Contact Information
Bodie Hall, Room 249
Waubonsee Community College
Route 47 at Waubonsee Drive
Sugar Grove, IL 60554 USA
skifowit 'at' waubonsee 'dot' edu
http://stevekifowit.com
ORCID: 0000-0003-3051-6748
Education
University/College
- Ph.D, Mathematics, Northern Illinois University, 2015, Dissertation: A Divide-and-Conquer Split Schur Algorithm (pdf | ps) (My genealogy)
- M.S., Computational Mathematics, Northern Illinois University, 1994
- B.S. (Summa Cum Laude), Professional Physics and Applied Mathematics (Double major), Northern Illinois University, 1992
- Some courses at Northern Virginia Community College, 1987-1988 (I think my classes were at the Arlington Center.)
Military Training
- Primary Leadership Development Course - Fort Knox, KY, 1986
- Air Assault School, 1986
- Basic Training/Advanced Infantry Training - Fort Benning, GA, 1984
Elementary/Secondary
- East Aurora High School, 1984
- K.D. Waldo Junior High School, 1981
- St. Pauls Lutheran School, 1980
Other
- Kim's Black Belt Academy, Aurora, IL - 1st Dan Black Belt, 1984
Employment
- Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Waubonsee Community College, 2019-Present
- Professor of Mathematics, Prairie State College, 1998-2019
- Adjunct Mathematics Faculty, Waubonsee Community College, 1995-2000
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Northern Illinois University, 1992-1998
- Intern, Numerical Algorithms Group, Inc., 1997
- Infantryman, United States Army, 1984-1988
- Basic Training/AIT - Fort Benning, GA - Infantry Training
- Primary Duty - Ft Myer, VA - 3d Infantry Regiment, Continental Color Guard (Some pictures)
Awards/Honors/Grants
- Illinois Mathematics Association of Community Colleges Distiguished Service Award, 2021
- League of Innovation John & Suanne Roueche Excellence Award, 2018
- Sabbatical Leave of Absence, Fall 2011
- Prairie State College Faculty of the Year, 2010
- Improving Math Education in America's Poorest Suburb, Eisenhower Professional Development Grant with Christopher Fogarty, 2002
- D.R. Ostberg Award, Northern Illinois University Department of Mathematical Sciences, 1996
- Certificate of Teaching Excellence, Northern Illinois University Department of Mathematical Sciences, 1996
- Physics Chair's Award, Northern Illinois University Department of Physics, 1992
- Chairman's Award, Northern Illinois University Department of Mathematical Sciences, 1992
- U.S. Army - Good Conduct Medal, Army Achievement Medal (1st Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Commendation Medal
- U.S. Army - Primary Leadership Development Course Distinguished Leadership Award
- U.S. Army - Primary Leadership Development Course Distinguished Honor Graduate
- U.S. Army - Expert Infantry Badge
Some Professional Activities
- Past President, Illinois Mathematics Association of
Community Colleges, 2018-2019
- President, Illinois Mathematics Association of
Community Colleges, 2017-2018
- President-Elect, Illinois Mathematics Association of
Community Colleges, 2016-2017
- Treasurer, Illinois Mathematics Association of Community Colleges, 2004-2016
- IAI General Education Mathematics Panel, 2001-2016 (Panel Co-Chair 2008-2016)
- IAI Steering Panel, 2008-2016
- Referee for The AMATYC Review, 2004-2006
- Occasional referee for the American Mathematical Monthly
- Occasional referee for Mathematics Magazine
- Occasional referee for the College Mathematics Journal
- AMATYC Nominating Committee 2017-2019
- AMATYC state or affiliate delegate on several occasions
Some Waubonsee Community College Activities
- Faculty advisor for the Engineering and Mathematics Club, 2021-Present
- Guided Pathways Meta-Major subcommittee, 2021-Present
- Student Technology Advisory Group, 2020-Present
- Outcomes Advisory Council, 2019-Present
- New Faculty Learning Academy, 2019-2022
- ACUE Effective Teaching Practices, Cohort B, 2020-2021
- Equity and High Impact Practices Institute, Fall 2019
- Mentor for numerous student honors projects
- Mentor for numerous Skyway STEM competition projects
Some Prairie State College Activities
- Information Technology Planning Committee, 2018-2019
- PSC Faculty Federation Audit Committee, 2017
- Mentor for numerous student research projects (including some Skyway 1st place finishers)
- Chair of the Math Department, 2008-2010
- Chair and Coordinator of the Math Department, 2002-2005
- Faculty Senate, 2001-2003 and 2005-2019 (Senate President 2009-2011)
- Nine faculty search committees (Chair of three)
- Seven faculty tenure committees (Chair of four)
- Curriculum Committee, 1999-2001, 2004
- Instructional Technology Committee, 1999-2001
- Numerous Title III grant activities, 2006-2008
- Local moderator for the AMATYC Student Math League contest, 1998-2005
- Co-coordinator of annual Integration Bee, 2003-2006, 2017
- Math Department web site, 2003-2010
- Self-Study Criterion III committee, 2007-2008
- Faculty Communities of Practice, 2007-2009
Publications
See my ORCID record: 0000-0003-3051-6748
Some Presentations
- There's More Than One Way to Integrate that Function,
presented at the 44th Annual Conference of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, November 2018
- The Harmonic Series for Every Occasion,
presented at the 43rd Annual Conference of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, November 2017
- Bobo
Numbers, Bobbers, and Bears--Experiences in Undergraduate Research,
presented at the 42nd Annual Conference of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year
Colleges, November 2016
- Bobo
Numbers, Bobbers, and Bears--Experiences in Undergraduate Research,
presented at the 23rd Annual Conference of the Wisconsin Mathematical
Association of Two-Year Colleges, September 2016
- Serious About that 1 Series, presented at the 37th Annual Conference of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, November 2011
- Serious About that 1 Series, presented at the 36th Annual Conference of the Illinois Mathematics Association of Community Colleges, April 2011
- Uncommon Approaches to Some Common Calculus Problems, presented at the 35th Annual Conference of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, November 2009
- Serious About the Harmonic Series II, presented at the 31st Annual Conference of the Illinois Mathematics Association of Community Colleges, April 2006
- Serious About the Harmonic Series, presented at the 31st Annual Conference of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, November 2005
- Assessment of Conceptual Understanding in the Calculus Sequence, presented at the 30th Annual Conference of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, November 2004
- Two-Year College Proofs from the "Book", presented at the 29th Annual Conference of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, November 2003
- Outcomes Assessment in the Algebra Sequence, presented at the 29th Annual Conference of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, November 2003
- Tabular Integration by Parts-A Jewel in the Rough, presented at the 28th Annual Conference of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, November 2002
- Projects and Laboratory Activities for Prospective Teachers, presented at the 27th Annual Conference of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, November 2001
- A Superfast Version of the Split Schur Algorithm, presented at the 7th Annual Conference of the International Linear Algebra Society, June 1998
- The Split Levinson and Split Schur Algorithms, presented at the Northern Illinois University Numerical Linear Algebra Seminar, March 1998
Professional Affiliations
- American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, 2000-Present
- Illinois Mathematics Association of Community Colleges, 1999-Present
- Mathematical Association of America, 1998-Present
- Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 1996-Present
- American Mathematical Society, 1992-Present
- Wisconsin Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, 2016-2019
Some Community Involvement
- American Legion, 2020-Present
- Member of WBEZ Public Radio, 2017-Present
- Attended christening and commissioning of the USS Illinois, 2015, 2016 (Picture)
- Aurora Fire Department, Fire Ops 101, 2011 (Picture)
- Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, 2006-Present
- Sierra Club, 2006-Present
- Host parent for YFU foreign exchange student, 2006-2007
- American Canoe Association, 2005-Present
- Phillips Park Mastodon Dig, 2004
- SciTech Hands-On Museum Board of Directors, 2004-2009
- Brookfield Zoo, 2003-Present
Hobbies
- Family and pets (Old family picture including grandchildren, Family at christening of the USS Illinois, Dog, Dogs, Turtle, Gecko)
- Bicycling - road bike (Fuji) and mountain bike (Bianchi)
- Kayaking and Stand-up Paddleboarding --- Picture at the Lake Superior sea caves, Picture of a late night on Lake Siskiwit
- Running (mostly on a treadmill)
- Skateboarding
- Music (I love all kinds of music, but Pink Floyd is at the top of my list.)
- Math (obviously), physics, literature, poetry, and art (picture with Neil deGrasse Tyson, picture with Wendell Minor)
