Wade Ellis

Wade Ellis
Ellis, c. 1970
Born	(1909-06-09)June 9, 1909 Chandler, Oklahoma, US
Died	November 20, 1989(1989-11-20) (aged 80) San Jose, California, US
Other names	Wade Ellis, Sr.
Education	Wilberforce University (B.S., 1928) University of New Mexico (M.S. 1938) University of Michigan (Ph.D. 1944)
Occupation	Mathematician
Years active	1944–1989
Known for	Linear algebra Math education
Notable work	On Relations Satisfied by Linear Operators on a Three Dimensional Linear Vector Space (1944)
Spouse	Agatha Ellis
Children	2

Wade Ellis (June 9, 1909 – November 20, 1989) was an American mathematician and educator. He taught at Fort Valley State University in Georgia and Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee and earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Michigan in 1944. He carried out classified research on radar antennas at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory and taught at Boston University and Oberlin College, where he became Full Professor in 1953. The same year, he was elected to the Board of Governors of the Mathematical Association of America.

Ellis promoted mathematical education and was decorated for his efforts in 1966 by the government of Peru. He returned to the University of Michigan in 1967 as Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Professor of Mathematics until his retirement in 1977, when he was named professor emeritus. Afterwards, he served in various administrative positions including vice chancellor of academic affairs at University of Maryland Eastern Shore and interim president of Marygrove College in Detroit.