Submitted by: Dan Rich

Dorothy Allen

May 21, 1925 - Nov. 10, 2001

South Bend Tribune 11/17/2001

Dorothy Armstrong Allen, 76, a resident of South Bend, Ind., since 1951, passed away peacefully at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10, in her home, surrounded by her family. Dorothy, a native of Langhorne, Pa., graduated from Earlham College in 1945 with a BA in mathematics and piano. While she raised her five children, Dorothy became active in several local organizations, including the South Bend YMCA, St. Joseph County Scholarship Foundation, the South Bend Symphony Women's Association and the Junior League of South Bend.

In 1963, Dorothy was one of the first women to receive a master of arts (in mathematics education) from the University of Notre Dame. In 1968 Dorothy took a position at IUSB in the mathematics department, which she held until December 2000. From 1982 to 1986 she also taught at St. Mary's College, Southwestern Michigan and Valparaiso University.

Next to her family, Dorothy's greatest love was international travel. During her lifetime, she visited nearly every country in the world. As part of her teaching career with IUSB, Dorothy lived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for two years. She also traveled to Saudi Arabia in 1979 for the Indiana University ARAMCO project.

Dorothy's enthusiasm for life extended to her many hobbies, including music, gardening, bridge, tennis, bicycling and ballroom dancing. In 1995 Dorothy was inducted into the Earlham College Athletic Hall of Fame. In 1975, Dorothy was awarded City Women's Tennis Champion of South Bend. Dorothy was married to Robert Allen, who survives her, for fifty years.

Others who survive her include a brother, Bill Armstrong from Westminster, Pa.; a sister, Liz Yocum from Salem, Ore.; five children, William, Elizabeth, Barbara, James and Ann; and by 10 grandchildren.

Dorothy's children will hold a memorial service at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17, in the First Presbyterian Church, 333 West Colfax Avenue, South Bend. In lieu of flowers, those who wish to make contributions in Dorothy's memory may send them to the South Bend Symphony Orchestra or to the Dorothy Allen Memorial Mathematics Scholarship for International Student Exchange Program, through the IUSB Mathematical Sciences Department. The address for scholarship donations: IUSB Development Department, Administration Building, Room 244A, P.O. Box 7111, South Bend, IN 46634-7111.