Talk:David Bressoud

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A fact from David Bressoud appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 February 2009, and was viewed approximately 1,915 times (disclaimer). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that college mathematics professor David Bressoud chose to major in mathematics because that was the quickest way to complete his degree and get away from college and academia?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2009/February.

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Change the sentence: As of 2019 he is DeWitt Wallace Professor of Mathematics at Macalester College, Director of the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences and a former President of the Mathematical Association of America. To: He is DeWitt Wallace Professor of Mathematics Emeritus at Macalester College, former Director of the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences and a former President of the Mathematical Association of America.

Change: in 2017 took over the position of Director of the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences from Ron Rosier, who had served in that capacity for 29 years. To: and served as Director of the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences from 2017 until 2022.

My home page with links to my bio and resume is at davidbressoud.org. Dbressoud (talk) 22:30, 9 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

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