William Austin Beck

Background

Beck, William Austin was born on February 6, 1930 in Lakewood, Ohio, United States. Son of Clair Austin and Elizabeth Irene (Russell) Beck.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Case Institute Technology, 1951; Master of Science in Mathematics, Purdue University, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1955.

Career

Graduate teaching assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1951-1953; graduate research assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1953-1955; assistant professor mathematics, Bucknell U., Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 1955-1958; from assistant to professor mathematics, Chatham College, Pittsburgh, since 1958; lecturer in mathematics, Indiana (Pennsylvania) State University, 1960-1965; Fulbright lecturer, Al Hikma U., Baghdad, Iraq, 1965-1966.

Achievements

• William Austin Beck has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Treasurer Advocates for Mentally Ill in Transition, Pittsburgh, since 1984, Country Dance and Song Society Pittsburgh, since 1985. Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, American Association of University Professors, Pennsylvania Council Teachers Mathematics.

Interests

• Avocations: folk dancing, modern dancing, ballroom dancing, theatre, gardening.

Connections

Married Dorothy Jane Wentworth, March 31, 1951. Children: David Austin, Norman Edward, MatthewLewis.

Father:

Clair Austin Beck

Mother:

Elizabeth Irene (Russell) Beck

Spouse:

Dorothy Jane Wentworth

child:

Norman Edward Beck

child:

MatthewLewis Beck

child:

David Austin Beck