Professor Richard Gibbs, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Fort Lewis College
Professor Gibbs received a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Michigan State University in 1970,
then taught in the Fort Lewis College Mathematics Department from 1971 to 2000.
Professor Gibbs has a special interest in teacher education and problem solving.
He is active in the NCTM, CCTM, and MAA, and
served as an adviser for the American Mathematics Competitions from 1983 to 2000: first as a panelist,
then AHSME committee member, then chair of the Committee on American Mathematics Competitions.
Professor Gibbs is also co-chair of the Colorado Mathematics Awards ceremony which started in 1996.