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Mathematics Faculty
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Karen Donnelly (email me | visit my home page)
Professor of Mathematics
Degrees: Bachelor's degree, Indiana University; doctoral degree, Northwestern University.
A faculty member in SJC's Mathematics Department for almost 20 years, Professor Donnelly specializes in probability and teaches courses in a number of related areas. Her list of accomplishments include having written a laboratory manual with computer exercises for linear algebra and overseeing SJC's Teaching Scholars Program, a program that encourages students to create innovative lesson plans in mathematics and allows them to teach those plans in actual classroom settings. |
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Rev. Philip Gilbert, C.PP.S. (email me | visit my home page)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Degrees: Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Saint Joseph's College; bachelor's degree, University of Dayton; master's degree in Mathematics, University of Illinois.
A graduate of Saint Joseph's College, Rev. Gilbert has been teaching mathematics courses at SJC since 1961. |
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Margery McIlwain (email me | visit my home page)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Degrees: Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Chemistry, Purdue University; master's degree in the Teaching of Math, Purdue University.
Professor McIlwain has been a part of the Saint Joseph's College faculty since 1985, teaching many freshman-level mathematics courses such as Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Math Fundamentals, and Math for Elementary Education majors. She is also a freshman seminar advisor and has served as the faculty sponsor for the student group Make a Choice. She served as the Dean of Freshmen from 1998-2002. Twice each year, she opens her home to host a dinner for all past and present Calculus students. Before coming to SJC, Professor McIlwain spent seven years teaching math and chemistry at the high school level. She is a recipient of the Sister Catherine Fay Award, the Teaching Excellence Award, and several student-nominated teaching awards. She enjoys many adaptive outdoor sports, including waterskiing, whitewater rafting, scuba diving, and tennis. |
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Roger Olson (email me | visit my home page)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Degrees: Bachelor's degree in Geology, State University of New York, College at Oneonta; master's and doctoral degrees in Mathematics, University of Notre Dame.
A self-coined "generalist," Professor Olson is interested in a broad range of environmental issues, with a special interest in resource conservation. He is also an advocate for efficient public transportation, particularly electric rail systems, because of their virtually pollution-free methods of operation. |
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