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Famous African/ African American Mathematicians

Rubric and Research Links
Below are the Names and links for many famous African and African American Mathematicians. This will provide you valuable information in your research.

The scoring rubric for this will be based on the following criteria:

-100 Points based on the score that your peers feel you earned for your presentation. This will be based on the following criteria that you must deliver during your presentation: Name, Date of Birth, Birth Place, Teaching Positions, Research Projects Completed, Contributions to the Mathematics World, Delivery, Syntax, Overall did you make sense speaking to your classmates.

-100 Points based on the score I feel you earned based on your presentation. I will be judging based on the same criteria that your classmates will be using: Name, Date of Birth, Birth Place, Teaching Positions, Research Projects Completed, Contributions to the Mathematics World, Delivery, Syntax, Overall did you make sense speaking to your classmates.


-100 Points for your brochure that you must produce on the person. This should contain all of the above information: Name, Date of Birth, Birth Place, Teaching Positions, Research Projects Completed, Contributions to the Mathematics World, and Resources list. Also I will be looking for a picture of the person that you researched. As well the grade will be based on is the brochure presentable, is it easy to read and understand. Is this something you would be proud to show your parents and others.

50 Points additional bonus can be obtained by also presenting a displayable poster on the person you researched. It should be done in such a manner that you would be proud to ahve others see.

Research Dates in the Library 4/19/2007, 4/20/2007

Presentation Date 4/23/2007

Brochure Due 4/27/2007

Poster Due 4/27/2007 - *Bonus*
Dr. Nathaniel Dean   Dr. James C. Turner   Dr. William A. Massey  
Dr. Raymond L. Johnson   Dr. Katherine Okkiolu   Dr. Gloria F. Gilmer  
Dr. Grace Williams   Dr. Charles Lahr   Dr. Beauregard Stubblefield  
Dr. Joella Gipsson   Dr. James E. Joseph   Dr. David Blackwell  
Dr. James Donaldson   Dr. J. Ernest Wilkins   Dr. Henri Hogbe-Nlend  
Dr. Alston S. Wallace   Dr. Morris Sika Alala   Dr. Scott W. Williams  
Dr. Johnny L. Houston   Dr. Clarence A. Ellis   Dr. Percy A. Pierre  
Dr. Walter R. Talbot   Dr. Clarence F. Stephens   Dr. Abdulalim Abdullah Shabazz  
Dr. Charles Bernard Bell   Dr. Eugene Alexander Graham   Dr. Luna I. Mishoe  
Dr. Lloyd K. Williams   Dr. Vincent V. McRae   A Modern History of Blacks in Mathematics  
    Example brochures done by sixth grade students April 2007.