Loretta Braxton
Loretta Marion Murray Braxton (January 19, 1934 – February 19, 2019) was an American mathematician who headed the mathematics department at Virginia State University for many years.
Early life and education
Braxton was originally from
With this degree, she returned to Atkins High School as a mathematics teacher, and also taught at the junior high school level in Norfolk, Virginia.[1][2]
Graduate study and academic career
In 1962, she earned a master's degree in mathematics from the
While continuing at Virginia State, she earned a doctorate of education, specializing in mathematics education, at the University of Virginia in 1973.[1][2] Her dissertation was The Effects of Instruction in Sentential Logic on the Growth of the Logical Thinking Abilities of Junior High School Students.[3]
She was promoted through the academic ladder at Virginia State, reading full professor, and became chair of the mathematics department from 1977 until 1992, when she retired as Distinguished Professor Emerita.[1][2]
Personal life
Braxton was married to a Baptist minister, Rev. Dr. Harold E. Braxton, who became director of religious studies and dean of humanities and social sciences at Virginia State.[4] She died in February 2019.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Dr. Loretta M. Braxton, J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, 19 February 2019
- ^ a b c d Dr. Loretta Braxton, 2011 Community Service Award Recipient, The Martha Mason Hill Memorial Foundation, retrieved 2021-10-11
- ^ ERIC record for The Effects of Instruction in Sentential Logic on the Growth of the Logical Thinking Abilities of Junior High School Students, accessed 2021-10-11
- ^ "Couple's anniversary is "golden" to VSU", Development news, Virginia State University Magazine, p. 22, Winter 2008 – via Yumpu
