11 Facts About Judith Roitman

Judith A "Judy" Roitman was born on November 12,1945 and is a mathematician, a retired professor at the University of Kansas.

Judith Roitman specializes in set theory, topology, Boolean algebras, and mathematics education.

Judith Roitman attended Oberlin College, followed by Sarah Lawrence College, graduating in 1966 with a degree in English literature.

Judith Roitman had enjoyed mathematics as a high school student and found her interest renewed.

Judith Roitman taught at Wellesley College for three years, then spent a semester at the Institute for Advanced Study.

Judith Roitman has been at the University of Kansas since then.

Judith Roitman has been involved in the field of mathematics education for much of her career, running workshops for elementary school teachers and high school teachers and observing them in the classroom.

Judith Roitman has encouraged individual mathematicians and the mathematical community at large to get involved and take mathematics education more seriously.

Judith Roitman was in the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics writing group that produced Principles and Standards for School Mathematics.

Judith Roitman has been a Zen Buddhist since 1976, and is currently the guiding teacher of the Kansas Zen Center, of which she and her husband Stanley Lombardo were founding members.

Judith Roitman's poetry has appeared in a number of magazines, seven chapbooks, and two books.