Dr. John Gimbel

Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus

WHEREAS Dr. John Gimbel has served the ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ with distinction in teaching, research and service from 1987 to 2025; and

WHEREAS Dr. Gimbel, during his 38 years at UAF, taught more than 3,000 students in 32 distinct courses at all math curriculum levels; and he was recognized multiple times for his outstanding teaching;

WHEREAS Dr. Gimbel is an internationally recognized mathematician; and he has published 58 mathematical papers with dozens of distinct co-authors from around the globe, reflecting a high degree of collaboration in the mathematics field; and he is an extremely well-respected graph theorist, with his papers on various aspects of graph coloring being highly cited; and he served as a visiting scholar at 10 universities across Europe and the U.S.; and

WHEREAS Dr. Gimbel served on multiple UAF committees, including the universitywide promotion and tenure committee and his department’s peer review committee;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ expresses its deep appreciation to Dr. John Gimbel for his extensive contributions to the state of Alaska and to the university; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ, in further recognition of the invaluable services rendered by Dr. Gimbel and as evidence of the university’s desire that his identification with the university be maintained, hereby salutes the appointment of Dr. John Gimbel as professor of mathematics, emeritus; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be appropriately engrossed and signed by the chancellor of the ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ as further evidence of the esteem and respect in which he holds Dr. John Gimbel, and conveyed to Dr. Gimbel on this third day of May 2025.