DR. FREDERICK H. STEEN

As is the case with others signing this guest book, Dr. Steen was a significant influence on my life--and not just as a student at Allegheny. His meticulous but personable approach to mathematics mirrored his personal life and his relationships with students. I have tried to pass on this legacy to my own children, including some of his favorite dictums: Zero is a perfectly good number, and don't get too comfortable with infinity. The alpha and omega of professional teachers has left us,...

Dr. Steen was one of my teachers at Allegheny. He made learning interesting and was very helpful getting me through my senior project. He and his wife welcomed me into their home as a student, and, he, in recent years, as I was able to reconnect with him. During my college years, I kept a secret from him - that Blair Hanson was my aunt. When I told him at graduation (1971), his response was "I should have known. You're from Rochester and Blair goes there on vacations." He will be missed...

Dr. Steen was a wonderful professor and a warm, caring advisor to me during my time at Allegheny. He and his wife, Marion, welcomed me into their home. My father had died just a few months before I began my freshman year at Allegheny and Dr. Steen 's presence in my life helped to fill the void left by his passing.
After my graduation(1971), I lost touch with Dr. Steen until a few years ago when I looked him up on my way to Cook Forest. He welcomed me into his home once again and I was...

Dr. Steen was one of my favorite teachers. He was so much fun, he made math easy and he held us to very high standards. I will always remember him reminding us that “zero” was anything but “nothing”. He made very bad puns with my father, which they seemed to invent daily and share in passing in the halls of Carr Hall, oh-so pleased with themselves. Perhaps that was part of the reason Dr. Steen lived such a long, rich life. He found humor in all the right places.
Thank you, Dr. Steen. You...

Our sincere condolences to the family,

Pat and Harry Eby