The Dana Latch Papers contains items relating to Latch's career as Associate Professor of Mathematics at North Carolina State University, in the Department of Mathematics. The materials include teaching materials, departmental correspondence, annual faculty reports, and seminar abstracts. While the majority of the materials document Latch's teaching career, reports reflect her expansive research relating to mathematics, 1989-1994.
Dana May Latch received her B.A. at Harpur College, State University of New York (SUNY) in 1965, her M.A. in Mathematics at Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY) in 1967, and her Ph.D. in Mathematics at City University of New York (CUNY), Graduate School in 1971. Latch served as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Rutgers University, Lawrence University and North Carolina State University. Her professional career also included positions as Professor of Computer Science and Program Director in Theoretical Computer Science. Her career included instructional innovations, papers published in refereed journals, grants, and seminar talks.
Dana May Latch graduated from Harpur College, State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton. She went on the receive her Master of Arts Degree (MA) in Mathematics in 1967. In 1971, she received her Ph.D.in Mathematics at City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate School.
From 1971 to 1979, Latch served as an Associate Professor in Mathematics at Rutgers University, Lawrence University, and North Carolina State University. In addition, she served as a visiting professor at the Universitat Konstanz and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Between 1985 to 1988, Latch was a Professor of Computer and Information Science at Brooklyn College at the City University of New York (CUNY), while on leave from Associate Professorship duties at North Carolina State University. Between 1989 to 1994, Latch maintained an academic position as Associate Professor of Mathematics at North Carolina State University.
Latch's professional areas of interest include mathematics and computer science. As an instructor, Latch taught courses relating to these subjects. Professor Latch was a prolific writer who published articles in refereed journals and technical reports. In addition, she received research grants relating to functional programming languages and syntactic algebras. Latch also presented lectures at workshops and seminars in the United States, Wales, Germany, and Italy. Other professional activities include: conference chair for the Association for Computing Machinery, Association for Women in Computing, Association for Women in Mathematics, American Mathematical Society, IEEE Computer Society, and the International Theory Group. Instructional innovations include designing a Functional Programming Course for NTU and MCNC Television Networks, as well as open book explanation examination.
This collection contains materials relating to Dana May Latch, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics at North Carolina State University, from 1989 through 1994. The collection documents relate to Latch's academic teaching responsibilities. Materials within the collection include course materials, lesson plans, lesson notes, and examinations. In addition, there are annual faculty reports, departmental correspondence, and drafts of extended abstracts.
The papers of Dana May Latch are arranged chronologically, and then by course number therein.
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[Identification of item], Dana Latch Papers, MC 00267, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Received from Dana Latch in 1999 (Accession no. 1999-0010).
Processed by Beverly King, 2010 May; Finding aid written by Beverly King, 2010 May.
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[Identification of item], Dana Latch Papers, MC 00267, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.