Paul retired in May 2025 after 32 years of dedicated service to the Mathematics Department at Grand Valley State University (GVSU). Joining the department in 1993, he devoted his career to advancing teaching, scholarship, and service. He taught a wide range of theoretical and applied math courses and was recognized for his excellent teaching: he won the GVSU Alumni Association Outstanding Educator Award in 2009. His impact on students extended beyond the classroom, as evidenced by his 2009 publication of the text, Linear and Nonlinear Programming with Maple: An Interactive, Applications-Based Approach (published by Taylor and Francis Publishing Company), a textbook used in MTH 360 (Operations Research), co-developed by Paul, since its publication.

Paul was a leader in our department in supporting undergraduate research, and he mentored many students in undergraduate research. He secured internal grants such as SURP and S³ to support students’ undergraduate research and participated as a research mentor for the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates [NSF REU] program hosted at GVSU. His mentoring and collaboration with students led to student dissemination of results in notable mathematics journals like Mathematics Magazine, The Real Analysis Exchange, The Journal of Difference Equations, The Pi Mu Epsilon Journal and Fractals. He also helped secure a Council on Undergraduate Research Summer Fellowship for a student in 1997, one of only three awarded nationally that year. 

Paul engaged in ongoing scholarship throughout his career with 10 publications in academic journals in his research area of real analysis. Between 2013-2023 he collaborated in a joint research project with Spectrum Health, focusing his math research on epilepsy and EEG signal analysis. As part of this work he developed the Network Connectivity Explorer software package for clinical investigation of Electroencephalographic (EEG) signals. 

Paul’s service was impactive and significant throughout his time at GVSU. He devoted extensive service to the profession through his contributions to the Michigan Section of the MAA (Student Activities Coordinator, co-organizer of the High School Visiting Lecture Program, Department Liaison) and his co-founding of the Michigan Undergraduate Mathematics Conference (which ran for more than a decade). He also served on the Editorial Board of the Mathematical Association of America for 12 years and was instrumental in Pi Mu Epsilon, serving 18 years on the national council, including terms as chief financial officer and society president, and for many years as the advisor to the local chapter at GVSU His work in Pi Mu Epsilon was significant in terms of scope and impact.