Background
Struik, Ruth Rebekka was born on December 15, 1928 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
Struik, Ruth Rebekka was born on December 15, 1928 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
Bachelor, Swarthmore College, 1949; Master of Arts, University of Illinois, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, New York University, 1955.
Lecturer mathematics, Columbia University, New York City, 1955; assistant professor, Drexel Institute Technology, Philadelphia, 1956-1957; lecturer, U. British Columbia, 1957-1961; from assistant professor to professor mathematics, U. Colorado, Boulder, since 1961.
Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Association Women Mathematics Sigma Xi.
Daughter of Dirk Jan and Ruth (Ramler) S. Divorced 1969; children: Marion, Margo, Louise.