Dolores Richard Spikes
| Dolores Richard Spikes | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Dolores Margaret Richard August 24, 1936 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States |
| Died |
June 1, 2015 (aged 78) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | Commutative rings |
| Institutions |
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Southern University Baton Rouge |
| Alma mater |
Louisiana State University University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| Doctoral advisor | Jack Ohm |
| Notable awards | Thurgood Marshall Educational Achievement Award |
Dolores Margaret Richard Spikes (August 24, 1936 – June 1, 2015) was an American mathematician and was President of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, from 1997 to 2001.[1]
Spikes studied mathematics at Southern University and graduated in 1957, before earning a master's degree in math from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[2] She was the first African American woman to earn a PhD in mathematics from the Louisiana State University in 1971,[3] with a dissertation on semi-valuations and groups of divisibility.[4] Spikes was also the first female university chancellor and later the first female president of a university system in the United States leading Southern University between 1988 and 1996.[5]
Spikes died on June 1, 2015, aged 78.[6] She was married to Hermon Spikes until his death in 2008. Their only child Rhonda died in 2010.[7]
References
- ↑ Bill Robinson. "Dolores Spikes". University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Dolores Spikes, university president, dies at 78". Washington Post. June 1, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Dolores Richard Spikes". Black Women in Mathematics. State University of New York - Buffalo. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
- ↑ "LSU PhD Graduates". LSU Mathematics. Louisiana State University. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ↑ "Dolores R. Spikes". Education Makers. The History Makers. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Dolores Spikes, former Southern University president and education trailblazer, dies at age 78". New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ Grimes, William (June 8, 2015). "Dolores Spikes, Trailblazer as President of Southern University, Dies at 78". New York Times. Retrieved June 9, 2015.