Mary Lovenia Deconge-Watson
Personal Information
Born: 1933
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Black
Education
BA Mathematics & French, Seton Hill College 1959; MA Mathematics, Louisiana State University, 1962; PhD Mathematics, St. Louis University, 1968
Professional Life
Field of Study: Mathematics; educator
Institution/Corporation: Southern University
Degrees & Memberships: Member: American Society of Mathematicians; Mathematical Association of Aerica; NAACP; Pi Mu Epsilon; Sigma Xi
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 3 time Teacher of the Year Award, Southern University; 1990, Department of the Year & Outstanding Chair Award, Southern University; 1996, St. Louis University Outstanding Graduate of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Achievements: 15th African American female to receive a PhD in Mathematics; 2nd black student to attend Seton Hill College; Chair of Mathematics Dept at Southern University; known for her publications related to Cauchy s Problem for Higher-Order Abstract parabolic equations
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