Jason Colwell is an associate professor of mathematics and teaches courses in algebra, statistics, calculus, geometry, and analysis. He also provides web support for the Mathematics Placement Examination.
Jason received his Ph.D. in mathematics in 2004 from the California Institute of Technology (studying elliptic curves), M.Sc. in mathematics in 1998 from the University of Alberta (studying algebraic geometry), and B.Sc. in 1995 from the same institution. After a one-year teaching appointment at the University of Southern California and a two-year postdoctoral position at the University of California San Diego, he began teaching full-time at Emmanuel College in 2006.
Jason was an invited participant at the ninth Gathering For Gardener in 2010, an international conference on recreational mathematics in honor of the late Martin Gardener (the editor for 30 years of the column Mathematical Games in Scientific American), and will again be an invited participant at the tenth Gathering in 2012.
Jason and his wife Mary have a son, Nathanael, and a daughter, Eliana.
Harold Connerley, assistant professor, received his B.S. from Mississippi State University, M.Ed. from Auburn and Ed.S. from Georgia State University. He has taught mathematics in Georgia for 42 years and in his leisure time is an avid hiker of the Appalachian Trail.He and his wife, Lu, have been married over 40 years and have two children, Robert and Allen.Mr. Connerly’s favorite scripture verse is Psalms 23:1, “The Lord is my Shepherd and I shall not want!”
Cathy Monroe, instructor, received her B.A. in mathematics education from Georgia College and her M.Ed. in mathematics education from the University of Georgia. She taught in the public school system for 31 years and came to Emmanuel full-time in 2006. She teaches courses in precalculus, trigonometry, geometry, college algebra, math methods for high school teacher candidates and math for elementary and middle school teacher candidates. She also observes and coaches teacher candidates in the nearby schools.
She is a member of The Grove (www.grovelevel.com) in Maysville, Ga. Cathy and her husband, Zane, have three children; Patrick, Mark and Michelle.
Ashley Zenisek, mathematics lecturer, teaches college algebra and differential equations at Emmanuel. Prior to working here, Ashley taught at Milwaukee School of Engineering and Marquette University with a primary (but not limited) focus on the calculus series. In 2005, she received a B.A. in Christian ministry and a B.S. in mathematics from Wheaton College. She continued her studies at Wheaton and earned an M.A.T. in secondary math education (2007). Ashley furthered her knowledge in both mathematics and computer science by receiving an M.S. in computational sciences from Marquette University in 2011. Currently, she is attending UGA in pursuit of her Ph.D. in mathematics education. Ashley is originally from the state of Wisconsin, so she loves her beloved Packers and is a huge cheesehead.