Anne M. Leggett facts for kids
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Anne M. Leggett
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| Born | May 28, 1947 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University Yale University |
| Known for | Mathematical logic |
| Awards | Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics |
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| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Loyola University Chicago |
| Thesis | Maximal  -r.e. sets and their complements (1973) |
| Doctoral advisor | Manuel Lerman |
Anne Marie Leggett (born May 28, 1947) is an American mathematician. She is known for her work in mathematical logic, which is a special part of mathematics that uses logic to study math itself. She used to be a professor of mathematics at Loyola University Chicago.
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Helping Women in Mathematics
Anne Leggett played a very important role in the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM). This group helps women who work in math.
Editor of the AWM Newsletter
For a very long time, from 1977 until 2024, Anne Leggett was the main editor of the AWM's bi-monthly newsletter. This newsletter shares news and information with mathematicians. She wrote about her time as editor in an article called This and That: My Time as AWM Newsletter Editor.
Other Contributions to AWM
Besides editing the newsletter, Anne Leggett has been part of the AWM's Executive Committee since 1977. She also served on the AWM Policy and Advocacy Committee for several years.
Writing Books
Anne Leggett also helped edit a book called Complexities: Women in Mathematics. This book, published in 2005, shares stories and information about women in the field of mathematics. In 2006, she received an Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award for her work on Complexities.
Her Journey in Mathematics
Education
Anne Leggett studied at Ohio State University for her first degree. She then went on to get her Ph.D. (a high-level university degree) in 1973 from Yale University. Her Ph.D. research was supervised by Manuel Lerman.
Teaching Career
After finishing her Ph.D., Anne Leggett became a special instructor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1973. She also taught at Western Illinois University and the University of Texas at Austin.
In 1982, she married another mathematician named Gerard McDonald. The next year, in 1983, both Anne and Gerard joined the faculty at Loyola University Chicago, where they continued their work in mathematics.
Recognition and Awards
In 2019, Anne Leggett was honored as a Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics. This award recognized her amazing work in helping women in math. It also celebrated her long and steady work as the editor of the AWM Newsletter. Her leadership and guidance were also highlighted as very valuable.
