Strides in Math Education, Community Outreach Add up to Piper Honor
Math Department Chair Jeffrey Morgan Becomes 10th UH Professor To Receive Prestigious Title![Jeffrey Morgan](../../../../_images/math/news/morganpiper.jpg)
An ardent supporter of mathematics education at the university, high school and middle school levels, University of Houston (UH) professor Jeffrey J. Morgan has been selected a 2013 Piper Professor by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation. He will receive a $5,000 honorarium for his superior college-level teaching and will be recognized by President Renu Khator during a 6 p.m. ceremony May 8 at the Rockwell Pavilion.
“I teach to give something back that was given to me. It was clear from a young age that I had a hunger for teaching, and this was because a few excellent teachers in K-12 played an amazing role in shaping my life,” Morgan said. “The most prominent of these was a man named Bob Collings, who taught me mathematics from 9th to 12th grade. He was both a teacher and mentor to me and forever changed my life path. His teaching was dynamic, and his willingness to listen to me and offer advice was inspiring. I became captivated with mathematics and less confused about life. Moreover, I was inspired to do for others what he had done for me.”