Sandy Norman
I was born in Atlanta, Georgia early on a frosty mornin' -- March 2nd, 1952. My parents moved to Columbus the next fall and it was there I spent my childhood and teen-age years. After high school I lived in Charlottesville, Virginia where I attended UVA. In 1974 I moved to Athens, Georgia and enrolled in the masters in mathematics program at the University of Georgia. After a wonderful, but lengthy (12 years), sojourn in Athens during which I received my masters in mathematics, taught middle and high school mathematics, worked on a doctorate in mathematics, actively served the regional ASPCA, got married, adopted a dozen or so dogs and cats, finally earned a doctorate in mathematics education, and apparently never learned to write concise sentences, I accepted a position as an Assistant Professor in Mathematics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. My wife and I moved our quadrupedal menagerie to the countryside near Midland, NC where we grew corn, squash, beans, blueberries, watermelons, tomatoes, etc. and a couple of children -- Alec and Eleanor -- as well. In 1992, after 6 1/2 years in NC, I accepted an offer to come to UTSA as an Associate Professor and, after filling a couple of vehicular arks to the bulkheads for the move over, I began work here in January 1993.
View from my former office -- (a nice example of a catenary) Part of Arroyo Verde...the ranch
I live in the Boerne area, have a small (100 acre) ranch near Pipe Creek that I'm fixing up for my horses, goats and cows. I’m down to only 4 dogs and, sadly, no cats, but support dozens of raccoons, skunks, possums, deer, and a family of bobcats out at the ranch -- not to mention my paint (Custer) and some cows.
Little waterfall out at the ranch
I enjoy camping, hiking, trail-riding, sports, and the outdoors in general. But I'm also partial to classical and country music, Broadway shows, the visual arts, and absurdist drama.
Alec jumping the upper falls The lower falls
The two cousins --- 10 and 2 days old.
Below -- an axis deer.
