Dr. Randal Beck
Chair, Department of Mathematics, 
Millikin University
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Biographical Sketch: Dr. Randal S. Beck

Degrees Experience Publications Memberships Consulting

 
Degrees
B.A., North Central College, 1974,
              Majors: Mathematics, Philosophy
M.A., Northwestern University, 1975,
              Field: Mathematics.
Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1979,
              Field: Mathematics,
              Adviser: Dr. Avner Friedman.

 
Experience
Assistant Professor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences,
             
Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois, 1979-1986.
              (tenure granted in 1985)
Associate Professor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences,
              Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois, 1986 - present.

 
Publications
Review of DIFFS, Mathematics and Computer Education,
              Volume 25, Number 1, Winter 1991.

 
Professional Memberships
Mathematical Association of America.

 
Consulting
Lincoln Diagostics Inc., Decatur, IL, 1989 - present.
  The results of my statistical consultation with Lincoln Diagnostics were used in one publication in 1990 and current consultation results should be used in another publication in the next year.
Baker & Company Advisory Group, Inc., Decatur, Il, July, 1995 - present.
                I am currently doing statistical analysis of a financial model.
Small Business Consulting, 1984 - present.
  I have been a computer consultant working with several small businesses in the Decatur area over the past 12 years. Clients have included a drycleaner, a security guard company, a private investigator, a funeral home and a local investor. The consulting work has included system design, software design, training and trouble shooting.

 


Last modified on November 19, 1997 by Neil A. Wilson
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