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The Greatest Mathematicians of the 20th Century



Centre math majors are broadly educated. Many complete a second major and all comeplete a broad range of general education requirements. Upon graduation, they have been very successful in finding high quality jobs in many different fields. This list is compiled from our students who have graduated in the past ten years.

Distinguished Award Winners

  • Sara Boehm, 2003 Gavin Eastman Wiseman Valedictorian Prize for the highest gpa while earning a double major in economics and mathematics.
  • Natalie Lents, 2003 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship to study mathematics during her senior year at Centre College.
  • Michael Lanham, 2000 Rhodes Scholar to study mathematical biology at Oxford University in England.
  • Emily Upton, 1999 Fulbright Scholar to study the mathematics education system in France.
  • Brian Mattingly, 1998 Fulbright Scholar to study Gypsy culture in Spain.

Finance and Insurance

  • Research Analyst for AC Neilsen BASES
  • Underwriter at Humana Corporation
  • Economist at the Research Triangle Institute
  • Analyst at the 5th Third Bank in Louisville
  • Actuaries at Humana, Safeco, Sedgewick James, Inc.
  • Accountants at Ventura Foods and Ray, Hegen, & Henderson
  • Financial Analyst at Wheat First Union Bank
  • Credit Analyst at First Farmers Bank
  • Application System Programmer at First American National Bank
  • Assistant Trader at The Iyo Bank

Engineering

  • Electrical Engineer at Motorola
  • Research and Development at Hewlett-Packard
  • Geotechnical Engineer
  • Environmental Engineer at Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
  • Mechanical Engineer at Ford Motor Company
  • Chemical Engineer at Abbott Laboratories

Medical Professions

  • Surgeon in Louisville
  • Physician at West Jefferson Medical Center
  • Audiologist at Beltone Hearing Center
  • Respiratory Therapist at Caritas Hospital
  • Physician Assistant

Systems Analysts & Computer Programmers

  • Systems Analyst at Exstream Software Company
  • Software Developer at Exstream Software Company
  • Consulting Systems Engineer at Humana
  • Systems Analyst at Trecom Business Systems, Inc.
  • Systems Consultant at Lucent Technologies
  • Systems Administrator at Addington Environmental, Inc.
  • Programmer and Analyst at Federal Express
  • Business Relations Analyst at Electronic Data Systems
  • Systems Analyst at East KY Power Cooperative
  • Computer Programmer at Lexmark International
  • Systems Analyst at Total Development Solutions

Law and Government

  • Law School at Berkeley
  • Law School at Harvard
  • Law School at University of Kentucky
  • Several members of the U.S. Army
  • One member of the FBI

Teaching

There are Centre math majors teaching at all levels of education - elementary, secondary, and college including:
  • Finneytown High School in Finneytown, Ohio
  • Lexington Catholic High School in Lexington, Kentucky
  • Lexington High School in Lexington, Massachusetts
  • Lincoln High School in Lincoln County, Kentucky
  • Male High School in Louisville, Kentucky
  • Scott High School in Kenton County, Kentucky

Graduate School (since 1990)

  • Chemistry at Wake Forest University
  • Chemistry at University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon
  • Computer Science at the University of Kentucky
  • Computer Science at the University of Massachusetts
  • Economics at University of Louisville
  • Law at Berkeley
  • Law at Harvard
  • Law at University of Kentucky
  • Materials Science at Pennsylvania State University
  • Mathematical Biology at Oxford University
  • Mathematics at Dartmouth College
  • Mathematics at Purdue University
  • Mathematics at the University of Georgia
  • Mathematics at the University of Illinois
  • Mathematics at University of Kentucky
  • Mathematics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Mathematics at the University of Virginia
  • Mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Mathematics at Wake Forest University
  • Optics at the University of Rochester
  • Physics at Dartmouth College
  • Physics at Georgia Tech
  • Physics at Michigan State University
  • Physics at University of Virginia
  • Statistics at the University of Kentucky

Other Career Choices

  • Assistant PGA Professional Apprentice at Old Capital Golf Club
  • Assistant account executive for the Idea Farm
  • Purchasing Specialist at Toyota Motor Manufacturing
  • Account supervisor at The Integer Group
  • Architect
  • District production manager at Holex Ltd.
  • Minister
  • Product manager at AT&T Network Systems
  • Program coordinator at Duke University Women's Center
  • Project director at Management Sciences Associates
  • Quality Control at Fruit-of-the-Loom
  • Quality manager at Praxair/Pyromet
  • Slot machine designer

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