Professional and Leadership Positions

2003-09	Special Assistant to the Provost, St. Olaf College.
2000-03	Director of Institutional Research and Planning, St. Olaf College.
1999-02	Project Director for Quantitative Literacy, National Council on Education and the Disciplines.
1996-03	Senior Faculty Advisor, Office of the Provost, St. Olaf College.
1992-95	Executive Director, Mathematical Sciences Education Board (MSEB), National Research Council.
1989-92	Faculty Director of Academic Computing, St. Olaf College.
1989	Chair, Council of Scientific Society Presidents (CSSP).
1988-90	Chair, Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences (CBMS).
1985-86	President, Mathematical Association of America (MAA).
1982-88	Secretary, Section A (Mathematics), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
1979-82	Chairman, Consortium on Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP) Council.
1975-05	Professor of Mathematics, St. Olaf College.
1960-71	Institute Mittag-Leffler, Djursholm, Sweden.
1965-75	Assistant, Associate Professor of Mathematics, St. Olaf College.

Editorial Positions

2004-05	Editor, Math and Bio 2010: Linking Undergraduate Disciplines, Mathematical Association of America, 2005.
2003-06	Editor, Supporting Assessment in Undergraduate Mathematics, Mathematical Association of America, 2006.
2000-06	Consulting Editor for Mathematics, Achieve, Inc.
1991-92	Editor, Heeding the Call for Change: Suggestions for Curricular Action, Mathematical Association of America, 1992.
1991-92	Editor, Library Recommendations for Undergraduate Mathematics, Mathematical Association of America, 1992.
1990-91	Editor, Moving Beyond Myths: Revitalizing Undergraduate Mathematics, National Academy Press, 1991.
1989-94	Editorial Advisory Board, The Mathematica Journal.
1989-92	Editorial Board, The Wittenberg Review: An Undergraduate Journal of the Liberal Arts.
1989-91	Editor, MAA-NSF-Exxon Basic Library List in the Mathematical Sciences.
1989-90	Editor, On the Shoulders of Giants: New Approaches to Numeracy, National Academy Press, 1990.
1988-91	Associate Editor, Undergraduate Mathematics Education Trends.
1988-89	Editor, Reshaping College Mathematics, Mathematical Association of America, 1989.
1987-88	Editor, Calculus for a New Century: A Pump, Not a Filter, Mathematical Association of America, 1988.
1980-91	Associate Editor, Mathematical Modelling: An International Journal.
1978-82	Contributing Editor, The Mathematical Intelligencer.
1976-86	Mathematics Writer for Britannica Book of the Year.
1976-82	Contributing Editor for Mathematics, Science News.
1976-80	Co-Editor, Mathematics Magazine.
1960-92	Telegraphic Book Review Editor of The American Mathematical Monthly.

Major St. Olaf Responsibilities

2003-09	Special Assistant to the Provost.
2000-02	Director, Institutional Research and Planning.
1996-02	Member, Dean's Council.
1989-92	Chair, Academic Computing Policy Board
1989-90	Chair, Associate Dean Search Committee
1988-89	Associate Chair, Department of Mathematics
1988-89	Executive Secretary, Curriculum Review Committee
1983-84	Chair, Personnel Subcommittee on Tenure and Promotion
1979-83	Project Director, NSF CAUSE program.
1979-80	Co-Director of Academic Computing
1978-79	Acting Chairman, Department of Mathematics
1976-77	Chair, Personnel Subcommittee on Tenure and Promotion
1975-79	Danforth Liaison Officer
1972-74	Executive Secretary, Centennial Long-Range Planning Committee
1967-60	Director of N.S.F. Undergraduate Research Participation Programs

Degrees and Awards

2013	Elected Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (AMS).
2012	Sc. D., honoris causa, Valparaiso Univ., Ind; Concordia College, Minn. (1996); Wittenberg University, Ohio (1991); Luther College, Iowa (1986).
1999	Award of Appreciation, American Mathematical Society of Two Year Colleges (AMATYC).
1992	Award for Distinguished Service, The Mathematical Association of America.
1989	Board of Directors Special Award, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
1985	Elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
1982	Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
1973	Lester R. Ford Awards for Expository Writing, The Mathematical Association of America (1973, 1975).
1960	National Science Foundation Science Faculty Fellowship, Institute Mittag-Leffler, Djursholm, Sweden.
1965	Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Field: Mathematics.)
1961	Danforth (1961-65), Woodrow Wilson (1961-62), and National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships.
1961	B.A., Luther College, Decorah, Iowa. (Majors: Mathematics, Physics; Minor: Philosophy.)

Foreign Professional Experience

2003	Australia: Plenary Address, Mathematical Association of Victoria, Melbourne.
2003	New Zealand: Plenary Address, Delta'03: The Southern Hemisphere Conference on Teaching and Learning Mathematics at the University Level, Queenstown.
2000	Switzerland: Plenary Address, L'Enseignement Mathématique Anniversary Symposium, Geneva.
2000	Japan: Chief Organizer, Working Group on Mathematics Education in Universities, International Congress on Mathematics Education, Tokyo/Makuhari.
2000	South Africa: Keynote Lecture, Annual Congress of the Association of Mathematics Educators of South Africa, Blomfontein.
1998	Singapore: Plenary Lecture, ICMI Workshop on University Mathematics, Singapore.
1996	Spain: International Congress on Mathematics Education, Seville.
1991	China: Plenary Lecture, ICMI Regional Workshop, Beijing.
1990	Russia: National Academy of Science Delegation on Mathematics Education, Moscow
1990	Great Britain: ICMI Workshop on Popularization of Mathematics, Leeds.
1988	Hungary: Plenary Lecture, International Congress on Mathematics Education, Budapest.
1985	France: ICMI Workshop on Mathematics and Informatics, Strassbourg.
1985	Mexico: Cross-Cultural Study of Technology in Mathematics Education, Guanajuato.
1983	China: Assistant Leader, U.S. Delegation on Mathematics Education.
1960	Sweden: Sabbatical Leave, Institute Mittag-Leffler, Stockholm.

Departmental Reviews

2002	Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, California.
1998	Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
1998	Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York.
1990	Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington.
1990	Hope College, Holland, Michigan.
1989	Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania.
1989	Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin.
1988	Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.
1987	Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina.
1987	Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges, Pennsylvania
1986	Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio.
1985	Colgate University, Hamilton, New York.
1983	Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
1983	Colby College, Waterville, Maine.
1981	Viterbo College, LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
1981	The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio.
1981	St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota.
1980	Regis College in Denver, Colorado.
1980	Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington.
1978	Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota.
1978	St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota.

Selected Committees and Boards

1997-02	Committtee on Science Policy, Mathematical Association of America.
1999-02	SciMath-MN Board of Directors, Minnesota Department of Children, Family, and Learning.
1999-01	Mathematics Advisory Committee for Achieve's Mathematics Achievement Partnership.
1993-00	Mathematics Advisory Committee, The College Board.
1992-96	Advisory Committee, Recognizing and Recording Reform in Mathematics (NCTM).
1992-96	Committee on Opportunities in Science, American Assoc. Advancement of Science.
1992-96	Coordinating Council on Education, Mathematical Association of America.
1992-96	Advisory Committee for the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse, U.S. Dept. of Education.
1990-92	Executive Committee, Project Kaleidoscope.
1976-92	Board of Governors, Mathematical Association of America.
1985-91	Mathematical Sciences Education Board, National Research Council.
1986-89	Advisory Committee, Division of Mathematical Sciences, National Science Foundation.
1986-89	Commission on Standards, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
1985-87	Committee on Programs for Talented Youth, American Mathematical Society.
1981-86	Committee to Monitor Problems in Communications, American Mathematical Society.
1984-84	Council of the American Mathematical Society.
1979-81	U.S. Commission on the XXIII International Mathematical Olympiad.
1973-80	Committee on Publications, Mathematical Association of America.

Selected Speaking Engagements

2012	Presentation at AMS-MAA Special Session on "What Mathematics Every Citizen Should Know," MathFest, Madison, WI. Topic: "Reflections on Mathematics and Democracy."
2009	Honors Day Convocation, St. Olaf College Topic: "Adrift in a Sea of Numbers."
2005	Opening Lecture, SAUM Workshop on Assessment in Undergraduate Mathematics, Clayton, GA. Topic: "Asking the Right Questions."
2003	Plenary Address, Delta '03: The Southern Hemisphere Conference on Undergraduate Mathematics, Queenstown, New Zealand. Topic: "Refractions, Reflections, Recombinations: Democratising Maths for Mass Education."
2003	Plenary Address, Mathematical Association of Victoria, Melbourne. Topic: "Citizens or Scientists? Just Who Benefits from School Mathematics?"
2002	Keynote Lecture, Annual meeting of the California Mathematics Council, Asilomar, CA. Topic: "Quantitative Literacy."
2001	Opening Plenary Address, NSF Workshop on Rethinking Precalculus, Crystal City, VA. Topic: "Twenty Questions About Precalculus."
2000	Plenary Address, Anniversary Symposium "One Hundred Years of L'Enseignement Mathematique: Moments of Mathematics Education in the 20th Century," University of Geneva. Topic: "Analysis 2000: A Potpourri of Instructional Issues."
2000	Colloquium Lecture, University of Cape Town. Topic: "Quantitative Literacy: A Challenge for Universities."
2000	Opening Plenary Address, Annual Congress of the Association of Mathematics Educators of South Africa (AMESA). Topic:"Reaching for Quantitative Literacy."
1999	Keynote Lecture, Silver Anniversary Meeting of the American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges (AMATYC). Topic: "Making Points for Mathematics."
1998	Opening Plenary Address, International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) Study Conference, Singapore. Topic: "Revolution by Stealth: Redefining University Mathematics."
1995	American Council of Learned Societies. Topic: "National Education Standards: Implications for Higher Education and for Learned Societies."
1993	National Science Foundation Division of Education and Human Resources. Topic: "Goals for Mathematics Education: What Does it Mean to be Number One?"
1992	White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Topic: "Next Steps in Mathematics Education."
1992	Seventh International Congress on Mathematical Education, Quebec. Topic: "Undergraduate Mathematics in the United States."
1991	University of Chicago International Conference on Mathematics Education. Topic: "Will Everybody Ever Count?"
1991	Plenary Address, Regional Meeting on Mathematical Education, Beijing, China. Topic: "Facing the Future: Mathematics For Everyone."
1989	International Commission on Mathematics Instruction Workshop on Popularization of Mathematics, Leeds, UK. Topic: "Mathematical News That's Fit to Print."
1987	National Science Foundation Directorate for Science and Engineering Education. Topic: "Forces for Change in the Mathematics Curriculum."
1984	Carl Mellby Memorial Lecture, St. Olaf College. Topic: "1 + 1 = 0: The Invisible Revolution in Modern Mathematics."