Math professor receives "A" plus recognition

November 15, 2005

Miami University Hamilton Associate Professor of Math Robert Davis recently received recognition as an outstanding teacher from the Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities.

Davis, along with 19 other area university professors, achieved this honor during the 18th Celebration of Teaching ceremony held November 11 at Xavier University.

Known for his wit and wisdom, Davis both "coaches and coaxes students into clearer understanding and better thinking" in mathematical subjects ranging from algebra to pre-calculus to statistics. He began teaching at Miami University Hamilton in 1992. He received his bachelor’s degree from Loyola University and his master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Southwestern Louisiana.

“From the beginning,” according to his nominator, “Bob has had a way of making the study of statistics seem more like play than work, in spite of his insistence on understanding. His students appreciate his passion and the way he can make a dreaded subject enjoyable. Bob uses humor to relax his students and real-world problems to engage them.”