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Torry Patton
Director and Teacher
May 2004 – present
Academy Student Resources
116 South Gay St. #207, Knoxville, TN 37902
865.599.6220
ptpatton@gmail.com
Employment
I began this business, which offers several types of supplemental
education to middle and high school students. I managed the
finances and the administration of the business, tutored one-on-
one, taught ACT/SAT preparation courses, designed all
advertisement materials, coordinated all marketing, as well as
recruited and trained new tutors.

Mathematics Instructor I taught several undergraduate mathematics courses, creating all

May 2004 – Dec. 2007 lesson plans and testing material. I served on faculty boards that
University of Tennessee chose textbooks, made curriculum decisions, and worked to
implement general study skills into the remedial math courses. I
held office hours and study sessions outside lecture time to
ensure students were able to perform their best.

Summer Institute Instructor
Summer 2003, 2004, and 2005
Project GRAD
Chosen during the pilot year of this program designed to
encourage and empower inner city high school students to
attend college, I created the mathematics curriculum (2003) and
the ACT prep curriculum (2004, 2005) for this program. I
collaborated with teachers in various fields to devise the
connected interdisciplinary curriculum. All math and ACT prep
instructors then implemented the curriculum I designed.

Graduate Teaching Associate This position requires the same responsibilities as an Instructor,
Aug. 2002 – May 2004 just with lighter course load, allowing me to complete my
University of Tennessee master’s degree.

Teacher/Tutor I led both tutoring sessions and larger lectures for middle and
Aug. 1999 – May 2002 high school students in chemistry, all levels of mathematics,
MasterMinds Learning Center Spanish, English, and biology, while also conducting preparatory
sessions for the ACT, SAT, PSAT, GRE, and GED for this
business located in Birmingham, AL.

Orientation Leader Comprised of six leaders, the team organized and implemented
Jan. – August 2001 New Student Orientation. We facilitated the selection and
Samford University training of eighty fall orientation leaders, as well as all of the
planning for summer orientation sessions, a week of orientation
leader training, and the weeklong fall orientation. In addition to
my team responsibilities, I personally arranged all community
service hours with more than forty agencies and six hundred
volunteers for Birmingham Connections.
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Education
University of Tennessee 2002 – 2004
• Master of Science in applied mathematics, concentration in mathematical biology
• Presented master’s thesis research at 2004 Southeast Atlantic Society for
Industrial and Applied Mathematics conference
Samford University 1998 – 2002
• Bachelor of Science in Mathematics on a Premedical Track
• Graduated magna cum laude and with successful completion of both the Honors
Program and the LEAD Scholars Program
• I defended my thesis research before the Samford Honors Council and presented
findings at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research and the 2002 Regional
Joint MAA and AMS Conference

Activities and Accomplishments

• Authored several lifestyle articles published in Knoxville Magazine (2008 – 2009)
• Volunteer YoungLife leader, a Christian mentoring ministry to high school students.
Mentored kids one on one as well as weekly large group meetings. Planned and
implemented all aspects of several trips to YoungLife camps and led small group Bible
studies. (1999 – 2009)
• Interned with Laws Interiors and Design, assisting the head designer with designing,
presenting to clients, and installing several projects. (2008 – 2009)
• University of Tennessee Math Teacher of the Year Award recipient (2003)
• Member of Mathematical Association of America, American Mathematical Society, and
the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematicians
• Taught in Knox County Teacher In-Service for middle school math teachers (2004)
• Graduate Student Executive Council President at University of Tennessee (2002 – 2004)
• Twice elected President of Samford’s chapter of the national mathematics fraternity,
ΠΜΕ (2000 – 2002)
• Ruric E. Wheeler Mathematics Award recipient (2001)
• Samford Mathematics and Computer Science Student of the Year (both 2001 & 2002)
• Presidential Scholar at Samford (1998 – 2002)

Computer Skills
• Software: basic HTML code, Blackboard, Equation Editor, Mathematica, MathType,
MATLAB, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook), and
QuickBooks
• Operating Systems: Mac OSX, Linux, Microsoft Windows
References available upon request.