What Alumni and Students Are Saying

Ruthanne Hassey

The math courses I took at Houghton covered a wide range of topics, all of which I found interesting.

Ruthanne Hassey (’04) has completed the second year of her Ph.D. work in Physical Chemistry at the University of Massachusetts.

In the photo: Ruthanne is working at a microscope in her lab.

Jason Leininger

I loved my years as part of the mathematics community at Houghton College. I learned many important skills that have helped me in law school and in my career, including analytical thinking and teamwork.

In the photo: Jason Leininger is an associate attorney at Portnoff Law Associates near Philadelphia where he manages several legal teams in the practice of municipal law.

David Truesdell

David Truesdell, ENS, USN is a Commissioned Officer in the US Navy. He is currently stationed in PT Mugu, CA with a Hawkeye squadron which deploys on the aircraft carrier, USS Nimitz.

 

 

DanaLea Gorczyca

I had a wonderful experience at Houghton College and would not trade it for anything. It has certainly helped shape me into the person that I am now. The mathematics faculty continually challenged me to excel. With the training I received, I entered my graduate program at SDSU with ease. I could not have been better prepared.

DanaLea Gorczyca ’04 is a graduate student in mathematics at South Dakota State University, where she is pursuing work in Topology. She is pictured here in front of Crothers Engineering Hall. She and Jason Woehl plan to be married in May 2007.

CURRENT STUDENTS

The Houghton Math department is different than I expected. A good different. The professors are always willing to help you out, whether it is with school work or just to talk things through. They also encourage you to work together. As students you have the chance to learn not only from the professors, but from each other, pulling each other toward the end goal. I have learned to strive to understand what I do in math and why. Learning to type out the process for solving a problem, and reading your texts books bring you to a deeper understanding of your mathematical skills. I am thrilled to be in the Houghton College Math Department, because it has taken me so far already, and who knows how far it will take me in the future.

April Bowers ‘09

The Houghton College Math Department displays an excellence in servanthood when it comes to meeting the needs for any student. Their dedication to this field will have a student to be proud to have obtained a math degree from this institution.

Adam Steen ‘07