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Anne M. Leggett
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
Scientific career
Fields Mathematics
Institutions Loyola University Chicago
Thesis Maximal \alpha-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.

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.

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