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Donald Vestal

Don Vestal

Title

Associate Professor/Coordinator

Office Building

Chicoine Architecture, Mathematics and Engineering Hall

Office

211

Mailing Address

Chicoine Architecture, Math & Engineering Building 211
Math & Statistics-Box 2225
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Biography

Dr. Vestal grew up in Colorado, then spent several years in Missouri, before finally locating to Brookings, South Dakota.

Education

  • Ph.D. in mathematics | University of Colorado, Boulder | 1998
  • M.S. in mathematics | Colorado State University | 1992
  • B.S. in mathematics | Colorado State University | 1990

Academic Interests

  • Ramsey theory
  • Operations research

Academic Responsibilities

  • Graduate program coordinator
  • Operations research (MATH 475, MATH 575, MATH 675)
  • Abstract Algebra (MATH 413)

Committees and Professional Memberships

  • Mathematical Association of America
  • American Mathematical Association
  • Pi Mu Epsilon
  • Kappa Mu Epsilon

Awards and Honors

  • Engineering Academic Advisor of the Year, 2013
  • Recipient of the Jesse Lee Myers Excellence in Teaching Award, 2003

Grants

National Science Foundation CSEMS—Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics Scholarship grant # 0324082, entitled “Computer Science and Mathematics Scholarship Program.” Total award of $294,200, funded September 2003.

Areas of Research

  • Ramsey Theory on the Integers
  • Operations Research

Department(s)

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