Bettye Anne Case facts for kids
Bettye Anne Busbee Case is a very important math professor who taught at Florida State University. She studied complex variables, which is a special part of math. She also wrote about how to teach math and the history of math.
She helped edit two books. One was called A Century of Mathematical Meetings. The other was Complexities: Women in Mathematics, which she worked on with Anne M. Leggett. This book is about women who have done amazing things in math.
Bettye Anne Case's Journey in Math
Bettye Anne Case finished her studies at the University of Alabama in 1962. She continued her education there and earned her Ph.D. in math in 1970. Her big research paper was about "Non-Analytic Functions."
She taught at the Florida Institute of Technology and then at Tallahassee Community College. After nine years, she joined Florida State University in 1982 as a professor.
At Florida State, she started two important programs. She created the program for students studying actuarial science. This field uses math to understand risks, like for insurance companies. She also helped start the advanced program in mathematical finance, which uses math in the world of money and investments.
Bettye Anne was also very active in the Association for Women in Mathematics. This group supports women in math. She helped organize their meetings at big math conferences for many years, from 1984 to 2015.
Awards and Special Honors
Florida State University honored Bettye Anne Case in 2004 by naming her the Olga Larson Professor.
In 2012, Florida State created the Bettye Anne Case Scholarship in Actuarial Science. This scholarship helps students who want to study actuarial science. It was named after her because she worked hard to start the actuarial science program at the university in the 1990s. Florida State also has the Bettye Anne Case Actuarial Science Award to honor her.
In 2016, the Association for Women in Mathematics gave her a Lifetime Service Award. This award recognized her many years of helping the group, especially by organizing their meetings and being a long-time member of their main committee.
In 2018, she was chosen as one of the first Fellows of the Association for Women in Mathematics. This is a special honor for people who have made big contributions to the group.
