My experience at Austin College successfully prepared me for doctoral study. Experiential learning gave me the ability to quickly acclimate to varying teaching modalities used by my graduate professors and developed skills in critical thinking that allowed me to hit the ground running when I begin my dissertation research. I am proud to be an… [Read More]
Kenan Ince ’11
My excellent education in mathematics at AC inspired me to apply to graduate school to become a professor at a small liberal arts college similar to AC. I spent five years at Rice University in Houston getting a Ph.D. in math. My research focus was in knot theory, the study of mathematical knots. Mathematical knots… [Read More]
Sam McDonald ’08
Upon graduating Austin College in 2008, I took a job with the United States Department of Defense as an applied research mathematician. After a very interesting but brief time there, I left to pursue a career in medicine. I attended UT Southwestern in Dallas for medical school where I also completed a residency in Emergency… [Read More]
Matthew Ellington ’06
A degree in mathematics and a four-year college football career might not be the background for most physicians. Not only was Matthew Ellington on the Austin College NCAA Division III football team, he started at center for four years and served as a team captain as a senior. He knows well the important lessons a… [Read More]