Dr. William Farber is an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education for the Mercy College School of Education, and is also a United States Navy Veteran. Dr. Farber teaches both mathematics and mathematics education courses. Moreover, Dr. Farber coordinates a multitude of professional development initiatives and grant programs targeted to secondary school pre-service and in-service mathematics teachers. Mercy College has been awarded a major grant of just over 1.1 million dollars from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. The grant is for a project to advance mathematics education, with a particular emphasis on veterans retraining for new careers as secondary mathematics teachers. Dr. Farber co-authored the grant and is the Principal Investigator of the project.Recently (September 2015), The New York State Association of Mathematics Supervisors (NYSAMS) inducted Dr. Farber into the New York State Mathematics Educators Hall of Fame.