Suzanne Sumner, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Mary Washington, earned her Ph.D. and M.S. from North Carolina State University. Dr. Sumner earned her B.S. at the University of North Carolina, where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. From 2003 to 2008, Dr. Sumner served as Director of the Teaching Innovation Program at UMW. Her interdisciplinary research and pedagogical collaborations connect applied mathematics with biology, classics, environmental science, foreign languages, geology, and history. Dr. Sumner is a recipient of five teaching awards during her years at NCSU and UMW. In 2007 she was named a Project Kaleidoscope Village Elder, and she is also a member of The Teaching Professor Conference Advisory Board.