Robert Gardner Bartle

Background

Bartle, Robert Gardner was born on November 20, 1927 in Kansas City, Missoury. Son of Glenn Gardner and Wanda (Mittank) Bartle.

Education

Bachelor of Arts with highest honors, Swarthmore College, 1947; S.M. Entertainment, University of Chicago, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1951.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, Yale University, New Haven, 1951-1952; instructor, Yale University, New Haven, 1952-1955; from assistant professor to professor mathematics, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1955-1990; professor emeritus, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1990; professor math, Eastern Michigan U., Ypsilanti, 1990-1997.

Achievements

• Robert Gardner Bartle has been listed as a noteworthy mathematics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, London Mathematics Society.

Connections

Married Doris Marie Sponenberg, October 6, 1951. Children— James, John. Married Carolyn June Bloemker, April 1, 1982.

Father:

Glenn Gardner Bartle

Mother:

Wanda (Mittank) Bartle

Spouse:

Carolyn June Bloemker

Spouse:

Doris Marie Sponenberg