Jerry Beckmann
After 38 years of teaching, I retired in 1998. I taught mathematics and was the department chair at East High School in Lincoln, Nebraska for 31 years. I received my M.A. degree from LSU and did post masters degree work at USC, Cornell, the University of Oklahoma and the University of Nebraska.
Leona Penner
I retired in May of 2012 after 46 years of teaching. I sponsored/coached the High School Math Club for 15 years and coached the Middle School MATHCOUNTS team for 30 years. I received my B.A. in Mathematics and German from Bethel College, North Newton, KS, and a M.A.T. degree from the University of Nebraska. I also did studies at Phillips University, Marburg, Germany, and the University of Southern Illinois in Carbondale.