WILLIAM DAVIS ULLERY

WILLIAM DAVIS ULLERY Dr. William Ullery, a Professor of Mathematics at Auburn University, passed away on January 1, 2012. Bill was born March 10, 1954 in Washington, D.C., and was raised in Connecticut, Florida, and Tucson, Arizona, where he graduated from Sahuaro High School. He was a graduate of Harvard University, and received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Arizona. He held teaching positions at the University of Arizona and the University of Kansas before coming to teach at Auburn University in 1987, where he has been a full professor since 1997, and where he was still a faculty member at the time of his death. Dozens of his research articles have been published in numerous journals in his field, and his research was ongoing. Prior to his illness of recent years, Bill was an avid athlete. He was on his high school swimming and basketball teams, suffered the rigors of rowing as part of the Harvard Crew, was an enthusiastic member of a running group at the University of Kansas, ran marathons and played softball as an adult. He is survived by his brothers David of Torrance, CA, Scott of Rockville, MD, and Charles of Roseville, MN, and by two nephews, three nieces, and two grand nieces. No memorial service will be held, and in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 3300 E. Sunrise Dr., Tucson, AZ 85718. Jeffocat-Trant Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.