Donald 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

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