Background
Layton, William Isaac was born on September 26, 1913 in Cameron, Missouri, United States. Son of Joseph Evening and Mary Rebecca (Leighton) Layton.
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William Isaac Layton
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William Isaac Layton, American mathematics educator. Certified teacher, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia. Recipient Alumni Distinguished Professor award Stephen F. Austin State University, 1976, Meritorious Service award National Council Teachers of Mathematics, 1984, Fifty Years Teaching award, 1987; named Professor of Year, Newberry College, 1988, 92.
Education
Bachelor of Science, University of Southern California, 1934; Master of Science, University of Southern California, 1935; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 1948.
Career
Mathematics teacher, Greer High School, Greer, South Carolina., 1935-1936; mathematics teacher, Rome High School, Rome, Georgia, 1937-1939; mathematics department head, Albany Senior High School, Albany, Georgia, 1939-1940; mathematics teacher, Peabody Demonstration, Nashville, Tennessee, 1940-1941; mathematics and engineering drawing teacher, Amarillo College, Amarillo, Texas, 1941-1946; mathematics department head, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1946-1948; associate professor mathematics, Auburn (Alabama) U., 1948-1949; dean of instruction, Frostburg (Maryland.) State College, 1949-1950; chairman mathematics and statistical, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas, 1950-1979; math professor, Newberry (South Carolina.) College, 1979-1992; professor emeritus, Newberry (South Carolina.) College, 1992-1996; chairman mathematics, computer science and physics, Newberry (South Carolina.) College, 1982-1992; acting chair department mathematics, computer science and physics, Newberry (South Carolina.) College, 1992-1993.
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President, founder East Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Member American Mathematics Society (president Texas section), Mathematics Association American, South Carolina Council Teachers of Mathematics, South Carolina Academy of Sciences, Rotary (president South Carolina 1987), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Delta Kappa, Pi Mu Epsilon.
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Married Eva James Wade Layton, March 28, 1941. Children: Mary Layton Wells, Gay Layton Aycock.
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April 19, 1996 (aged 82)
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Recipient Alumni Distinguished Professor award Stephen F. Austin State University, 1976, Meritorious Service award National Council Teachers of Mathematics, 1984, Fifty Years Teaching award, 1987. Named Professor of Year, Newberry College, 1988, 92.Recipient Alumni Distinguished Professor award Stephen F. Austin State University, 1976, Meritorious Service award National Council Teachers of Mathematics, 1984, Fifty Years Teaching award, 1987. Named Professor of Year, Newberry College, 1988, 92.