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Pi Day
One took it in the face with a coconut cream pie.
The other was hit with a chocolate cream. It was all in good fun, and
for a good cause, the afternoon of March 14 at 3:14 p.m. as the Math & Science
Club commemorated Pi Day with a pie-in-the-face to two faculty members
whose jars held the most money. Todd Shepherd, Social Science Department
chair, and April Nittler, Natural Science Department instructor, ended
the voting with the most money in their jars. Shepherd raised $270.90,
compared to Nittler’s $155.31. Ten Cowley faculty members helped
raise $615 this year for the college’s Math & Science Club.
Part of the money raised will help defray expenses for club members
to go to World’s of Fun in Kansas City. Dr. Pat McAtee, Cowley
president, had the honor of slamming pie into the faces of Shepherd
and Nittler.
National Pi Day is celebrated each March 14 (3-14) as pi serves as the symbol
for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi is a transcendental
number, meaning it will repeat indefinitely without ever appearing exactly the
same. However, pi is usually calculated to three digits, 3.14. Therefore, Pi
Day is celebrated on March 14, which also happens to be Albert Einstein’s
birthday. Greg Nichols, one of the contestants and a member of the Natural Science
Department faculty, was pleased with the amount raised this year. “The
college showed great support for the Math and Science Club this year,” said
Nichols, the club’s sponsor. “We raised $503 last year. I want to
thank Todd and April for taking one for the team.” Students and employees
voted by placing money into jars marked with pictures of the 10 faculty members.
The jars were located at the information window in Galle-Johnson Hall. Coins
were positive votes. Pennies counted as one point, nickels five points, dimes
10 points, and quarters 25 points. Currency was worth its face value, but in
negative points. Other Cowley faculty who participated: Frank Arnold, Social
Science Department; Marlys Cervantes, Humanities; Tom Mason, Humanities; Karolee
Weller, Natural Science; Pam Smith, Natural Science; JoLynne Oleson, Business
and Service Technology; and Brooke Denney, Natural Science adjunct.
