Résumé of
Bennette R. Harris

Education

Ed.D. in Mathematics Education, Oklahoma State University, 1982. Dissertation: "Dominance of solutions of linear differential equations."
M.A. in Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1978.
B.S. in Mathematics, in Honors, with Distinction, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1976.

Employment

Mathematics and Computer Science Department, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 1982-present. Current rank: Associate Professor.
Sole Proprietor, Whitewater Marketing Services, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in Internet business consulting.

Experience

Involved with computers since 1972. Involved in UW-Whitewater's award-winning Management Computer Systems program since 1982.
Certification: RHCE.
Operating systems: DOS, Unix (Linux), Windows 3.1 and Windows '95.
Languages: Pascal, C, C++, Java, perl, Fortran, PL/I, System 370 Assembly, IBM PC Assembly, Visual Basic, and Delphi.
Mark-up languages: TeX, HTML.
Application experience includes Microsoft Office products, including Word, Access, Excel, Power Point and FrontPage.
Currently administer a small Linux-based ISP. This experience includes all aspects of setting-up and maintaining web and e-mail services for a small network.

Research Interests

Qualitative behavior of ordinary differential and difference equations, particularly oscillation theory and asymptotic behavior of solutions.
Internet-based software and business solutions.
Year 2000 problems and solutions.
Cryptography and computational number theory.
Mathematics and computer science education and computer ethics.

Current Projects

Data analysis and error-correction programs for large lightning-detecting systems.
Development of cryptographic systems based on large invertible matrices.

Publications

"Trench's canonical form for a disconjugate nth-order linear difference equation," PanAm. Math. J., 8(1998), No. 3.
"Extremal solutions of nth order linear difference equations," J. Math. Anal. App., V. 167, No. 1, June 1992, pp. 123--132.
"The XOR Chain Revisited," Dr. Dobb's Journal of Software Tools, No. 131, September, 1987, pp. 36--40.
"Instructional Systems Analysis and Design," Proceedings, 2nd Annual Datacon Educators Conference. St. Louis, Missouri: DPMA and ASM, March, 1987.
"PC Basics Study Guide," prepared for Wisconsin Bell, Milwaukee, August, 1984.
"Volkswriter Deluxe Tutorial Student Guide," prepared for Wisconsin Bell, Milwaukee, August, 1984.

Papers Presented

"The Mathematics of the Year 2000 Problem." MAA-Wisconsin Section Spring Meeting, April, 1998.
"Extremal Solutions of Nth Order Linear Difference Equations." Midwest Differential Equations Conference, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, November, 1989.
"Instructional Systems Analysis and Design." 2nd Annual Datacon Educators Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, March, 1987.
"Dominance of Solutions of Nth Order Linear Difference Equations." Midwest Differential Equations Conference, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, October, 1985.
"Mathematics and Computer Science Education--the Many Faces of Eve." Invited session, Third Annual Regents' Conference on Higher Education, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee, April, 1985.

Recent Talk/Seminars Presented

"Squeezing Big Pictures Into Small Spaces," UW-W Math Awareness Week, April 30, 1998.
"The Year 2000 Problem," Whitewater Rotary Club, March 31, 1998. (Also scheduled for several other dates and organizations.)
"Creating Web Pages," UW-W Student Mathematics Association, March 12, 1998.
"Computer Data Encryption," UW-W AITP, March 5, 1998.
"Year 2000: Problem and Solutions," First Citizens State Bank, February 12, 1998.
"Internet Trends Technology Seminar," UW-W AITP, Fall, 1997.

Awards and Honors

Chancellor's Award (for outstanding cooperation and support of students with disabilities) (1999)
W. P. Roseman Excellence in Teaching Award (1984)
Lilly Post-Doctoral Teaching Award (1983)
Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society in Education (1981)
E. K. McLachlan Award (outstanding doctoral mathematics student) (1980)
Phi Kappa Phi National Honorary Society (1975)
Pi Mu Epsilon Honorary Mathematical Fellowship (1975)

Personal Data

Born February 12, 1954, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Married (Susan) with two children (Matt and Emily)

Bennette R. Harris: harrisb@mail.uww.edu
Revised May 6, 1999.