Gary Hall
Mathematics
Professor
Biography
Gary Hall is born in and has lived in Nashville all of his life. He graduated from David Lipscomb College in 1984 with a BA in Biblical Languages and Math. He then graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1986 and 1989 with a Masters and a PhD, respectively. He and his wife Anita Kay have a son Garrett and two daughters Kayleigh and Mary Katherine. He has been at Lipscomb University in the Math Department since the fall of 1989 and became the department chair in June of 2021. Gary initiated and oversees STEM Day. He also has been leading a mission trip over to Europe every summer, except for during the pandemic, since 1996.
Academic Degrees
Ph.D. Vanderbilt University
M.S. Vanderbilt University
B.A. David Lipscomb College
Academic Department
Mathematics
- Advanced Applied Math
- Advanced Calculus
- Calculus I
- Calculus II
- Calculus III
- Differential Equations
- Math Lab Tutoring
- Numerical Analysis
- Survey of Fundamentals of Math
- Lipscomb Experience
- Math Anxiety
- Problem Solving
- 2010-2011: 2010 Lipscomb University Teaching Award, Lipscomb University.
- 2007-2008: Winner of a Faculty Summer Grant 2007, Lipscomb University.
- 2007-2008: 2007 Baker Teaching Award, Lipscomb University.
- 2006-2007: Youth Encouragement Services Volunteer Award 2006, Youth Encouragement Services.
- 1992-1993: Recipient of Lipscomb University Science Departments' Research Grant for
- 1992-1993, Lipscomb University.
- 2020-2021: Campus School presentation, Nashville, Tennessee. Presented fun problem solving activities to Mrs. Mitchell's 8th grade classes
- 2019-2020: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee. Math and English: Enemy or Friends
- 2019-2020: SENCER 2019 National Conference, Cleveland, Ohio. Overcoming Math Anxiety talk
- 2018-2019: AMS and MAA Joint Meeting 2019, Baltimore, Maryland. Overcoming Math Anxiety: A Twelve Step Approach.
- 2017-2018 – 2018-2019: Campus School presentation, Nashville, Tennessee. Presented fun problem solving activities to Mrs. Mitchell's 8th grade classes
- 2017-2018: Dupont Tyler Middle School, Taught problem solving sessions to middle schoolers from Dupont Tyler Middle School
- 2013-2014: Making Math Matters Tennessee STEM Grant, Nashville, Tennessee. Presented at the workshop
- 2013-2014: Middle Tennessee Mathematics Teachers, Brentwood, Tennessee. A Twelve Step Program for Math Anxiety
- 2012-2013: i-STEM Grant, Nashville, Tennessee. Problem Solving part of the workshop
- 2012-2013: MAA Southeastern Section Meeting, Morrow, Georgia. Problem Solving Part of a Workshop for Teachers
- 2012-2013: Tennessee Mathematics Teachers Association, Cookeville, Tennessee. Problem Solving and English: Friends or Enemies
- 2011-2012: ITQ Grant, Nashville, Tennessee. Problem Solving
- 2011-2012: MAA Southeastern Section Meeting, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Short Course: Hands-On Activities to Encourage Student Engagement in Exploring Mathematics- the Problem Solving part
- 2011-2012: MAA Southeastern Section Meeting, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Math and English: Friends
- 2010-2011: Tennessee Math Teachers' Association Fall Meeting, Martin, Tennessee. Problem Solving Is Fun
- 2009-2010: Mathematics and Science Partnerships Regional Conference, San Francisco, California. Poster presentation: Student Engagement in Exploring Mathematics
- 2008-2009: Tennessee Math Teachers' Association Fall Meeting, Clarksville, Tennessee. Make Your Own Tutorial Math Videos
- 2008-2009: Middle Tennessee Mathematics Teachers One Day Conference, Shelbyville. POWERPOINT© and Math: Enemies or Friends
- 2007-2008: Tennessee Math Teachers' Association Fall Meeting, Knoxville. POWERPOINT© and Math: Enemies or Friends
- 2006-2007: Tennessee Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges. Math is Easy; Math is Fun-Math Anxiety
- 2005-2006: Tennessee Math Teachers' Association Fall Meeting. 'Murder, They Wrote'-Where Math Meets English