Russell Bilyeu

Submitted By jev0010 on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 12:00am
Russell Gene Bilyeu (’52, ’57 M.S.), Professor Emeritus of mathematics, died March 12 in Chico. He served on the math faculty from 1960 to 2000. He was a member of the Mathematical Association of America and the American Mathematical Society. Prior to joining UNT, he was a National Science Foundation Fellow and was employed by Chance Vought Aircraft. Bilyeu earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in math from North Texas and a doctoral degree from the University of Kansas. Bilyeu grew up in Krum and graduated from Krum High School with a love for mathematics and basketball. After retiring, he moved to the country with his son where he attended high school basketball games, learned guitar and became a Texas Master Naturalist, protecting native grasslands and developing his skills as an avid bird watcher.

Russell Gene Bilyeu (’52, ’57 M.S.), Professor Emeritus of mathematics, died March 12 in Chico. He served on the math faculty from 1960 to 2000. He was a member of the Mathematical Association of America and the American Mathematical Society. Prior to joining UNT, he was a National Science Foundation Fellow and was employed by Chance Vought Aircraft. Bilyeu earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in math from North Texas and a doctoral degree from the University of Kansas. Bilyeu grew up in Krum and graduated from Krum High School with a love for mathematics and basketball. After retiring, he moved to the country with his son where he attended high school basketball games, learned guitar and became a Texas Master Naturalist, protecting native grasslands and developing his skills as an avid bird watcher.

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