Christine A. Shannon

Biography

Christine Shannon retired in 2016 as emerita professor of mathematics and computer science at Centre College, where she had been honored with her designation as the Haggin Professor of Science since 1997. 

A member of the Centre faculty since 1989, Shannon had 17 years of prior college teaching experience and became the the first person ever hired at Centre at the rank of full professor. During various periods of her tenure, she served as chair of the Division of Science and Mathematics and as Faculty President. 

Shannon pursued mathematics during her undergraduate and doctoral work, then chose to return for advanced study in computer science. She was interested in applying mathematical concepts to problem-solving using computer science. Her teaching and research interests included applied mathematics, design of algorithms, and programming languages. She regularly collaborated with students in research, which sometimes led to publications or presentations. 

Because she was actively engaged in the early efforts to develop appropriate curricula for computing in liberal arts colleges, Shannon became a founding member of the Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges.

Shannon is a summa cum laude graduate of Marygrove College (B.S.) and holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mathematics from Purdue University, as well as an M.S. in computer science from the University of Kentucky.

AWARDS/GRANTS

• Distinguished Teaching Award from the Kentucky Section of the Mathematical Association of America, 2009.
• Kirk Teaching Award from Centre College, 2008.
• Meritorious Service Award from the Mathematical Associatioin of America, 1998.

AFFILIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS

Mathematical Association of America, American Mathematical Society, Association for Computing Machinery

PUBLICATIONS

• Richardson, Ryan, and Christine Shannon. "Palindrome Pictures," Computers and Graphics 20 (1996): 97-103.
• Shannon, Christine Ann (2016): Flipping the Analysis Classroom, PRIMUS, DOI: 10.1080/10511970.2016.1162889
• Shannon, Christine. "When the Proof is Not Quite Enough." Mathematical Spectrum 46 (2013/2014): 32- 40
• Shannon, Christine and Drew McKinney. "An Evolutionary Algorithm for Assigning Students to Courses." Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference. AAAI Press, 2011. 388-93.
• Shannon, Christine Computer Science and the Liberal Arts. Liberal Education Fall, 2010: 42-45.
• Shannon, Christine. "The Second Dual of C(X)'. Pacific Journal of Mathematics, Vol. 72, No. 1, (1977): 237-253. Shannon, C. D. "Lattice Ideals in the Space of Continuous Functions". Houston Journal of Mathematics 3 (1977): 441-452.