AFTERMATH - Plymouth State University

undergraduate mathematics education and the development of appropriatemathematical software and technology-related materials. Dr. Roberts has givena number of invited presentation on the use of technology in these areas atregional meetings. He enjoys working with regional mathematics professionalsat teacher institutes.Natalya Vinogradova is an assistant professor of mathematicseducation new to the department this year. She teachesmathematics courses for prospective secondary mathematicsteachers and mathematics education courses for pre-serviceelementary teachers. Dr. Vinogradova is working with Dr. Evansand Dr. Prevost at the NH-IMPACT Center to offer workshops in New Hampshireschools and is teaching graduate mathematics education courses this summer.Her research interests are secondary school teachers’ understanding and use ofnumber theory.More Changes...By Gloria FerlandIn December, 2006, we will see yet more changes in the MathematicsDepartment with the retirements of Dr. Richard Evans and Dr. Keith Ferland, bothof whom have been at PSU since 1970. Gloria Ferland, who has taught parttimein the department for several years and full-time since 2002, will join herhusband, Keith, as they embark upon this new adventure in their lives--RETIREMENT!Dr. and Mrs. Ferland plan to remain in the Plymouth area but look forward totraveling when the mood strikes them and spending more time with their fiveyearold twin grandchildren who live in Pennsylvania. Dr. Evans and his wife,Sue, will split their time between homes in New Hampshire and Florida neverstraying too far or too long from their own grandchildren and children in NewHampshire and Massachusetts.Dr. Fernand Prevost, who has been involved in the graduate math programat PSU and the NH-Impact Center, will retire in May, 2007. Dr. Prevost was theN.H. State Math Consultant for many years before joining PSU and co-directingthe NH Impact Center.Faces in the MAC(Math Activity Center)Dr. John (Jack) Barry is the director of the Math ActivityCenter. He is responsible for screening and supervising students