Paul Irwin (e-mail) (web site)
Chair of the Mathematics Department, Charles A. Dana Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland

I feel very fortunate to be teaching at Randolph College. I teach most mathematics courses on a rotating basis with other members of the department, and I also teach some elementary computer science courses. One of the things I enjoy most besides teaching and advising students is being the liaison to our junior-year-abroad program at the University of Reading, England - Randolph College Abroad: The World in Britain.

One of my interests is cryptanalysis (akin to codebreaking) and I wrote several computer programs that were included as a supplement in the third printing of the book Elementary Cryptanalysis by Abraham Sinkov.

I love to garden and enjoy the flowers and vegetables that result. I enjoy riding a bike for exercise in the early morning hours although Lynchburg, the City of Seven Hills, presents interesting challenges. And I love driving around in my convertible with the top down.

Martha Dasef (e-mail)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S. Alma College; M.S., Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Yesem Kurt (e-mail) (web site)
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Middle East Technical University; Ph.D., Indiana University

Marc Ordower (e-mail)
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Ph.D., SUNY, Stony Brook