g sure icl of Robert Jackson Hursey, Jr. Personal Data Date and Place of Birth: August 13, 1940, Wilmington, North Carolina Family: Wife - Peggy Joyce Fussell One Son One Daughter Professional History Positions and Ranks Institutions Associate Professor of Mathematics East Carolina Univ. Assistant Professor of Mathematics East Carolina Univ. Assistant Professor of Mathematics Madison College, Harrisonburg, Va. Lecturer College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va. Education Institutions Field(s) of Concentration Dates Degrees University of North Carolina English and Mathematics 1958-1962 B.S. at Chapel Hill College of William and Mary Mathematics 1962-1964 M.A. University of Alberta Mathematics 1966-1969 Ph.D. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Honors, Fellowships, etc. University of North Carolina Scholarship (1958-1962). Finalist in the John M. Morehead Scholarship, U.N.C. (1958). Graduate Scholarship and Teaching Assistantship at the College of William and Mary (1962-1964). Graduate Scholarship and Teaching Assistantship at the University of Alberta. National Research Council of Canada Fellowship (1967-1969). Member of/j,.&, Honorary Mathematics Fraternity. Associate member of >, ‘// Selected as an “Outstanding Teacher"(1975-1976 and 1977-1978). Publications 3 Journal Articles: 1. “On the Totient Functions of Jordan and Zsigmondy," Am. Math. Monthly, Vol. 73, No. 6, June-July, 1966, pp. 608-610. 2. "Ordered Groups Satisfying the Maximal Condition Locally," Can. Jour. Math., Vol. XXII, pp. 753-758. 3. "On Ordered Polycyclic Groups," Proc. Am. Math. Soc., Vol. 28, No. 2, a 1971, pp. 391-394. € Resume ~ Robert J. Hursey, Jr. zt. Reviews: I have served as a referee for several articles submitted to “The Bulletin of the Calcuta Math. Soc." III. Books: I am preparing currently a manuscript for an honors-level freshman mathematics course, "This is Algebra?" This proposed text is the logical culmination of lecture notes created over a decade of experience and designed to challenge the motivated student who expresses no particular interest in mathematics. Compositions: 1. "Those Subtle Differences In Our University System," NCFT Teacher, Oct., 1978. "University Professors Need The Benefits of Union Activities," NCFT Teacher, Oct., 1978. "Benefits of Collective Bargaining for N.C. Public Employees," The News and Observer, 6-15-79, p. 5. "Collective Bargaining Isn't Evil," The Greensboro Daily News, 6-25-79. "Collegiality or Collective Bargaining: A False Dichotomy," in preparation for the East Carolina Symposium, "Trends in Higher Education." Documents: 1. "The Professorate vs. Other State Employees," a report to the N.C. House of Representatives, Sub-Appropriations Committee, April, 1977. 2. “Tax Sheltering and the Retirement Systems for State Employees, Parts I, If, and III," three reports submitted to the Legislative Research Commission's Committee on the Tax Shelter of State Employee Retirement Systems, 12-14-78, 1-5-79, and 2-5-79, respectively. "Report on the Economic Status of the N.C. Professorate," submitted to the N.C. Conference of the Am. Assoc. of Univ. Professors and the North Carolina Fed. of Teachers, Spring, 1979. Representative Professional Activities: 1. Member of A. Math. Society (1969 - Bs 2. Member of and M.A.A. Representative for the Math. Assoc. of America (1969 - ); 3. WVice-chair of the Faculty of East Carolina University and ex-officio member of numerous committees (10) of the Faculty Senate (1979-80) ; Member of numerous committees of the Faculty Senate (1969- 3 Delegate to the Faculty Assembly of the University of North Carolina (1973- a: Chair of the Faculty Welfare Committee of the Faculty Assembly (1981- 3 Vice Chair (1980-81); Chair, Committee Z, On the Economic Status of the Professorate, NC Conference of A.A.U.P., 1978-79; Chair, N.C. Federation of Teachers Legislative Committee, Higher Education Division, 1979- President, East Carolina Federation of Teachers, 1977- - Member (ex officio) of The Planning Commission of East Carolina University (1979-1980) ; Resume ~- Robert J. Hursey, Jr. 11. Member ( and Vice-chair) of the Sub-Commission on Academic Programs, The Planning Comm. of E.C.U. (1979- 3 12. Member, Ad Hoc Committee on the Revision of "Appendix C, Personnel Policies of E.C.U." (1979- );3 13. Member (elected by faculty) of the Search Committee for the Dean of Arts and Sciences (1979-1980); Consultant to the Legislative Kesearch Commission, Committee on the Tax Shelter of State Employee Retirement Systems: three presentations, 12-14-78, 1-5-79, 2-5~-79; 15. Delegate to the State Convention of the North Carolina Federation of Teachers (1977,1978, 1979); 16. Invited Speaker, English Honors Seminar, Oct. 1980; 17. Chair, Graduate Committee of the Mathematics Dept. of E.C.U. (1978- Vk 18. Chair, E.C.U. Faculty Welfare Committee (1981- ); 19. Member of Executive Committee of the Faculty Assembly of U.N.C. (1981- 20. Finalist for the American Council on Education's Fellowship in Academic Administration (1981). Civic and Community Activities: 1. Member, Jarvis United Methodist Church, Greenville, N.C. (1970- 2 2. Member of Executive Council, Boy Scouts of America, Oakmont Troop (1977). Avocations, Sports, Travel, Languages, and Special Skills: Jogging, racquetball, reading; Reasonable knowledge of French and German.