2024 Marks the 130th Anniversary of The American Mathematical Monthly.

The trailblazer who launched this premier academic journal in 1894 and inspired the establishment of the American Mathematical Association (AMA) graduated from Ohio Northern University in the late 1800s—Benjamin Franklin Finkel, BS 1888, BA 1896.

Mathematical problems fascinated Finkel from a young age, and his eagerness to solve them impelled his ambition to “publish a journal devoted solely to mathematics and suitable to the needs of teachers of mathematics.”

He once stated: “Many dormant minds have been aroused into activity through the mastery of a single problem.”

Over a century later, Finkel’s statement still rings true.

While much has changed at Ohio Northern since Finkel’s days, the University continues to attract brilliant problem-solvers molded in Finkel’s character who graduate to become leading mathematicians and physicists.

Read about three outstanding alumni from ONU’s School of Science, Technology, and Mathematics, housed in the Getty College of Arts & Sciences, who are making a mark in the world of physics and mathematics: https://www.onu.edu/news/130-years-mind-games-and-quantum-challenges