Short Vita for James E. Schultz
Robert L. Morton Emeritus Professor of Mathematics Education
Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701
Address: 517 Indian Oaks Lane, Sheboygan, WI 53081 Email:schultz@ohio.edu
Web Site: https://people.ohio.edu/schultz/
Professional:
- Ph. D. in mathematics education and M. S. in mathematics from The Ohio State University, B. S. in mathematics education from the University of Wisconsin
- Five years high school teaching experience in Wisconsin
- 35 years university teaching experience, including 11 years as the Morton Chair of Mathematics Education at Ohio University, 22 years in university math departments (Ohio State University and others), and two additional years in colleges of education
- visiting appointments at seven universities, including Michigan State University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Georgia
- co-author of 1989 NCTM Standards
- author or co-author of 25 college, secondary, and middle school textbooks
- acknowledged as a contributor in 14 other books
- author or co-author of over 30 articles in 11 different journals
- writings translated into Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Hebrew, French, Spanish
- contributor to five movies and videos
- principal investigator or co-principal investigator for five grants
- contributor to two National Science Foundation curriculum projects
- presentations at Berkeley, Cambridge, and many others including 18 foreign countries
- co-organizer of seven national and international conferences
- member of three national committees, chair or the NCTM’s Educational Materials Committee
- classroom observations in 16 countries
- director of seven Ph. D. dissertations
- cofounder of USACAS, whose eleven Annual Conferences have interfaced classroom teachers with international leaders in the use of computer algebra systems
- awarded the 2005 Christofferson-Fawcett Award by the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics for “Inspiration and Devotion to Education in Mathematics”
Personal:
- Author of Our German Heritage, Sheboygan County Historical Research Center, 2018
- American Contract Bridge League Life Master
- Professional Association of Diving Instructors International Open Water Certified Diver