Department News
First Statistics Minor Graduates
Nathaniel Scarbrough is the first FM student graduate with a Minor in Statistics. The Department of Mathematics began offering the statistics minor in Fall 2021. We are so proud of Nathan and all of the students currently in the statistics program. For more information on the statistics minor, contact Dr. Nicole Panza
Math Majors Graduate
FM mathematics majors Sam Cathcart, Eli Hellmig, Katarina Floyd, Tori McCaskill, Jordan Hinson and James Gray graduated at the FM Spring 2024 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday May 4 2024. Sam graduated with University Honors. The Department of Mathematics congratulates these outstanding Math Patriots. We encourage all alumni to keep us up-to-date on their lives using the form on our alumni page.
Mathematics Department Hosts Conference
On Friday, April 12, 2024 the Department of Mathematics proudly hosted its annual Francis Marion Undergraduate Mathematics Conference. The conference was well attended by students and faculty from colleges and universities in the region. FM math majors gave talks about their mathematics research projects. For more information about the conference, contact Dr. Kevin LoPresto, Conference Director.
Mathematics Students Honored
Each Spring at the University academic awards ceremony, outstanding students in every campus department are honored. This year, the Mathematics faculty selected graduating senior mathematics majors, Austin Freeman and Eli Hellmig to receive the Mathematics Award. Eli, a double major in math and computational physics, also won the Computational Physics Award. Math major Emily Thigpen won the inaugural Bill Whitmire Math Education Award. Also, math major Tori McCaskill received the President’s Undergraduate Research Award. Jordan Hinson, a double major in math and computer science won the Computer Science Award and the Scholastic Achievement Award. Congratulations to these students and all of our majors and minors on an outstanding academic year!
Math Faculty Member Elected As State Director
Dr. Denise Rangel Tracy was elected as the State Director for South Carolina for the MAA-SE. Dr. Tracy will hold the position for the next three years. Congratulations to Dr. DART!
Students, Faculty and Alumni Attend MAA-SE Spring Conference
The MAA-SE Section Meeting was held on March 7-9, 2024 at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. Ten Mathematics faculty accompanied FM students, Eli Hellmig, Bhakti Patel, Jacob Reeder, Tori McCaskill, Katarina Floyd, Tia Spann, and Stephan Chan. While there, the students participated in Math Jeopardy, the annual Scavenger Hunt, and the Graduate School Fair. Bhakti, Tori and Katarina presented research posters. Many of the FM faculty presented work as well.
FM Mathematics Faculty Promoted and Awarded Tenure
Two FM Mathematics Faculty members were recently promoted and awarded tenure. Dr. Ivan Dungan and Dr. Daniel Scofield were tenured and promoted to Associate Professor of Mathematics. We congratulate these individuals on these accomplishments!
Inspiring Women for Generations: NCUWM 2024
From January 26-28, 2024, FM students Katarina Floyd, Tori McCaskill and Bhakti Patel and FM Math faculty Dr. Nicole Panza attended the 26th annual Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The conference’s purpose is to support women in their pursuit of mathematics. Both Tori and Bhakti gave poster presentations to share the research that they have completed. We look forward to returning to Lincoln next year!
