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Mathematics - Faculty

University Laboratory High School

Gene Bild -- Teaching Associate (Algebra 1) Mr. Bild holds a BS in mathematics from DePaul University and an MS in the Teaching of Mathematics from the U of I. He is married to U of I film-historian and theorist, Ramona Curry and they have a daughter, Jia.

Mr. Bild's mathematical interests include polyomino constructions, coding theory and tessellations. His non-mathematical passions are Chen-style taijiquan and qi gong, writing haiku and collecting vintage paperbacks, especially those with artwork by the late Edward Gorey. Mr. Bild lives at an undisclosed location near downtown Champaign.

Mr. Bild received the 2002 Edyth May Sliffe Award for Distinguished Junior High School Mathematics Teaching from the Mathematical Association of America.
 

Ioana Boca -- Teaching Associate (Geometry, Accelerated Calculus 2/3)  Dr. Boca earned her PhD in Mathematics from the University of Southern California.  She joined the Uni High faculty in August of 2006, but was already a member of the Uni family because her daughter, Simina Maria Boca, graduated from Uni in 2003.

 
Craig Russell -- Teaching Associate, Executive Teacher (Algebra 2, Statistics) Craig earned his S.B. in mathematics at MIT in 1983, then served in the Army for seven years before being "assigned" to RPI, where he earned an MS in Applied Mathematics and completed all but dissertation requirements for the PhD in 1992. He then taught for two years at the United States Military Academy (West Point) and was the math department leader in a study involving issuing students laptop computers for class work. After West Point, Craig taught and led the math department at St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Jackson, Mississippi for four years, before coming to Uni in the fall of 1998.  Craig's favorite people are his wife and two children, followed by students who like math.  Ask about the greyhounds!  Course Information
 

Rachel Tyson  -- Teaching Associate (Advanced Topics).  Ms. Tyson holds Master's Degrees in Mathematics and Education from the University of Michigan.  She has been teaching at Uni since the 2005-2006 school year.


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