Ian Walton

Ian began working as a full-time math instructor at Mission College in 1978.

He was Mission College College Academic Senate President from 1990 to 1994 and again from 1997-98. (M.C. Senate web page.)

In 2007 he completed a two year term as President of the state level Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC), after serving as Vice President for two years and Treasurer for three years.

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Ian with ASCCC Past President Hoke Simpson (02) | Ian with ASCCC Past President Kate Clark (04)

Ian has a B.S. in Pure Mathematics from the University of St. Andrews which he attended from 1969 until 1973. St. Andrews University was founded in 1410 as the first university in Scotland. One of his favorite web pages is a Math History Archive at St. Andrews at St. Andrews Math History.

In 1973 he received a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the University of California at Santa Cruz. He received a Masters degree in Mathematics in 1975 and a Ph.D. in 1977 for research in Differential Equations.

At Mission College, Ian was chair of the math department/division for many years and President of the Mission College Academic Senate from 1990 to 1994 and 1997-98.

He is also a former negotiator and webmaster for the faculty union, ACE.

After being local senate president he taught a regular load for three years and was then involved in a Title III project to investigate new methods of delivery for our algebra curriculum. This resulted in the use of new technology mediated learning software produced by local startup company Academic Systems of Mountain View.

For more information on Academic Systems (now Plato) and mediated learning check out their Academic Net Website

In Fall 96 Ian began to work for the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges by serving on their statewide Educational Policies Committee . In Fall 97 he was elected to the fifteen member Executive Committee of the State Academic Senate as representative for Area B (the San Francisco bay region). From 1998 to 2001 he was chair of the Academic Senate Technology Committee and helped to publish a series of position papers on technology in education. In 2001 - 02 he was chair of the Senate's Occupational Education Committee and this year he chairs the Local Senates Committee. In April 2002 he was re-elected for a third term as Treasurer, one of the five officers of the Academic Senate. He also chaired the Senate's Budget Committee and served as liaison to many of the Chancellor's Office technology and workforce advisory committees, and to the Intersegmental Committee of Academic Senates (ICAS) of the three higher education systems in California. He is also a Senate appointee to the mathematics editorial review board of the MERLOT project. In May 2003 he was elected as Vice President and served two years while also chairing the Educational Policies Committee. He served as President of the Academic Senate for 2005 - 2007. Issues of particular interest included revising the math and English competency requirements for an associate degree and the resultant systemwide Basic Skills Initiative.  He also assisted in the creation of the new Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC). As past president he has continued with committee work for the Academic Senate.  To find a selection of adopted position papers and Rostrum articles that include Ian's work, go to the ASCCC website.

In 1988 Ian received the Mission College Faculty member of the Year Award.

In 1989 he received the Mission College Award for Excellence in Teaching.

In May 1996 he was selected by the Santa Clara Valley Mathematics Association as their college level Outstanding Mathematics Teacher of the year.

In Fall 1997 he received a "Courageous Leadership" Award from the Community College League of California.

In September 2006 he received the California Community College Excellence in Technology Leadership Award in a ceremony at the September Board of Governors meeting in Sacramento.

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