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Mary Lovenia Deconge-Watson

1933 - Present
Mathematics; educator
USA USA

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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