-1973. Member college level examination program Ednl.
Testing Service, 1976-1985. Member team for feasibility study graduate programs Seoul National U., Korea, 1974. Member college board development committee in advanced placement calculus, U. Missouri, 1986-1989.
Member mathematics national advising committee Common Core of Learning, Connecticut Department Education. Visiting scholar University of California, San Diego, since 1994.
Trustee Radcliffe College, 1975-1981. Member board overseers Harvard University, since 1990. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (chair on mathematics), American Association of University Professors, American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American (Board of Governors-at-large 1974-1977, 1st vice president 1986-1988, president-elect 1990, president 1991-1993, past president 1993, Board of Governors since 1994, Yueh-Gin Gung and Doctor Charles Y. Hu Distinguished Svc. award 1997), Council Science Society President, Coordinating Board Mathematics Sciences (Executive Committee at-large), Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Association for Women in Mathematics, Association Mems.
Institute Advanced Study (trustee), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Franklin Tepper Haimo, February 27, 1944 (deceased June 3, 1982). Children: Zara Tepper, Ethan Tepper, Leah Tepper, Nina Tepper, Varda Tepper.