Lakeland College

Position: Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science; Director of Academic Computing

Education: B.A. Mathematics, Knox College
M.S. Mathematics, Oklahoma State University
Ph.D. Mathematics, Oklahoma State University

First year at Lakeland: 1979

Educational Philosophy: "There is an ancient Chinese proverb, "Give a man a fish and he eats for one day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime." This is the basis for my educational philosophy. Teach facts and a person is perhaps equipped for the present. Teach people how to research, analyze, and synthesize and people are equipped for a lifetime.

Courses taught: Mathematics Workshop; Freshman Studies; World of Ideas; Sophomore Studies: Honors Section; Junior Studies: The Sixties; Intermediate Algebra; Pre-Calculus; Mathematics for Elementary/Middle School Teachers; Probability and Statistics; Calculus I; Calculus II: Discrete Mathematics; Real Analysis; College Geometry; Complex Analysis; Differential Equations; Linear Algebra; Numerical Analysis; Topology; Seminar in Mathematics; Calculus III

Family: Wife, Shelley; Daughters, Rachael and Alyssa; Son, Brooks

Professional Achievements: "A Note on Thom Classes in General Cohomology," R.K. Haas and H. Uehara, Nagoya Math J. Vol 79 (1980), 68-78. Ameritech/WFIC Planning Team 1998 - Present; Ameritech/WFIC Teaching and Learning Mentor 2001 - Present.

Community Involvement: Singer Lakeshore Chorale; served on the board of the Lakeshore Chorale; served on the council of First United Lutheran Church

Personal Web Site: http://www1.lakeland.edu/personal/faculty/~haas