Abdulalim A. Shabazz
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Abdulalim A. Shabazz | |
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| Born | May 22, 1927 |
| Alma mater | MIT, Cornell University, Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematician |
| Doctoral advisor | Mar Katz |
Abdulalim A. Shabazz is an African American professor of mathematics. He received the National Association of Mathematicians Distinguished Service Award for his years of mentoring and teaching excellence. U.S. President Bill Clinton awarded Dr. Shabazz with a National Mentor award in September 2000.
Education
Dr. Shabazz was born on May 22, 1927 in Bessemer, Alabama, USA. In 1949, Abdulalim A. Shabazz earned a B.A. in Mathematics and Chemistry from Lincoln University (Pennsylvania). Two years later he earned an M.S. in Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA (1951) in French and a Ph.D. (1955) in Mathematics from Cornell University, NY. His subject of Ph.D. was on the Distribution of Eigenvalues of the equation.
Career
Dr. Shabazz was appointed as Assistant Professor of Mathematics by Tuskegee Institute in 1956. From 1957 to 1963, Dr. Abdulalim A. Shabazz served as Chairman and Associate Professor of Mathematics at Clark Atlanta.
Shabazz shocked the mathematics community when he announced, in 1961, that he was a member of the Nation of Islam.
From 1975 until 1986, Dr Shabazz taught in Chicago, Detroit, and in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. In 1986, Shabazz came back to Clark Atlanta University where he served as Chair from 1990 to 1995. From 1998 until 2000, Shabazz was Chairman of the Mathermatics and Computer science Department at Lincoln University (PA).
Significant awards and his associations
American Association for the Advancement of Science AAAS presented him with the 1992 "Mentor Award" for his leadership in efforts to increase the participation of women, minorities, and individuals with physical disabilities in science and engineering. He received the National Association of Mathematicians Distinguished Service Award for his years of mentoring and teaching excellence. President Clinton awarded Dr. Shabazz with a National Mentor award in September 2000.
In 2001, the Association of African American Educators awarded Shabazz with its Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding work with African Americans in Mathematics.
He is currently a Professor/Endowed Chair in Math, Mathematics at Grambling State University, LA.
Dr. Shabazz was a friend of Martin Luther King, Jr. in Alabama.
Selected publication and books
- "Generalizations of two well-known results on Hermitian forms", Proceedings of Dynamic Systems and Applications, Vol. 1 (Atlanta, GA, 1993), 301--305, Dynamic, Atlanta, GA, 1994.
- Real Analysis - A first course with an Inductive approach - By Shabazz, F. Semwogere and F. Abebe,Rafford Publishing ISBN- 141203529-5