Dr. Kenneth J. Preskenis, a member of the Framingham State University Mathematics faculty from 1977 until his death in November 2002, had a passion for mathematics, learning, and teaching. He shared his enthusiasm and his love of mathematics with college students as well as with the children that he mentored in the Mathematics Olympics Program that he founded in 1992. His love of teaching and for sharing mathematics with others led him to contemplate how students learn problem-solving and to consider the improvement of student understanding of word problems. Dr. Preskenis authored numerous articles in analysis and mathematics education, frequently presented papers at national conferences and at meetings of the Northeastern Section of the Mathematical Association of America, and published a significant extension of the Weierstrass Approximation Theorem.
Dr. Preskenis was a dedicated mentor to students as well as to colleagues, always encouraging them to do their best and to achieve their fullest potential. While we miss him, his enthusiasm, and his dedication to students, to the University, and to the community, we are pleased to be able to honor his memory by instituting a scholarship in his name. Our initial desire is to award one scholarship to a deserving student from South Boston each year. In the future, we hope to be able to award more than one scholarship annually as well as to support deserving students throughout their four years of study at the Framingham State University.
If you would like more information about the Kenneth J. Preskenis Scholarship Fund or if you would like to make a donation, please contact Dr. Thomas Koshy, Chair of the Kenneth J. Preskenis Scholarship Fund.
Kenneth J. Preskenis Scholarship Fund Brochure
The Mathematics Department hosts a Northeastern Section of the Mathematical Association of America Regional Dinner Meeting in Ken's memory at the University every Spring.
