Over 70 mathematicians-alumnae, faculty, students, and friends-attended the first conference in Celebration of Smith College Alumnae Mathematicians on April 21-22, 2001. There were 22 alumnae talks, a roundtable discussion, a career panel, and lots of mathematical hanging out. Visit http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~egethner/announcement.html for conference details.


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Debra Boutin, Ellen Gethner
Debra Boutin, Mike Albertson
Joan Hutchinson, Mike Albertson
Margo Schaefer, Debra Boutin, Gwyn Coogan
Jane Coffee, Edith Borie, Ellen Gethne
Priscilla Bremser, Leanne Robertson, Evelyn Boyd Granville
Leanne Robertson, Craig Thomas
Evelyn Granville, Joan Hutchinson
Maureen West, Jen Gallaway
Ellen Gethner, Jim Henle, Priscilla Bremser
Margo Schaefer, Joan Wick Pettetier
John Hamman, Kira Hylton, Evelyn Granville
Jane Coffee, Mako Haruta
Marj Batchelor, Jim Callahan
Ruth Haas, Erika King
Gwyn Coogan, Jim Callahan, Kira Hylton
Patricia Sipe, Colleen Robles
Marge Batchelor, Leanne Robertson
Barbara Pfarr, Jane Coffee
Debra Boutin, Mary Murphy




The conference officially open on Saturday with 13 presentations, a discussion "on being a woman in mathematics," and a banquet in the Alumnae House. At the banquet Ellen Gethner and Joan Hutchinson showed another side of the speakers and reminisced about the math department.

Colleen Robles
Barbara Pfarr, Joan Hutchinson
Ellen Gethner, Joan Hutchinson, Evelyn Granville
Gwyn Coogan, Karin George
David Cohen, Jane Coffee
Nancy Harrison, Evelyn Granville
Margo Schaefer
Edith Borie
Marjorie Senechal
Joan Pelletier, Nancy Harrison
Colleen Robles, Diane Jamrog, Erika King, Ruth Haas
Erika King
Diane Jamrog
Phyllis Cassidy, Karen Collins
Diane Jamrog and family
Ellen Gethner, Evelyn Granville
Susan D’Agostino, Amy Semerjian, Betsy Kumm
Victoria Booth
Katy St. John
Phyllis Cassidy, Marjorie Senechal, Evelyn Granville, Joan Hutchinson, Mike Albertson





Nine presentations and a panel on careers in computer science highlighted Sunday's events. At brunch in the math forum, the attendees were captivated by Aimee Brown's exhibit of photos and papers from the Archives.

Jim Callahan, Agnes Chan, Marjorie Batchelor, Priscilla Bremser
Jim Callahan, Agnes Chan
Agnes Chan, Barbara Pfarr, Martha Steenstrup, Stacia Wyman
Marjorie Batchelor, Martha Steenstrup
Mako Haruta
Susan D'Agostino
John Hamman, Kira Hylton, Mike Albertson, Jim Henle
Ellen Gethner, Joan Hutchinson
Sara Henderson, Sherri Dungan
Julie Glass
Debra Boutin
Phyllis Cassidy, Marjorie Senechal
Karen Collins
Patricia Sipe, Julie Glass, Debra Boutin, Karen Collins
Marjorie Batchelor, Debra Boutin
Ellen Gethner, Julianna Tymoczko
Jim Callahan, Diane Jamrog
Gwyn Coogan, Karen Collins
Ellen Gethner, Debra Boutin
Mike Albertson, Debra Boutin



The conference was organized by Ellen Gethner '81, Debra Boutin AC '91, Mike Albertson, Joan Hutchinson '67, and Karen Collins '81. Special thanks to Ellen for making this happen.

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