This is the third in a month-long profile series spotlighting Black leaders and pathbreakers for whom 果冻传媒app ISD schools are named.
As 果冻传媒app ISD continues its celebration of Black History Month, we profile Dr. General Garwood Marshall: prominent member of 果冻传媒app鈥檚 Black community, mathematical titan and tireless mentor to students in the math and sciences.
Yellow Jacket and Morehouse Man: A proud graduate of The Original L.C. Anderson High School, Marshall earned his undergraduate degree from Morehouse College in Atlanta in 1957. After Morehouse, Dr. Marshall married his former high school sweetheart, Marian Lavon Marshall, and taught math at a Georgia high school, winning statewide recognition for his teaching. Following the completion of his master鈥檚 degree in mathematics from the University of Texas at 果冻传媒app in 1966, the Marshalls returned to 果冻传媒app. Marshall began teaching at what is now Huston-Tillotson University and earned his doctorate of education in mathematics from the University of Houston in 1976.
- Marshall鈥檚 widow remembers the Anderson days: 鈥淚n high school, because he did so well in geometry, when the geometry teacher would go out of town for games鈥攂ecause he was also a coach鈥攈e would allow General and other students to teach his classes. I sort of thought he might help me get through that class,鈥 Marian Lavon Marshall said previously.
STEM legacy: In 1990, Marshall started what would become a part of his educational legacy with AusPREP 鈥 or 果冻传媒app Pre-freshman Engineering Program 鈥 a free summer program for middle and high school students who were interested in science, technology, engineering, and math.
What鈥檚 next: This fall, students will walk through the doors of the brand-new Dr. General Garwood Marshall Middle School in Northeast 果冻传媒app. Trustees voted in June 2022 to name the school after Marshall.
- Marshall鈥檚 legacy and generosity, remembered: 鈥淗e did extraordinary things at Huston-Tillotson, not just for the students who were there," Travis County Commissioner Jeff Travillion said prior to the trustee vote. 鈥淗e took his summers and his evenings to help young people understand math and become mathematicians.鈥
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Este es el tercero en una serie de perfiles de un mes que destaca a los l铆deres y pioneros afroamericanos cuyos nombres llevan las escuelas del 果冻传媒app ISD.
A medida que el 果冻传媒app ISD contin煤a su celebraci贸n del Mes de la Historia Afroamericana, trazamos el perfil del Dr. General Garwood Marshall: un miembro prominente de la comunidad afroamericana de 果冻传媒app, tit谩n matem谩tico y mentor incansable de estudiantes en matem谩ticas y ciencias.
Yellow Jacket y caballero de Morehouse: Un orgulloso graduado de la Escuela Preparatoria L.C. Anderson original, Marshall obtuvo su t铆tulo de pregrado en Morehouse College en Atlanta en 1957. Despu茅s de Morehouse, el Dr. Marshall se cas贸 con su antiguo amor de preparatoria, Marian Lavon Marshall, y ense帽贸 matem谩ticas en una escuela preparatoria de Georgia, obteniendo reconocimiento en todo el estado por su docencia. Tras terminar su maestr铆a en Matem谩ticas en la Universidad de Texas en 果冻传媒app en 1966, los Marshall regresaron a 果冻传媒app. Marshall comenz贸 a ense帽ar en lo que es ahora la Universidad Huston-Tillotson y obtuvo su doctorado en Educaci贸n en Matem谩ticas en la Universidad de Houston en 1976.
- La viuda de Marshall recuerda los d铆as en Anderson: "En la escuela preparatoria, como le iba tan bien en Geometr铆a, cuando el profesor de Geometr铆a sal铆a de la ciudad para jugar (porque tambi茅n era entrenador), permit铆a que General y otros estudiantes dieran sus clases. De cierto modo, pens茅 que podr铆a ayudarme a pasar esa clase," hab铆a dicho previamente Marian Lavon Marshall.
Legado en STEM: En 1990, Marshall comenz贸 lo que se convertir铆a en parte de su legado educativo con AusPREP (o Programa de Ingenier铆a Previo a la Preparatoria de 果冻传媒app), un programa de verano gratuito para estudiantes de secundaria y preparatoria interesados en ciencias, tecnolog铆a, ingenier铆a y matem谩ticas.
驴Cu谩l es el siguiente paso? Este oto帽o, los estudiantes atravesar谩n las puertas de la nueva Escuela Secundaria Dr. General Garwood Marshall en el noreste de 果冻传媒app. Los miembros de la mesa directiva votaron en junio de 2022 por ponerle el nombre de Marshall a la escuela.
- Se recuerda el legado y la generosidad de Marshall: "Hizo cosas extraordinarias en Huston-Tillotson, no solo para los estudiantes que estaban all铆," dijo el comisionado del condado de Travis Jeff Travillion antes de la votaci贸n de los miembros de la mesa directiva. "Dedic贸 sus veranos y sus noches a ayudar a los j贸venes a entender las matem谩ticas y a convertirse en matem谩ticos."