Background
Agrawal, Piyush C. was born on June 26, 1936 in Khairagarh, Agra, India. Son of Ram C. and Chameli (Kiran) Agrawal. came to the United States, 1976.
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Piyush C. Agrawal
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Bachelor of Science, Agra (India) U., 1955; Master of Science, Agra (India) U., 1963; Bachelor of Education, Delhi U., 1958; Master of Science, State University of New York, Albany, 1972; Educational Specialist, State University of New York, Albany, 1978; Doctor of Education, State University of New York, Albany, 1979.
Career
Teacher, department head, Delhi (India) Administration, 1958-1968;
expert, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Liberia and Tanzania, Africa, 1968-1976;
director metric education, Regional Planning Center, Albany, 1977-1979;
supervisor mathematics, Dade County Public Schools, Miami, Florida, 1979-1994;
associate superintendent, Piscataway (New Jersey) Board Education, 1992-1994;
deputy superintendent, Piscataway (New Jersey) Board Education, 1994-1997;
acting superintendent, Piscataway (New Jersey) Board Education, since 1997. Consultant in field; Florida state coordinator national mathematics competition American Junior HighSch. Mathematics Examination, 1989-1992.
Review panelist American 2000 proposals, New Am.Schs. Development Corporation, 1992, Teacher Enhancement program, National Science Foundation, 1992. Mem.nat. advisory panel Maryland.
Public television, since 1993. Member National Advisory Council South AsianAffairs, since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Member Florida House Speaker's Task Force on Mathematics Science and Computer Education, 1982-1983, national selection committee Presidential Awards for Excelllence in Science.and Mathematics Teaching, 1990, state selection committee, 1987, 90, 91. Chairman.Fla. State Textbook Adoption Council Secondary mathematics, 1984. Member United States.Census Advisory Committee on Asian & Pacific Islander Populations, since 1993, chair, since 1995.
Member Association Indians in American (national vice president 1984-1988, 92-94, president Florida Chapter.1981-1983), United States Metric Association (annual conference chairman 1982), Florida Council Teachers Mathematics (president 1990-1992), Florida Association Mathematics Supervisor (president 1986-1987), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Staff Association (president 1971-1976), Florida Association Instrnl. Supervisor and Admisntrs. (board directors since 1985), Dade County School Adminstrs.
Association (Vice-President 1985-1986), Florida Leadership Alliance for Improving Mathematics Education (founder 1991), Middle States Association Colleges Schools (task force since 1993).
Connections
Married Sudha (Sita) Bansal, May 18, 1963. Children: Seema, Sukrit, Akhil.
