Mr. Derek Collis

Mr. Collis was born in London, and grew up in London, England and Melbourne, Australia. He has B.A. and M.S. degrees in Mathematics, and a PgD (distinction) in Applied Statistics from Sheffield University in England.

From 1989 to 1998, Mr. Collis also worked in the College's Tutoring Centering tutoring statistics, mathematics, economics and accounting. In addition, he worked at Northeastern Illinois University for three years. He was also employed by H&R Block as a tax preparation specialist, having also prepared income taxes in Australia.

Listed among his many accomplishments, Mr. Collis received in 1994 both the Wall Street Journal Achievement Award for Economics and the Academic Excellence Award for Mathematics Development from the Division of Academic Development at Northeastern Illinois University. He was listed in the Who's Who Among America's Teachers in 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2007.