A Memorable Professor
With great sadness I read about the passing of Professor Evelyn Silvia at the age of 57.
She taught the first class I attended at Davis—wildly energetic at 8 in the morning. I took three more classes from her, and her enthusiasm for mathematics and teaching was unequaled in my experience.
In addition to her teaching skills, she helped me when some ridiculous administrative issues came up. I remember her telling me she would take care of the problems that day, and I believe she was more upset about the problem than I was.
I am so sad to hear of her passing. She was a very important part of my education and one of the reasons I enjoyed my time at Davis so much.
Edward "Ted" Jenvey
B.S. Mathematics, 1985