Luther Named
To Head Math
Dr. Herbert A. Luther, a mem
ber of A&M’s Mathematics De
partment since 1937, has been
named acting head of the depart
ment.
Luther’s appointment was an
nounced by College of Science
Dean Clarence Zener. He replaces
Dr. Morris Ostrofsky who re
signed recently to join the West-
inghouse Electric Corporation,
Baltimore, Md.
A full professor since 1947,
Luther has chaired a number of
Ph.D. and master’s committees.
Currently, he is conducting re
search in mathematics for the
National Aeornautics and Space
Administration.
Dr. Luther is the author of a
book, “Applied Numerical Meth
ods,” written in cooperation with
two University of Michigan en
gineers. He has published numer
ous technical papers.
Luther earned Ph.D. and M.S.
degrees at the State University
of Iowa. He also has a B.A.
degree from the University of
Pittsburgh and attended two
summer computer schools at the
University of Oklahoma.
The professor’s professional
and academic memberships in
clude the Mathematical Associa
tion of America, Association for
Computing Machinery, Society for
Industrial and Applied Mathe
matics, Texas Academy of Sci
ence (Fellow), American Associ
ation for the Advancement of
Science, Phi Kappa Phi and Sig
ma Xi. He is currently vice-
chairman of the Texas Section
of the Mathematical Association
of America.
Luther’s experience also in
cludes one year as a research
engineer for Westinghouse Re
search Laboratories and a sum
mer as a research economist for
the Texas Transportation Insti
tute.
The Luther family lives at 614
Welch Avenue, College Station.
Koontz To Speak
At Conference
Education of culturally-deprived
Texas A&M Monday by one of
the nation’s highest ranking
elected education officials.
Mrs. Elizabeth D. Koontz, Na
tional Education Association pres
ident-elect, will speak Monday
during a two-day visit to address
sessions of a state-wide institute
for directors of Title I federal
programs.
Mrs. Koontz’ 7:30 p.m. presen
tation, “The Teacher is the Key,”
will be in the Architecture audi
torium, announced Dr. Paul Hen-
sarling, A&M Education and
Psychology Department head.
She is a special education
teacher at Salisbury, N. C., and
has served in several official
NEA capacities. Mrs. Koontz
taught several years in North
Carolina schools, serves on a
presidential National Advisory
Council and has attended over
seas educational conferences.
Hensarling said her Monday
lecture is aimed specifically for
area school people and that the
public is invited.
MRS. ELIZABETH KOONTZ
Tractor Kills
Waco Youth
WACO—John Barnett, 17-year-
old Waco youth participating in
a Neighborhood Youth Corps pro
gram at James Connally Techni
cal Institute, was fatally injured
Wednesday afternoon when the
tractor he was riding hit a wall
and overturned on him.
The youth, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe P. Barnett of 3709 Leland,
Waco, was enrolled in a welding
class at Connally Tech.
Robert M. Stillman, associate
director of the institute, said the
accident occurred in a hanger
about 12:45 p.m. while the stu
dents and instructors were on a
lunch break.
Stillman said an investigation
is in progress.
Services for the youth are
pending at Compton-Waltrip Fu
neral Home in Waco.
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