Donald Fincher

Donald began his pursuit of higher education, after being out of high school for fourteen years, by participating in massive open online courses known as MOOCs which gave him the necessary preparation for the rigors of college. Now in his sophomore year, he not only maintained a 4.0 GPA, but he traveled to Los Angeles, CA to present a paper at the Conference on Decision and Control, a transaction of IEEE and he traveled to San Antonio to present a paper at the Joint Mathematics Meetings, with Dr. Najafi as his advisor for both events. He is the founder of the Humanist Society of Kent State University, where he serves as President, and he serves as Treasurer of the Philosophy Club. His interests include chess, playing guitar, and discovering the deep insights of mathematics. As a mathematician, he hopes to find solutions to problems that will improve the human condition. He is profoundly concerned about convincing the next generation of students of the fundamental importance of learning mathematics and programming as gateways to their participation in the global information society.