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April 25, 2007
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Wenstrom named post secondary Educator of the Year at Link banquet
  
COLUMBUS, Miss. – Dr. Jane Hurley Wenstrom, professor of mathematics at Mississippi University for Women, was named the 2007 post secondary Educator of the Year at the Columbus-Lowndes Development Link’s 20th annual Education Excellence Banquet.
   
Each year, the Link sponsors the banquet to honor outstanding seniors who attend city, county and private schools and students who are home schooled. Elementary, middle school, high school and post secondary educators were also recognized. The banquet was held Monday evening at East Mississippi Community College in the lyceum.
   
“I believe there is no greater call than that of a classroom teacher, said Paul Miller, vice president for EMCC’s Golden Triangle campus before making the presentations. “We appreciate all that you do.”
    
Wenstrom was the 2006 recipient of the Faculty Member of the Year award. She has served MUW since 1995, teaching a variety of courses such as complex analysis, differential equations, college algebra, trigonometry, statistics, advanced calculus, calculus and pre-calculus. She has authored or coauthored several papers and publications involving mathematics, as well as presented and worked on several research projects.
   
She has instructed several summer institutes for in-service mathematics teachers and is organizer of the annual Sonia Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day.
   
Wenstrom is a member of the American Mathematical Society, the Association for Women in Mathematics and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
   
Dr. Dorothy Kerzel, interim dean and professor of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences, said, “She is one of our outstanding faculty in the classroom and in the community.”