News release Public Information Office   SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu     www.selu.edu/news Contact: Christina Chapple Date: 3/19/03   MATH PROFESSOR TO PRESENT SLU’S KENELLY-VOSS LECTURES       HAMMOND -- Southeastern Louisiana University mathematics professor Tilak de Alwis will present the university’s Kenelly-Voss Lecture Series March 25 and March 27.       De Alwis is the first recipient of Southeastern’s Kenelly-Voss Endowed Professorship in Mathematics. A member of the Southeastern faculty for more than 13 years, he received his doctoral degree in mathematics from the University of  Minnesota, Minneapolis in 1988.       In his lectures De Alwis’ will discuss the center of gravity of two and three-dimensional objects. The free presentations are scheduled on both dates for 12:30-1:45 p.m., in Fayard Hall Room 215.         At the conclusion of the March 25 lecture members of the audience will be invited to participate in a contest. “A question will be posed to the audience and one entry will be randomly chosen from the correct answers,” De Alwis said. The winner will receive a Jacmel Inn gift certificate provided by owner Paul Murphy.       The Kenelly-Voss Endowed Professorship in Mathematics was established through a donation from John Kenelly, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at Clemson University, and a 1957 Southeastern graduate. A native of Bogalusa, Kenelly is known nationally for his interest in using technology to revitalize mathematics instruction. Southeastern honored his achievements in higher education instruction and administration in 1994 by naming him Alumnus of the Year. He established the professorship along with his late wife, Charmaine Voss Kenelly, a 1956 Southeastern graduate.  Return to News Releases