2004

Hollingsworth Named ECCC

tant professor, was pro– moted to associate profes– sor in 1972, and received full professor status in 1981. He is also a former math instructor at Rice Un ivers ity, servi ng in 1966-67. He began his ca– reer as a mathematician fo r Texaco , Inc ., in Bellaire, Texas, in 1961. ln addition to his teaching re– sponsibilities at UGA, Dr. Hollingsworth was in– volved in numerous re– search projects and was respons ible for various ad– ministrative duties. Here– ceived numerous honors during his teaching career. incl udi ng O utsta nding Honors Pro fessor on three occasiOns. and the Josiah .\f e1gs Award. the uni\'ersity's highest teach– ing a \\ard . He al so re– ce i,·ed a Special Sandy Beavers teachi ng award and was later presented a Sandy Beaver Professor– ship. He was also granted subs tantia l funding re– search by the Natio nal Science Foundation and published numerous pa– pers. In addition, he was selected in 1969-70 as a visiting member of the ln– stitute for Advanced Study ;n Princeton, New Jersey. But for Dr. HollingsV/orth, the highlight of his career was "interacting with truly outstanding s tudents and watchi ng them excel in their chosen careers.·· He fu rther co113mented about his career: " I was paid a living wage for doing al– most exactly what I would have done for free if I had beef' _hie • ~...- ~ r .. \\ l11le a\\ard~ 3nd p:a from colleagues ''ere con– stant throughout his ~.:aree: comments from h1s st~.<­ ~ .. nt~ h P<:I nP<;C'rihed hi'

had," said one student. ''He was always available to help aft~r class. He re– ally taught us how to think. ( have learned va luable problem-solving skills in this class that I feel l will use the rest of my life. r love his teaching style and \\ill always remember him as a great role model when I tea ch~ " "D r. Hollingsworth is truly an exceptional teacher. Math IS a hard subject that most people aren' t interested in. He made the ~lass enjoy– able because he is so kind and truly wants his class to understand the mate– rial." ·'Dr. Hollingswonh is one of the greatest. if not the greatest instructors I have ever encountered. His teachin~ stimulated an interest in education and I wish I c6uld take him for the remainder of my math courses. ( have acquired a much more logical thinking method I use e\Cr) dJ~ now. I hope my future tr– structors are half as gou.: as he." ··or. Holl ingsworth is a 'er) • good professor. At ti rst I did not !ike his teachmg style but once I rea lized that I learned the material I got used to him. I rea ll) like him. This is one of the first courses I' ve had at UGA where I lea rned something besides what I learned in high school. and l learned a lot! This was a worthwhile c lass!" " Dr. Holl ingsworth is a truly caring persqn, besides the fact that he is an excellent teacher Ht. ·~ uu 1 • ·r:"-

\\ ' hen Dr . John G. Hollingsworth walked into the classroom, "the entire e n \"ironment c hang ed,.. wrote one fonner student. who further commented: "Ne,·er ha,·e I seen o ne teacher so concerned with the success of his students in learning the material and graspi ng the concepts o f ma th ematics. T he only thing I fe h was lacking in the c lass was my ability to live up to the standards and expectations he es ta b– lished." Comme nt s like t hose abo ,·c werf fre – quently made by students '!: o f the now retired depart- ment head and protessor of __.. mathematics at the Univer– - _ s ityofGeorgia. selected as ::::- East Central Community College's A lumnus of the Yea r fo r 2004. Dr.

Holl ingswort h. a Conehatta nattve who re– sides in Commerce, Ga ., wiU be honored with other Alumni Association award recipients during Home– coming activities sched– uled Saturday, October 9. Regarding his selection for the prestigious award, Dr. Hollingsworth replied: ''Re– ceiving this award is in– deed a great honor. I am keenly aware of the out– standing people that came through East Central, and to be singled out in this way is humbl ing." Dr. Holl ingsworth retired in 2000 from the University of Georgia, where he was a member ofthe math fac– ulty since 1967 and served as department head from 1992-95 . He joined the UGA faculty as an assis-

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