12-17-08
PROFESSIONAL VITA
OF
MANUEL PHILLIP BERRIOZÁBAL
1. PERMANENT ADDRESS: 1148 W. Russell
San Antonio, Texas 78201
TELEPHONE: (210) 734-8484 Cell: (210) 836-7846
2. BUSINESS ADDRESS: The University of Texas at San Antonio
Downtown Campus
Department of Mathematics
501 W. Durango Blvd.
San Antonio, Texas 78207
TELEPHONE: (210) 458-2057
FAX: (210) 458-2058
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
3. PRESENT POSITION: Professor of Mathematics
Founding Director, San Antonio Prefreshman Engineering Program
Founding Coordinator, Texas Prefreshman Engineering Program and Proyecto Access
4. CITIZENSHIP: United States of America
5. BIRTH DATA: July 12, 1931 in San Antonio, Texas
6. MARITAL STATUS: Married to Maria Antonietta (Nee) Rodriguez
7. EDUCATION:
Ph.D. Mathematics, 1961, The University of California at Los Angeles
M.S. Mathematics, 1956, University of Notre Dame
B.S. Mathematics, 1952, Rockhurst College
8. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Professor, 1976 - Present; The University of Texas at San Antonio
Faculty Associate, Summer 1976; IBM at Austin, Texas
Professor, 1972 - 1976, Associate Professor, 1966 - 1972;
University of New Orleans
Assistant Professor, 1962 - 1966; Tulane University
Mathematics Consultant in India-AID Program, Summer 1964;
Teacher’s College, Columbia University
Lecturer, 1961 - 1962; University of California at Los Angeles
Instructor (Extension), 1959 - 1961; University of California at
Los Angeles
Instructor, 1957 - 1959; Loyola University of Los Angeles
Math Analyst, Summers 1956 & 1957; Douglas Aircraft Company
Draftee: Math Analyst, 1953 - 1955; United States Army
9. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:
Founding Coordinator, PROYECTO ACCESS, 1996-Present, (See item 17I)
Founding Coordinator, Texas Prefreshman Engineering Program, 1985 - Present,
(See item 17I)
Founding Director, San Antonio Prefreshman Engineering Program, 1983 - Present;
Co-Director, 1979 - 1982, (See item 17H)
Project Director, San Antonio, Texas Proposal Development Workshop,
1979 - 1980, (See item 17F)
Project Director, South Central Texas Consortium for Preparation of
Resource Center in Science and Engineering Planning Grant, 1977 - 1979,
(See item 17E)
Chairman, State of Louisiana Task Force on Ethnic Studies, 1973 – 1976; 1st Vice-Chairman, 1972, (See item 17C)
Director and Coordinator, Elementary Mathematics Specialists Program in
New Orleans, Louisiana; 1970 - 1971, (See item 17B)
Director, Experienced Teacher Fellowship Program for the Preparation of Mathematics Specialists for Elementary Schools in Educationally Disadvantaged Areas of Louisiana, 1969 - 1970, (See item 17B)
Acting Chairman, Department of Mathematics, University of New Orleans,
1967 - 1968
Co-Director, Modern Mathematics Program for Parents and Elementary School Teachers of New Orleans, 1964 - 1966
Director, NSF Mathematics Institutes for Secondary School Teachers at
Tulane University, 1964 - 1966
10. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
American Mathematical Society
Mathematical Association of America
National Association of Mathematicians
National Council of Teachers in Mathematics
Sigma Xi
Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
Texas Association of College Teachers
Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education
Texas Faculty Association
11. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
UTSA
Member, UTSA Department of Mathematics FRAC Committee, 2003 - Present
Chair, Department of Mathematics Applied and Industrial Mathematics
Graduate Program Committee, 2004 – Present
Member, Department of Mathematics Post Tenure Review Committee, 2008 -
Member, Department of Biology Faculty Recruitment Committee
(Affirmative Action Advocate), 2007 -
Member, Department of Biology Proteomics Professor Search
Committee(Affirmative Action Advocate), 2006 -
Volunteer for College of Science SACNAS meeting Graduate Student
Recruitment, 2008
Member, McNair Scholars Program Advisory Board, 2008 -
Member, San Antonio Pathways Mathematics Committee, 2008 -
Member, College of Science Budget Committee, 2008 -
Member, College of Science Downtown Campus Committee, 2008 -
Member, Department of Mathematics Calculus Committee, 2006 -
Member, Department of Mathematics Graduate Examination Committee, 2007 –
Member, Applied and Industrial Mathematics Program SACS Review Committee, 2007-
Member, Department of Biology Faculty Recruitment Committee
(Affirmative Action Advocate), 2007
Member, Department of Biology Proteomics Professor Search Committee
(Affirmative Action Advocate), 2006 – 07
Coordinator for College of Science SACNAS meeting Graduate Student Recruitment
2006, 2007
Member, College of Science Committee on Committees, 2007
Treasurer, UTSA La Raza Faculty and Administrators Association, 2006 –
Community, State, and Nation
Member, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Sciences Screening Committee,
circa 1997 -
Member, San Antonio Rotary Club Diploma Plus Student Awards Committee, 1998 –
2007; Chair, 2004 - 2005
Member, Ford Salute to Education Scholarship Review Committee, 1999 - 2005
Member, Brooks City-Base Development Authority Board of Directors, 2002 - Present
Member, Brooks City-Base Foundation, 2003 – Present; Secretary, 2005 - Present
Member, Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native-Americans in Science
Student Presentations Committee, 2005 - Present
Judge, Alamo Regional Science Fair, 2005 -; Texas Science Fair, 2007 -
San Antonio Science Fair, 2007 - ; SACNAS Meetings Mathematics Poster Sessions
2006 - ; Winston School Science Fair, 2007
Member, Hispanic Heritage Foundation Youth Awards Selection Committee, 2006 -
Member, Advocacy Group of Raise Your Hand Texas, 2007 -
Member, City of San Antonio Study Oversight Committee, 2007 –
Member, San Antonio Independent School District Community-Based Facilities Task
Force (Phases 1, 2, 3), 2007 -
Reviewer of Student Abstracts submitted to annual SACNAS Conferences,2006 –
12. OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
MATHEMATICS
Ph.D. Dissertation Director of four students at Tulane University,
(See item 16)
Visiting Lecturer for the Mathematical Association of America,
1967 - 1977
Referee for the Pacific Journal of Mathematics; Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society; Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, Australian Journal of Mathematics, 1968 - 1978
Member, Committee on Opportunities in Mathematics for Disadvantaged Groups, American Mathematical Society, 1982 – 1988
Member, American Mathematical Society Epsilon Fund Young Scholars Awards
Committee, 2003 - 2006; Chair, 2005 – 2006
Member, Mathematics Association of America American Mathematics Competitions
Review Committee, 2005 – 2006
MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
Director, NSF Mathematics Institutes for Secondary School Teachers at
Tulane University, 1964 - 1966
Co-Director, Modern Mathematics Program for Parents and Elementary School Teachers of New Orleans, 1964 - 1966
Director, Experienced Teacher Fellowship Program for the Preparation of Mathematics Specialists for Elementary Schools in Educationally Disadvantaged Areas of Louisiana, 1969 - 1970, (See item 17B)
Director and Coordinator, Elementary Mathematics Specialists Program in
New Orleans, Louisiana, 1970 - 1971, (See item 17B),
Member, 1967 NCTM Writing Team Project
Referee for the Arithmetic Teacher, 1970 – 1984
Member, Focus Group of the Governor’s Math Initiative, 2001 – 2002
Member, South Texas ENLACE Advisory Committee, 2001 – 2003
Member, BEST (Building Engineering and Science Talent) national blue ribbon panel on best practices in pre-k through 12 education to increase the participation of girls, members of under-represented minority groups, and students with disabilities in the fields of science, engineering, and technology, 2002 – 2004
Member, Mathematics Education for Teachers Summit I (follow-up) and Summit II Organizing Committees, 2003 and 2005
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Member, UTSA-MCSS Division Faculty Review and Advisory Committee,1976 – 2000;
Chairman, 1985
Member, Library Sub-committee of UTSA Institutional Self-Study Program,
1978 - 1979
Member, UTSA College of Science Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1978 - 1980; Chairman, 1979 - 1980
Co-Chairman, City of San Antonio Urban Roundtable Committee on Higher Education, 1978 - 1980
Member, UTSA University Assembly, 1978 - 1980, 1985 – 1989
Member, UTSA Taskforce on Improving Student Success and Graduation Rates;
Member, Subcommittee on Teaching and Mentoring, 1976
Member, United San Antonio Transportation Committee; Minority Student Recruitment Committee of Council on Engineering Education; Co-Chairman, Committee on Higher Education, 1977 - 1981
Co-Chairman, San Antonio High Technology High School Task Force, 1982 - 1983, (See item 17G)
Secretary, San Antonio Chapter of Sigma Xi, 1983 - 1984
Member, Mathematical Association of America, Task Force on Minorities in Mathematics, 1987 - 1988; Chairperson, Committee on Local/Regional Action
Member, San Antonio Commission on Literacy, 1987 - 1991
Member, UTSA-MBRS Advisory Committee, 1982 - 1991
Member, San Antonio Target ‘90 Task Force on Education, 1983 - 1990; Target ‘90 Board of Director, 1986 - 1990
Co-Chairman, Mathematical Association of America Committee on Minority Participation in Mathematics, 1989 - 1995
Member, UTSA Task Force on Undergraduate Recruitment, Retention, and Development, 1992
Member, UTSA Task Force on Precollege Programs, 1992
Member, San Antonio New Schools Development Foundation, 1991 - 1997;
Board of Trustees and Treasure, 1994 - 1997
Member, San Antonio 2000 Board of Directors, 1992 - 1994
Member, UTSA Graduate Council, 1993
Member, UTSA Standing Committee on Core Curriculum, 1994
Member, UTSA Downtown Academic Program Committee, 1994 - 1997
Member, UTSA Standing Committee on Public Service and Outreach, 1994 – 1997
Member, UTSA-MCSS MAT/STAT Graduate Studies Committee, 1982 - 2001; Chairman, 1982 - 1987
Chairperson, Division of Mathematics and Statistics Ad Hoc Committee on
Mathematics Education, 1995 – 2001
Member, UTSA Mathematics and Statistics Division Periodic Performance Evaluation Committee, 1998 - 1999
Member, Board of Governors, Mathematical Association of America, 1996 – 1999
Member, U.S. Department of Education OERI Expert Panel on Mathematics and Science Education, 1996-2000
Member, San Antonio Education Foundation, 1998 - Treasurer, 1998 –2002
Member, NASA Peer Review Panel for Institutional Research Awards, 2000
Member, Alamo Workforce Board Youth Council Committee, 2000 - 2003
Member, NSF Advisory Review Panel for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring, 2000
Member and Chair, UTSA Department of Applied Mathematics Recruitment Committee, 2003- 2004
Member, UTSA Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Environmental Remediation/Phytoremediation Search Committee (Affirmative Action Advocate), 2003- 2004
Member, Hispanic Heritage Awards Selection Committee, 2003
Member, Mathematics Education for Teachers Summit II Organizing Committee
2003 – 2005
Member, College of Sciences Scholarship Awards Committee, 2004 – 2005
Member, UTSA Faculty Senate, 2003 – 2006; Member, Ad Hoc Committee on
Evaluation of University Administrators, 2004 – 2005; Member, Ad Hoc Committee
on Review of University Handbook of Operating Procedures, 2005; Member,
University Curriculum Committee, 2004 – 2006, Chair 2005 – 2006;
Ad Hoc Member Faculty Termination Committee, 2006;
Member, College of Science SCORE Executive Committee, 2006
13. OTHER PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND SERVICES:
Consultant NSF, 1963
Visiting Scientist Lecturer for Louisiana, 1965 - 1967
NCATE Committee Member for Evaluation of Teacher Education Program at
The University of Washington, March 1966
Mathematics Consultant for New Orleans Educational Improvement Project,
Summer 1967, (See item 17A)
Member of AAUP Executive Board at LSUNO, 1968
Member of Academic Policy Committee of the Upward Bound Program at UNO, 1968
Member, UNO University Senate, 1969 - 1970
University of New Orleans Putnam Examination Supervisor, 1968 - 1970
Chairman, UNO College of Science Self-Study Committee on Physical Plant and Financial Resources, 1972
Vice President and Program Chairman of Mathematics Section of Louisiana College Conference, 1969 - 1970
Vice-Chairman, Louisiana-Mississippi Branch of NCTM, 1971
Chairman, Louisiana-Mississippi Branch of NCTM, 1972
Member, Louisiana State Department of Education Task Force on Optional Education, 1972
Member, Board of Directors, New Orleans SER Program, 1974 - 1976,
(See item 17D)
Coordinator, New Orleans College Equations League, 1975
Participant, NSF Meeting on Ethnic Minority Participation in Science and Engineering, 1977
Member, Program Committee for Annual Winter Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, San Antonio, Texas, January 3 - 7, 1980
Presenter, Future Public Education in Texas, Governor’s Advisory Committee on Education, San Antonio, Texas, February 12, 1980
Member, The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, 1997 – 2004; Member,
Educational Council, 1997 – 2001; Chairperson, College Student Retention
Subcommittee of Education Council, 1997 – 1999
Member, Alamo Workforce Board Youth Council Committee, 2000 - 2003
PREP Development Director, 2003 - 2004
14. INVITED SPEAKER OR PANELIST:
Invited Speaker at the following NCTM Annual or Regional Meetings:
August 1960, Salt Lake City; November 1967, Kansas City; June 1968, Hawaii; April 1971, Anaheim; February 1972, Las Vegas; March 1974, New Orleans;
April 1975, Denver
February 1976, NCTM Regional Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, A Topological Proof for the Infinity of Primes
October 10, 1981, NCTM Regional Meeting, El Paso, Texas, Why You Can’t Always Trisect an Angle
April 20, 1985, NCTM Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, San Antonio Prefreshman Engineering Program
January 23-25, 1978, Annual Meeting of The Society of Mexican-American Engineers and Scientists, Fullerton, California, Future Goals and Objectives for Minority Oriented Programs in Science and Engineering (A Donde Vamos?) (Panelist)
February 24-25, 1978, Conference on the Status and Issues of Chicanos and Native American Participation in the Sciences, Boulder, Colorado, Resource Centers for Science and Engineering: Status and Prospects (Panelist)
January 3-7, 1980, Annual Winter Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, San Antonio, Texas, Mexican-Americans and Mathematics, or Where Have All the Chicanos Gone? (Panel Moderator)
March 31-April 1, 1980, Annual Meeting of The Society of Mexican-American Engineers and Scientists, Fullerton, California, Mexican-Americans and Engineering
April 13-14, 1981, Annual Meeting of The Society of Mexican-American Engineers and Scientists, Fullerton, California, The 1980 San Antonio Prefreshman Engineering Program
April 12-13, 1982, Annual Meeting of The Society of Mexican-American Engineers and Scientists, Houston, Texas, The 1981 San Antonio Prefreshman Engineering Program
April 21, 1985, Harvard University-RAZA Student Organization, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Education Issues for Mexican Americans
April 26, 1985, Annual Meeting of The Society of Mexican-American Engineers and Scientists, Anaheim, California, The 1984 San Antonio Prefreshman Engineering Program
May 3, 1985, Borderland College Consortium Conference, San Antonio, Texas,
San Antonio Prefreshman Engineering Program, 1979 - 1984 (Panelist)
November 5, 1985, Conference on Mexican American Issues (Education, Civil Rights, and Health), National Association of Chicanos Studies, Corpus Christi, Texas, The San Antonio Prefreshman Engineering Program: A Model for an Effective Precollege Engineering Intervention Program
January 10, 1986, Annual Meeting of the American Mathematical Society,
New Orleans, Louisiana, Unplugging the Pipeline (Panelist)
April 10, 1986, Annual Meeting of The Society of Mexican-American Engineers and Scientists, San Antonio, Texas, 1985 San Antonio Prefreshman Engineering Program