Theodore Windle Palmer

Background

Palmer, Theodore Windle was born on October 19, 1935 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Ernest Jesse and Elizabeth (McDougall) Palmer.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Master of Science in Biochemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 1958; AM, Harvard University, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, Harvard University, 1966.

Career

Visiting assistant professor, Mathematics Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, 1966-1967; assistant professor mathematics, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1967-1969; associate professor, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1969-1970; associate professor, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1970-1975; professor mathematics, U. Oregon, Eugene, since 1975; head department mathematics, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1980-1983; associate dean for personnel College Arts and Sciences, U. Oregon, 1986-1990; acting dean, College Arts and Sciences, U. Oregon, 1990.

Achievements

• Theodore Windle Palmer has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Friends of Mount Pisgah Arboretum, Eugene, 1982-1983, 88, board directors, since 1974. Board directors Friends of Library, Eugene. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors, American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Oregon History Society, Hakluyt Societs, Society History of Discovery, International Society History Cartography, Western History Association, Lewis and Clark Heritage Foundation, Jedediah Smith Society, Oregon and California Trail Association, Colorado R.R. History Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Laramie Phillips, August 11, 1961. Children: Jesse David, Abraham Amos, Ruth Elizabeth.

Father:

Ernest Jesse Palmer

Mother:

Elizabeth (McDougall) Palmer

Spouse:

Laramie Phillips

child:

Ruth Elizabeth Palmer

child:

Jesse David Palmer

child:

Abraham Amos Palmer