2009 Resume

P. Torry Patton

116 South Gay St. #207, Knoxville, TN 37902 865.599.6220 [email protected]

Employment Director and Teacher May 2004 – present Academy Student Resources

I began this business, which offers several types of supplemental education to middle and high school students. I managed the finances and the administration of the business, tutored one-onone, taught ACT/SAT preparation courses, designed all advertisement materials, coordinated all marketing, as well as recruited and trained new tutors.

Mathematics Instructor May 2004 – Dec. 2007 University of Tennessee

I taught several undergraduate mathematics courses, creating all lesson plans and testing material. I served on faculty boards that chose textbooks, made curriculum decisions, and worked to implement general study skills into the remedial math courses. I held office hours and study sessions outside lecture time to ensure students were able to perform their best.

Summer Institute Instructor Summer 2003, 2004, and 2005 Project GRAD

Chosen during the pilot year of this program designed to encourage and empower inner city high school students to attend college, I created the mathematics curriculum (2003) and the ACT prep curriculum (2004, 2005) for this program. I collaborated with teachers in various fields to devise the connected interdisciplinary curriculum. All math and ACT prep instructors then implemented the curriculum I designed.

Graduate Teaching Associate Aug. 2002 – May 2004 University of Tennessee

This position requires the same responsibilities as an Instructor, just with lighter course load, allowing me to complete my master’s degree.

Teacher/Tutor Aug. 1999 – May 2002 MasterMinds Learning Center

I led both tutoring sessions and larger lectures for middle and high school students in chemistry, all levels of mathematics, Spanish, English, and biology, while also conducting preparatory sessions for the ACT, SAT, PSAT, GRE, and GED for this business located in Birmingham, AL.

Orientation Leader Jan. – August 2001 Samford University

Comprised of six leaders, the team organized and implemented New Student Orientation. We facilitated the selection and training of eighty fall orientation leaders, as well as all of the planning for summer orientation sessions, a week of orientation leader training, and the weeklong fall orientation. In addition to my team responsibilities, I personally arranged all community service hours with more than forty agencies and six hundred volunteers for Birmingham Connections.

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University of Tennessee •

Education

2002 – 2004

Master of Science in applied mathematics, concentration in mathematical biology

• Presented master’s thesis research at 2004 Southeast Atlantic Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics conference

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1998 – 2002

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics on a Premedical Track Graduated magna cum laude and with successful completion of both the Honors Program and the LEAD Scholars Program I defended my thesis research before the Samford Honors Council and presented findings at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research and the 2002 Regional Joint MAA and AMS Conference

Activities and Accomplishments

Authored several lifestyle articles published in Knoxville Magazine (2008 – 2009) Volunteer YoungLife leader, a Christian mentoring ministry to high school students. Mentored kids one on one as well as weekly large group meetings. Planned and implemented all aspects of several trips to YoungLife camps and led small group Bible studies. (1999 – 2009) Interned with Laws Interiors and Design, assisting the head designer with designing, presenting to clients, and installing several projects. (2008 – 2009) University of Tennessee Math Teacher of the Year Award recipient (2003) Member of Mathematical Association of America, American Mathematical Society, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematicians Taught in Knox County Teacher In-Service for middle school math teachers (2004) Graduate Student Executive Council President at University of Tennessee (2002 – 2004) Twice elected President of Samford’s chapter of the national mathematics fraternity, ΠΜΕ (2000 – 2002) Ruric E. Wheeler Mathematics Award recipient (2001) Samford Mathematics and Computer Science Student of the Year (both 2001 & 2002) Presidential Scholar at Samford (1998 – 2002)

Computer Skills

Software: basic HTML code, Blackboard, Equation Editor, Mathematica, MathType, MATLAB, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook), and QuickBooks • Operating Systems: Mac OSX, Linux, Microsoft Windows References available upon request. •