Dr. S. Larue Huckaby
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
lhuckaby@shorter.edu

Assistant Professor of Mathematics, holds a B.S. in Mathematics/Secondary Education (1979) from the University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, GA.  Dr.  Huckaby received her M.Ed.  in Secondary Education/Mathematics (1984) from the University of West Georgia and her M.S. in Mathematics (1991) from the University of Alabama-Birmingham.  She received both an Ed.S. and Ed.D from Argosy University-Sarasota (2004, 2009).  In her doctoral thesis, Dr. Huckaby studied the impact of technology on achievement in the mathematics classroom.

Dr. Huckaby began her career by teaching mathematics at Cedar Hill Middle School, Cedartown, GA.  She then taught at the University of Alabama-Birmingham and at Jefferson State Community College, Birmingham, AL while attending UAB.  Prior to coming to Shorter University, Dr. Huckaby taught mathematics at Rome High School, Rome, GA.

In 1967, the Lord graciously saved her and filled her with His blessed Holy Spirit.  It is the prayer of Dr. Huckaby that everything she does will glorify His precious holy Name.

Outside of the classroom, Dr. Huckaby is very active in church work.  She holds the office of Secretary at her church as well as for at the District, Annual and General Conference levels of the Southern Congregational Methodist Church denomination.  One great joy in her life is Camp meeting, a time of retreat from the world in order to focus on God.  Dr. Huckaby has served as either President or Vice President of the SCMC Camp Board for 27 years.  She enjoys playing the piano and singing.  Dr. Huckaby also paints porcelain china; she serves as secretary of a local porcelain art guild and assists with the porcelain art exhibit at the Coosa Valley Fair.  Dr. Huckaby loves sports, especially football, reading and spending time with her family.

Ms. Kathy Hunt
Instructor of Mathematics
706-2337421
khunt@shorter.edu

Instructor of Mathematics, holds a B.S. in Mathematics from Berry College (1983) and a M.Ed. in Math Education from the University of West Georgia (1989).  Ms. Hunt spent 29 years (1983 – 2012) as a public high school math teacher and 12 years (2000 – 2012) as an adjunct instructor at Shorter.  While in public education, she worked for both GaDOE (Georgia Dept. of Education) and DJJ (Dept. of Juvenile Justice) in writing and setting in place curriculum.  She has conducted training with teachers for new courses developed for use in the state of Georgia.    After retiring from public education, Ms. Hunt has joined Shorter as a full time faculty member and is thrilled to be a member of such a Christian Organization.  She will be teaching College Algebra, Calculus, and many other Math courses.  She has fun antiquing, traveling, reading, and cooking (if someone else cleans up).  Her family is very important to her and she enjoys spending time with her great-nieces and great-nephews. 

Mr. Jon Moseley
Instructor of Math
706-233-7492
jmoseley@shorter.edu

Shorter’s Lady Hawks head volleyball coach since 2006, Mr. Moseley joins the faculty as an instructor of math as well. He holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Vanderbilt University. Prior to Shorter, he served at Guntersville High School and Cherokee County High School.

Mr. Andrew Calley Smith
Adjunct Instructor of Mathematics
andrew.smith@hawks.shorter.edu

Adjunct Instructor of Mathematics, holds a B. S. in Mathematics from Shorter University and an M.Ed. in Secondary Mathematics from the University of West Georgia.  Upon graduating from Shorter University, Mr. Smith began working for the Floyd County School System as a mathematics teacher at Pepperell High School.   
Mr. Smith currently lives in Rome with his wife, who also graduated from Shorter, and his daughter, who is a year old.  Mr. Smith’s interests include golf, Atlanta Braves baseball, and fishing.

Dr. Diana Swanagan
Chair, Department of Mathematics
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
706-233-7301
dswanagan@shorter.edu

Assistant Professor of Mathematics holds a B.S. in mathematics (2004) from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, an M.A. in mathematics (2006) from Oakland University in Rochester Hills, MI and a Ph.D. in mathematics education (2009) from the University of Georgia – Athens. In her doctoral thesis, she studied the relationship between mathematics anxiety and mathematics self-efficacy in college precalculus students by developing a questionnaire with a 5-point Likert scale. Her research interests include how to teach college students who have mathematics anxiety, how to incorporate technology into a mathematics classroom, and how to teach future mathematics teachers. 

At Shorter, Dr. Swanagan teaches a variety of mathematics courses including Calculus, statistics, and mathematics for future teachers. She has also worked with learning communities and taught an LC seminar.
Other than teaching mathematics, Dr. Swanagan likes to spend time with her husband, Brian (who also teaches mathematics) and their two sons. She also enjoys reading and crocheting.

Betty R. Young
Adjunct Instructor of Mathematics
betty.young@hawks.shorter.edu

Adjunct Instructor of Mathematics, holds a B.S. degree in Mathematics from Berry College(1973), an M.Ed. in Mathematics Education from the University of West Georgia(1977), and an Ed.S. in Leadership from the University of West Georgia(1996). 
Ms. Young began her teaching career at West Rome High School and then moved to Rome High School where she taught until 2005.  In 2005, she retired from the Rome City School System and began teaching part-time at Pepperell High School where she taught for seven years.  During her high school teaching career, she served as Department Head at West Rome and Rome High and taught all levels of mathematics, from remedial to AP Calculus.  At Pepperell she taught all levels also, including AP Calculus.

For the past fifteen years, Ms. Young has also taught part-time at Shorter University in both the traditional program and the CAPP program.  She has taught College Algebra and Pre-Calculus in the traditional program and the algebra courses in the CAPP program.
Ms. Young has two daughters, Mary Beth and Cara Leigh, who have blessed her with three grandchildren in the last few years.  The greatest joy of her life is spending time with her children and grandchildren.  She also spends as much time as she can with her ninety-one year old mother.  Other than that, she enjoys relaxing by a pool, trips to the beach, reading, and spending time with her friends.

Ms. Young has been a Christian since the age of eight and thanks God every day for the many blessings in her life, one of which is the opportunity to teach at Shorter University.