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In Memoriam: J. Douglas Faires

J. Douglas Faires, longtime MAA member and husband of MAA Secretary Barbara Faires, passed away on Friday, December 21. Doug and Barbara have both held a variety of leadership positions in MAA over the years, and are members of the Icosahedron Society.

Doug obtained his Ph.D. at the University of South Carolina in 1970. He was a member of the faculty in the Department of Mathematics at Youngstown State until his retirement in 2006.

A tireless champion of undergraduate research in mathematics, Doug was a driving force behind the establishment, in 2006, of the Center for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics at Youngstown State. After his retirement, he continued to serve as chair of the Oversight Committee.

Doug served as President of the Ohio Section of MAA in 1981-82, and represented the Section on the Board of Governors from 1997-2000. He was awarded the Section Teaching Award in 1996. In addition to his deep involvement with MAA, Doug was a leader in Pi Mu Epsilon, serving as a member of the Council from 1987 to 2005, including a term as President from 1999 to 2002.

Doug’s publication list was long, and includes several editions of the classic Numerical Analysis, with Richard Burden. More recently, he wrote the best-selling book First Steps for Math Olympians: Using the American Mathematics Competitions (MAA, 2006).