{"id":1079,"date":"2019-07-03T18:57:46","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T18:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohiofoundationreport.org\/fiscal-2018\/?p=1079"},"modified":"2019-07-12T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T17:30:00","slug":"morton-professorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohiofoundationreport.org\/fiscal-2018\/blog\/2019\/07\/03\/morton-professorship\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert L. Morton Professorship  of Mathematics Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1116\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1116\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1116\" src=\"https:\/\/ohiofoundationreport.org\/fiscal-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Foundation_header4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ohiofoundationreport.org\/fiscal-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Foundation_header4.jpg 756w, https:\/\/ohiofoundationreport.org\/fiscal-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Foundation_header4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ohiofoundationreport.org\/fiscal-2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/07\/Foundation_header4-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gregory Foley. Photo by Kim Barlag, BA \u201992, MA \u201917<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf you know mathematics, it can help you make wise decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the philosophy behind Gregory Foley\u2019s teaching and research\u2014and the spirit through which he serves as the Patton College of Education\u2019s Robert L. Morton Professor of Mathematics Education.<\/p>\n<p>Morton (BSED \u201913, LHD \u201968) graduated from Ohio University in 1913. Alumni Gateway did not exist, but Morton embodied the virtues etched on that landmark in everything he did as an OHIO alumnus. He returned to his alma mater as a faculty member in 1918 and embarked on a 42-year career devoted to the teaching of mathematics as a means of changing lives.<\/p>\n<p>Morton\u2019s legacy can still be seen and felt on the Athens Campus\u2014in the lecture hall that bears his name and in the professorship he endowed 45 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Foley credits Morton\u2019s philanthropy with allowing him to work more closely with graduate students, collaborating on professional development for math teachers and evolving curriculum designed to ensure a successful transition from high school mathematics to college courses.<\/p>\n<p>Through that work, Foley and his students are building communities\u2014within Ohio University and with local school teachers\u2014and impacting the field of mathematics education. An article Foley co-authored with a student and an Athens County math teacher was featured in the April 2018 issue of the official journal of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"Button\" href=\"https:\/\/ohiofoundationreport.org\/fiscal-2018#OHIOAcademics\">Home<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIf you know mathematics, it can help you make wise decisions.\u201d That\u2019s the philosophy behind Gregory Foley\u2019s teaching and research\u2014and the spirit through which he serves as the Patton College of Education\u2019s Robert L. Morton Professor of Mathematics Education. Morton (BSED \u201913, LHD \u201968) graduated from Ohio University in 1913. 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