Roger Bain Nelsen

Background

Nelsen, Roger Bain was born on December 20, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Howard Ernest and Ann Maxwell (Bain) Nelsen.

Education

Bachelor, DePauw University, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke U., 1969.

Career

Professor mathematics, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon, since 1969. Visiting professor Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, 1986, 88, 90-91, U. Massachusetts-Amherst, 1983-1984, 93. Associate editor College Mathematics Journal, Washington, since 1989.

Referee Mathematics Magazine, American Mathematics Monthly.

Achievements

• Roger Bain Nelsen has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association of University Professors, American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: sailing, bicycling, hiking, photography, numismatics.

Connections

Father:

Howard Ernest Nelsen

Mother:

Ann Maxwell (Bain) Nelsen