His doctoral thesis was entitled, On Two-Dimensional Analysis Situs with Special Reference to the Jordan Curve Theorem, and was advised by John R. Kline. The performance is co-presented with World Cafe Live. and students, Woodard excelled and was very popular as professor He was denied the opportunity to work at the Institute for Advanced Study because Princeton would not accept a colored person, and he was unable to attend departmental seminars at the University of Michigan, even while working under the prestigious and competitive Rosenwald fellowship, and was unable to obtain a faculty position there. Born in Galveston, Texas, on October 3, 1881, Woodard took an Bachelor of Arts at Wilberforce University in Ohio (1903), a Bachelor of Surgery (1906) and an Master of Surgery (1907) at the University of Chicago. It is always the latest song that an audience applauds the most. WebHistorical Person Search Search Search Results Results Dudley "Dee" Weldon Woodard (1881 - 1965) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days. Other talented African Americans had preceded him in earning degrees in the College and in Penns several professional schools. More significantly, Woodard was only the second African American in the nation to receive that degree. the noblest men I've ever known." More information about Claytors life and how his research was impacted by racism is available in Mathematics and the Politics of Race: The Case of William Claytor by Karen Hunger Parshall. Penn is proud to claim him among its most distinguished alumni. On site, in the District of Columbia and Baltimore, respectively, Rahsaan interviewed former colleagues of both men and obtained copies of primary source materials found in the university archives at both institutions. [1] He taught collegiate mathematics in Tuskegee for many years,[2] until finally he earned his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania (1928). Eleanor Green Jones, WebPictures of Dudley Weldon Woodard. gifted mathematicians in the nation. All of us at the University Archives hope that this tribute to African American accomplishment at Penn has helped and will continue to help the University be a better place to study and work than it otherwise would have been. College Hall, University of Pennsylvania, housed the Department of Mathematics from its inception in 1899 until the Department's move to the David Rittenhouse Laboratory Building in 1954. to the University of Pennsylvania and earned the Ph.D. degree In 1896 Lewis Baxter Moore was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. at Penn, taking his degree in Classics. direction of John R. Kline. But in that era of pervasive racial discrimination only a predominantly African American institution, West Virginia State College, welcomed him to its faculty. After Home Online Exhibits Penn History Pioneer African American Mathematicians, Permanent exhibition, DuBois College House And we are delighted that Professor Howard Stevenson, the Fellows, and Dean at DuBois College House will be providing the exhibition a permanent home in the DuBois College House Library. Mathematicae 13 (1929), 121-145. Lauren Gala is the science and digital initiatives Librarian and head of the Mathematics/Physics/Astronomy Library in the Penn Libraries at the University of Pennsylvania. Photograph courtesy of University of Pennsylvania Libraries, David Rittenhouse Lab.209 South 33rd StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19104-6395Email: math@math.upenn.eduPhone: (215) 898-8178 & 898-8627Fax: (215) 573-4063, 2023 The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to this exhibition, the extraordinary achievements of Dudley Woodard and William Claytor were virtually unknown at Penn. of Chicago, Ph.D. Enjoy our website filled with original signed acrylic paintings by award winning Artist Michael Arnold. Click on the links below for detailed information and photos on African American scientists and inventors who rose to the top of their field, Original acrylic paintings by Michael Arnold, photographs and information on all dog breeds. Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania 1928. WebDudley Weldon Woodard (October 3, 1881 July 1, 1965) He is recognized as one of the most extraordinary mathematicians in the nation. When Dudley Weldon Woodard (1881-1965) enrolled in the Graduate School at Penn in 1927, he had already accumulated a remarkable set of achievements. Kelly Gleason, an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, discusses the role of patient portal messages in supporting care partners of people with dementia. N-cell, Transactions of the American Mathematics Society Claytor went on to serve in the Army during World War II as an instructor in Anti-Aircraft Artillery Schools, and a chance meeting with statistician David Blackwell led Claytor to joining the math faculty at Howard after teaching stints at Southern University, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the Hampton Institute, now Hampton University, in Virginia. Woodard was not only a brilliant mathematician, but a man of high intelligence and dignity; he enjoyed life in spite of his racial environment. Dr. specialist in Woodard's field, said that he was "one of Read more. Don't miss a single page. degree (1907) at the University of Chicago. Woodard was a respected mathematician, professor and mentor to his students at Howard University in Washington DC, where he established the masters program in mathematics. %PDF-1.6
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Woodard was a respected mathematician, professor and mentor to his students at Howard University in Washington DC, where he established the masters program in mathematics. Its important to connect the person and their experiences with their scholarship because that deepens your appreciation for both, she says. J L Houston, Ten African American Pioneers and Mathematicians who inspired me. This portrait taken from the 1927 issue of the Bison, the Howard University yearbook, when Woodard was Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Although I found no specific information of Woodard working with other mathematicians to write papers, I do speculate that he did collaborate The class, He used the phrase "Black is beautiful" in the 1930s; he often ignored the "colored" signs and visited any men's restroom of his choice. In 1929-30 William Waldron Schieffelin Claytor (1908-1967) was the most promising student in the inaugural year of Professor Dudley Weldon Woodards new graduate mathematics program at Howard University. Visit my RedBubble page and use Michael Arnold Art to create greeting cards, T-shirts, mugs, and more. If you have comments, or spot errors, we are always pleased to hear from you.hear from you. Their contributions to University history were celebrated in A Century of Black Presence, an exhibition opened in 1980 and still on display in the lobby of the DuBois College House. It then became clear that he was among the gifted mathematicians in the nation. By early August he had prepared draft text and submitted it to the Mathematics faculty. born: October 3, 1881 Galveston, Texas. was the most promising student in the inaugural year of Prof. On Wednesday, June 28, 1928, Woodard became the 38th person to receive a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Penn. Home News Random Article All Rights Reserved. [Donaldson By early August he had prepared draft text and submitted it to the Mathematics faculty. Wilder and a group of talented topologists. In the years before 1927 four women earned the Ph.D. in Mathematics at Penn. Additionally, he was apparently highly WebDudley Weldon Woodard: The second African American to earn a PhD in mathematics, established the mathematics MS degree program at Howard University in 1929. Reprint, Annals of Mathematics, 35: 809-35. Woodard was a respected mathematician, professor and mentor to his students at Howard University in Washington District of Columbia, where he had established the graduate mathematics programOne of his best known students was William Waldron Shieffelin Claytor, who later took his Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania (1933), also under Woodard"s former advisor, John R. Kline.Woodard retired in 1947, after having become chairman of the mathematics department. Courtesy of the National Association of Mathematicians. Mark Frazier Lloyd He enrolled at Penn in the 1930-31 academic year, won a Harrison Scholarship in Mathematics in his second year, and took the most prestigious award offered at Penn at that time, a Harrison Fellowship in Mathematics, in his third and final year of graduate studies. Penn's first African American Ph.D.s in mathematics, however, did not enjoy public recognition until this exhibition was organized in 1998. in 1929, guaranteeing Howard's When Dudley Woodard enrolled in the Graduate School at Penn in 1927, he had already accumulated a remarkable set of achievements. excellent Claytor Utilizing published sources at Penn and through interlibrary loan, Rahsaan prepared for two visits to Howard University and one to Morgan State University, the institutions of higher education where Woodard and Claytor spent their professional careers. First African American to earn a Ph.D. in Mathematics. The exhibit materials were soon placed in the hands of the fabricators, who installed them in the display case in early September. Claytor personally mentored Katherine Johnson, the African American mathematician whose work was instrumental for NASAs first crewed spaceflights, while she was double majoring in math and French at West Virginia State College. He and his family once moved into what had been an all-white neighborhood because it was aesthetically nice and it was near Howard. In 1934, Dr. Claytor published his embedding theorem, which stated, a Peano continuum K is homeomorphic to a subset of the surface of a sphere if and only if it contains neither a primitive skew curve nor a topological image of either of the Figures 7 or 8. (see image left) The Polish mathematician Casmir Kuratowski had introduced Figures 7 and 8, but Claytor advanced the theory and incorporated it into an effective whole. This is really him. [1] He taught collegiate mathematics in Tuskegee for many years,[2] until finally he earned his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania (1928). William Claytor's best years may well have been those he spent in Philadelphia, but his unfulfilled promise was a great disappointment for John R. Kline and his generation of colleagues at Penn. family. Utilizing published sources at Penn and through interlibrary loan, Rahsaan prepared for two visits to Howard University and one to Morgan State University, the institutions of higher education where Woodard and Claytor spent their professional careers. He died in 1965. mathematician The pristine wilderness of Alaska is, perhaps, the last vestige of thriving populations of North American wildlife. Woodard, from all indications, was a brilliant individual "On Two-Dimensional Analysis Situs With Special Reference To The Jordan Curve Theorem." Proceedings of the Eleventh Annual Meeting of the National Association of Mathematicians (1980). died: July 1, 1965, A.B. 1940. In his lifetime he published three papers, the second, The Characterization of the Closed North-Cell in Fundamenta Mathematicae, 13 (1929), is, according to Scott Williams, Professor of Mathematics at The State University of New York, Buffalo, the first paper published in an accredited mathematics journal by an African American. WebDr. hbbd``b`v@`?$@FQ R " 4r @bl@E$6D\ y@SH9 :T HpLAb`& !u
his masters' thesis, "Loci connected with the Problem of degree from from the University of Pennsylvania; more significantly, Woodward then taught collegiate mathematics in Tuskegee for many years, until finally he earned his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania (1928). The modern Department of Mathematics at Penn dates from 1899 when mathematics at Penn became fully distinguished from cognate disciplines. degree (1906) and M.Sc. All too often, But in that era of pervasive racial discrimination only a predominantly African American institution, West Virginia State College, welcomed him to its faculty. Professor of Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania, 1920 - 1955; Chairman of the Department of Mathematics, 1933 - 1954; and Thomas A. Scott Professor of Mathematics, 1941 - 1955. He was only the second african american. Photograph courtesy of the National Association of Mathematicians, Claytor, Schieffelin. University; B.S. College Hall, ca. was during this period that he became recognized as one of the Woodard retired in 1947 and died July 1, 1965 in his home Claytor told meI guess I was a freshman, he said, youd make a good research mathematician. I said, what do they do? He said, youll have to find that out. But he said, Im going to prepare you to be a research mathematician. Johnson said in a 2012 interview for The History Makers.. He used the phrase, "black is beautiful" in the 1930s; The Polish mathematician Casmir Kuratowski had introduced Figures 7 and 8, but Claytor advanced the theory and incorporated it into an effective whole. We thank you for the opportunity to be here today. and M.S., University of Chicago, 1906 and 1907; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1928. After finishing his primary education in his home state, Woodard attended Wilberforce College in Ohio, receiving a bachelor degree in mathematics in 1903, and an M. S. degree in mathematics at the University of Chicago in 1907. Columbia's loss was Penn's gain when in 1927 Woodard took scholarly leave from Howard and spent a year at Penn, working under the direction of John R. Kline, one of the best and brightest of Penn's mathematics faculty. (1906) and an M.S. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for Dudley Weldon Woodard. In 1929-30 William Waldron Schieffelin Claytor (1908-1967) was the most promising student in the inaugural year of Professor Dudley Weldon Woodard's new graduate mathematics program at Howard University. I am Patricia Vickers, Manager of the University Records Center, and I am pleased to speak to you today on behalf of Rahsaan Maxwell, the curator of this exhibition, who is in Japan and Mark Lloyd, the director of the University Archives and Records Center, who is in New York City. Woodard's teacher at Penn, Professor John R. Kline, agreed to advise Claytor. proffeser at mulpitle schools as tuskgee university, wilberforce universityand howard. Anas Mitchell, a singer-songwriter popularly known for creating the Broadway musical Hadestown, performs in the Zellerbach Theatre. degree in mathematics. degree (1906) and M.Sc. Read more, Meet the people who worked to change the system from the inside. of the College of Arts and Sciences (1920-1929). At Howard, he also held the post of Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. There is a well-documented trend of growth among black or African American female medical school graduates. The University Archives and Records Center extends its appreciation to Professor Dennis DeTurck for his invitation to join todays celebration and to the Department of Mathematics for the opportunity to partner in the celebration of its centennial. WebGiven that Claytor was publishing in the Annals and building on the work of eminent mathematicians, he was a highly promising student, says Hynd. Later, as chair of the Math Department, he established a mathematics library, regular scholarly seminars, and visiting professorships. Praised as one of the greatest Black Mathematicians of all time, Woodard had many incredible accomplishments, having his thesis and other research published in reputable mathematics Ph.D. dissertation. It He attained he PHD from Penn in 1928. Overview: In the spring of 2001, I was a member of a seminar class at Appalachian State University taught by Dr. Sarah J. Greenwald. (1903) Wilberforce community. When he retired in 1947 as chairman of the department, he had led Howards mathematics faculty through a quarter century of steady advancement. degree and an M.S. It then became clear that he was among the gifted mathematicians in the nation. Dudley had 12 kids. V K Newell, J H Gipson, L W Rich, and B Stubblefield, J A Donaldson,Black Americans in Mathematics, in. In many ways I think that it is perhaps the best that I have ever had done under my direction.. Woodard retired in 1947, after having become chairman of the mathematics department. (age 83). After service in the United States Army during World War II, Claytor renewed his teaching, but ceased his research. to the Jordan Curve Theorem ; advisor John R. Kline. "Topological Immersion Of Peanian Continua In A Spherical Surface." That period was very difficult for Blacks who WebWoodard was a respected mathematician, professor and mentor to his students at Howard University in Washington District of Columbia, where he had established the graduate Dr. Dudley Weldon Woodard, the First African-American Mathematician to Publish a Research Paper in an International Accredited Mathematics Journal A He retired in 1947, after leading his department through 25 years of advancement and progress through an age of severe racial discrimination. In an age of discrimination, Dudley Weldon Woodard had competed and triumphed in the face of overwhelming odds. After teaching at Tuskegee University and Wilberforce, Woodard joined the faculty at Howard University in 1920. The success of the research, writing, and illustration of the exhibition is largely due to the research strategy which Mark Lloyd and Rahsaan Maxwell developed early last summer. (1907) at the University of Chicago. He received his B.A. described Woodard as, "an extremely nice man, well-balanced Elbert Cox to join him The wildlife of Florida is rich and varied, yet most of us are familiar with only a dozen or so species: the "well known endangered species such as manatees and panthers; those, like raccoons and squirrels, that have adapted to urban environments; the frightening alligators and black bears; and those like the armadillo who can't seem to cross the road. Kline. Photograph courtesy of Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University Archives, Washington, D.C. John Robert Kline (1891-1955). Woodard retired in 1947, after having become chairman of the mathematics department. A.B., Indiana University, 1918; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1924. 2nd black with Ph. When he retired in 1947 as chairman of the department, he had led Howard's mathematics faculty through a quarter century of steady advancement. He had been a member of the faculty for seven years at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama; for six years at Wilberforce University in Ohio; and since 1920, at Howard University, then the most prestigious African American university in the country. His 37 citations in 2004 place him fourth respected by those who knew him in the mathematical sciences Read more, Olympic winners, MVPS of every sport, and people who broke the color barrier. Read more, These men and women risked and sometimes lost their life to fight for the cause. If theres news at Penn, youll find it here. Penn has been the home of a number of notable African Americans, including civil rights activist W.E.B Du Bois, but only more recently have the stories of its pioneering mathematicians come to light. More significantly, Woodard was only the second African American in the nation to receive that degree. University of Pennsylvania, 1934. Professor of Mathematics. Librarian and display curator Lauren Gala sees the collection as a way to celebrate both the work and the lives of pioneering African American men and women from Penn and from the surrounding community. The variety and impressive numbers of mammals, birds and marine wildlife in Alaska draw visitors from all over the world. [4][6] He also published a study for the Committee of twelve for the advancement of the interests of the Negro race on Jackson, Mississippi in 1909,[7] a textbook, Practical Arithmetic (1911),[8] and an article on geometry teaching at Tuskegee in 1913.[9]. (now University) for seven (7) years [1907 - 1914] and on Wilberforce If you have comments, or spot errors, we are always pleased to. University of Pennsylvania, 1928. Mathematicae, 13 (1929), 121-145], and "The Characterization "Topological Immersion Of Peanian Continua In A Spherical Surface." Claytor, who Professor Woodard, fresh from earning his PhD at Penn, recommended Claytor for admission to Penn's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Professor Woodard, fresh from earning his PhD at Penn, recommended Claytor for admission to Penns Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. University of Pennsylvania, 1934. he often ignored the "colored" signs and visited any Dudley R.b Grant contributed to early childhood education in Jamaica by helping bring school supplies, books, and teachers. Reprint, Fundamenta Mathematicae, 13: 121-45. leave from Howard and spent a year at Penn, working under the During a nine-day winter break trip, students in Jianghong Lius Penn Global seminar experienced and learned about practices like tea therapy, cupping, Qi Gong, and more. Though he excelled and was hugely popular as an academic administrator, Woodard was also an intellectual. (A.B.) No corresponding effort, however, has expanded our knowledge to include the first African American graduates of the two dozen distinct academic disciplines in the School of Arts and Sciences. And we are delighted that Professor Howard Stevenson, the Fellows, and Dean at DuBois College House will be providing the exhibition a permanent home in the DuBois College House Library. 95 0 obj
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B.S., Wilberforce University, 1903; B.S. We hope you take the time to click on each image to see a larger view and to learn what the artist, Michael Arnold has to say about his paintings. This is part of a webinar series sponsored by the Penn Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratory for Healthy Aging. to earn a phd in the field he studied. But something had changed within him and he declined the offer. (1907) University thesis: On Two-Dimensional Analysis Situs with Special Reference Dudley Woodard devoted his entire professional life to the promotion of excellence in mathematics through the advancement of his students, teaching and research. Dog Encyclopedia realizes that owning a dog is like adding a new member to your family. On Wednesday, 28 June 1928, Woodard became the 38th person to receive a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Penn. In the early 1920s he began taking advanced mathematics courses in the summer sessions at Columbia University. restaurants and enjoyed the theaters of his choice in New York. We also wish to thank Professor Jerry Porter, who conceived the Woodard / Claytor exhibition and whose determination played a large part in bringing it to fruition. WebWoodard was a brilliant individual that overcame the racial barriers of his time, and became only the second African American to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics. & Fleming], The web pages were seeking an education (see Plessy vs Ferguson). references: [Houston Eighteen years ago, also under the auspices of the University Archives, extensive research established the names and biographies of the first African American alumni at each of Penns twelve schools. Since 1986, the proportion of female graduates has increased 53%, and the proportion of male graduates has declined 39%. Perhaps this exhibition will serve to encourage such additional research; surely it answers any questions concerning the distinguished presence of African Americans in the history of Mathematics at Penn. October 3, 1881-July 1 1965. Ryan Hynd is an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics in the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. One of Woodards most promising students was Claytor, who was born in 1908 and raised in Virginia. He also established a mathematics library at Howard. by Woodard, D. W., Loci Connected with the Problem Dudley went to a College called Wilberforce University in Ohio (1903-1906) he worked at a University of Chicago (1907). Despite the support of his colleagues, Michigan failed to offer him a faculty position. Woodard received the Ph.D. in mathematics of Chicago where he received a B.S. A good seat on a horse steals away your opponent's courage and your onlooker's heart-what reason is there to attack? from the University of Pennsylvania on June 28, 1928, However, et, al], [Taylor], Read more, Thin jazz, think art, think of great actors and find them here. faculty for six (6) years [1914-1920] after which he joined the Like other departments in the Graduate School, Mathematics admitted women and people of color from its inception. Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Check out my latest presentation built on emaze.com, where anyone can create & share professional presentations, websites and photo albums in minutes. 1987] [Newel Claytor with special reference to the Jordan Curve Theorem, Fundamenta He ain't ever had one degree from at Wilberforce University in Ohio (1903), his B.S. [1][11][12][13][14]. Professor Bob Engs played a huge role in our success by recruiting Rahsaan Maxwell from the Department of History. Woodard was a respected mathematician, professor and mentor to his students at Howard University in Washington District of Columbia, where he had established the graduate mathematics program
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Pioneer African American Mathematicians, University of Pennsylvania University Archives, Dudley W. Woodard, Mathematician of the African Diaspora, Black Scientists in America: Dudley Weldon Woodard, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dudley_Weldon_Woodard&oldid=1132002483, University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences alumni, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 6 January 2023, at 20:36. Reprint, Annals of Mathematics, 35: 809-35. They are created and maintained Society 42 (1937), No. and M.S., University of Chicago, 1906 and 1907; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1928. From 1907 to 1914, Woodard taught mathematics at Tuskegee Institute and then moved to join the Wilberforce faculty from 1914-1920. Professional mathematicians began to refer to these Figures as "Claytor curves." Things written down can cause a great deal of harm. 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