#416, Deborah Jane HUGHES-HALLETT

Unusually, Deborah was christened on HMS Implacable in Devonport, Plymouth on 17th February 1945 and her baptism was registered at the Royal Dockyard Chapel. Her father was Captain of Implacable at the time. The Godparents were Col. R Bucknall, Capt. C F Norris RN, Mrs Claire Laing and Mrs R Cobbold. Deborah's parents were living at Greysted, Quill Hall Lane, Amersham at the time.

Deborah was confirmed on 3rd January 1962 at the Church of St. Thomas-on-The Bourne, by Rt. Rev. F F Johnston who was assistant Bishop of Guildford.

Deborah Hughes Hallett is Adjunct Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Arizona. She graduated from Cambridge University in England and has taught at Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey, and Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Her work is on strategies to improve the teaching of mathematics, and she is interested in promoting international cooperation between mathematicians. With Andrew Gleason at Harvard, she organized the Calculus Consortium for Higher Education and started a foundation to promote innovative curriculum and pedagogy. She has served on committees for the National Academy of Sciences and organized three international conferences on the teaching of mathematics. She is a fellow of the American Advancement of Science and the author or coauthor of seven books, which have been translated into several languages. Her work has been recognized by prizes from Harvard University, the University of Arizona, the Association for Women in Mathematics, and the Mathematical Association of America.