Schwager, Michael

November 22, 2021 By cmctestgenesis

Michael Schwager

Michael Schwager

Assistant Professor of Mathematics
mschwager@coloradomtn.edu

Professional Interests

I love introducing students to the world of mathematics! With a background in secondary education, I'm equally at home in both a CEPA classroom and a "traditional" classroom.

Family

My family and I are enjoying beautiful Chaffee County.

Personal Interests

I enjoy the outdoors during good weather and playing games inside when it's not as nice out.

Filed Under: Faculty Tagged With: Math, Salida

White, Tracy

October 29, 2018 By cmctestgenesis

Tracy White

Department Chair, Assistant Professor of Math & Dev. Math
970-625-6948 | twhite@coloradomtn.edu

photo: Tracy WhiteEducation

  • MS Applied Math, CU-Boulder
  • BA Major:Math Minor:English, Oakland University

Personal Interests

My husband and I both love working at Colorado Mountain College, living in Colorado, and spending time in Colorado's great outdoors, both in the mountains hiking and under the mountains caving!

Filed Under: DevEd, Faculty Tagged With: Math, Rifle

Surgent, Peter

September 13, 2018 By cmctestgenesis

Peter Surgent

Peter Surgent

Associate Professor, Math
970-870-4476 | psurgent@coloradomtn.edu

Filed Under: Faculty Tagged With: Math, Steamboat Springs

Shepard, Roseanne

December 14, 2015 By cmctestgenesis

Roseanne Shepard

Assistant Professor of Transitional Education
970-947-8241 | rshepard@coloradomtn.edu


photo - Roseanne ShepardEducation

B.A. from Benedictine College

Masters from the University of Northern Colorado

Certified Developmental Education Specialist

Courses Taught

Developmental Education

Personal Interests

All the wonders that living in Western Colorado brings. I run daily in the woods with my dogs, hike, ski, throw snowballs, and read. I serve as a track coach for adults in Special Olympics, I am active in the local soup kitchen, The Extended Table. I volunteer with the Glenwood Tri, and am a teacher and lector at my church. I love numbers and teaching math, but more than that, I abundantly enjoy working with students and watching them grow in their understanding of math. Math can be scary for some people, I work at trying to make it less scary. “Getting math” can be life changing, and I think we can “get it” with enough time and practice; even those story problem! We laugh a lot in class, sometimes at each other, but mostly at the silliness of life.

Filed Under: DevEd, Faculty Tagged With: Math

Vargas, Jason

October 15, 2015 By cmctestgenesis

Jason Vargas

Professor of Mathematics
970-947-8156 | jvargas@coloradomtn.edu

Education

  • Master of Science - Mathematics from California State University, Northridge
  • Bachelor of Science - Mathematics from California State University, Northridge
  • Associate of Arts - Mathematics from Los Angeles Valley College

Personal Interests

I coach a competitive girls club softball team; I coach youth basketball; I like to ski, bike, fish (pretty much anything active); I love team sports!

Bio

In 2006, Jason Vargas was hired by Colorado Mountain College, Spring Valley Campus, in Glenwood Springs, CO as an Associate Professor of Mathematics.  Presently at CMC, Jason is a full Professor of Mathematics and volunteers as an AMATYC Student Math League moderator.  Founder, organizer, and leader of CMC’s Annual Mathematics Awareness Week, Jason has collected over $1,500 in donations per year for student prizes.  In 2012-2013, he was named Colorado Mountain College’s Roaring Fork and College-Wide Full-Time Faculty of the Year.

In his pastime, Jason Vargas founded, managed, and coached a competitive girls softball club (Eagle Valley Edge).  He continues to coach softball clinics for Mountain Recreation in Gypsum, CO.  Jason volunteers time as a youth basketball coach as well as for the Vail Valley Foundation GoPro Mountain Games.  He loves to ski, bike, fish (pretty much anything active), and he especially loves team sports!  Jason is an avid follower of the San Francisco Giants, the Golden State Warriors, and the L.A. Rams.

If you happen to walk by Jason Vargas’ CMC office located at the Spring Valley Campus and take a gander, amongst large stacks of mathematics textbooks, math manipulatives, and calculators you’ll see photos of his wife and kids; of his daughter’s softball teams and her accolades; of his son holding a fishing rod fighting with a monster catfish.  You’ll see posters of a few of his favorite rock bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters along with ticket stubs that proved that he was there.  Amongst banners of his favorite sports teams and bobbleheads of his favorite players you’ll see inspirational posters of great athletes such as Mohammed Ali, Michael Jordan, Lou Gehrig, Willie Mays, Ted Williams, and Barry Bonds (to name a few). 

It would be very easy to sum him up to four things:  Family; Mathematics; Athletics; and Music.  Jasonis clearly inspired by each.  He says, “To be successful at being a husband and father requires honor, patience, respect, and the ability to admit when you’re wrong, and learn from those mistakes.  To be successful in athletics and music requires focus, discipline, perseverance, tenacity, will, grit, dedication, and an extreme amount of practice.  This is why I love the discipline of mathematics.  To be successful at math, it takes all of those things.”

Filed Under: Faculty Tagged With: Math, mathematics, Spring Valley Faculty

Brungardt, Darren

August 17, 2015 By cmctestgenesis

Darren Brungardt

Associate Professor, Mathematics; Head Cross Country/Track Coach
719-486-4296 | dbrungardt@coloradomtn.edu

2018 Faculty of the Year, Leadville and Chaffee County

Darren Brungardt, Math Professor and Running Team Coach at Colorado Mountain College LeadvilleEducation

  • BS in Mathematics with an Emphasis in Secondary Education and a Minor in History, University of Northern Colorado
  • MA in Mathematics, University of Northern Colorado
  • MA in Coaching (Human Performance and Physical Education), Adams State University

Awards

  • Faculty of the Year (Leadville Campus), 2018-2019
  • Berthoud High School Sports Hall of Fame, 2022

Professional Interests

I teach mathematics for all. I coach the cross country and track team at CMC

Family

I have an incredible daughter!

Personal Interests

I love to run, hike, snowshoe, and travel.

Filed Under: Faculty Tagged With: Leadville, Math, mathematics

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