Deirdre Longacher Smeltzer (born 1964)[1] is an American mathematician, mathematics educator, textbook author, and academic administrator.
A former professor, dean, and vice president at Eastern Mennonite University, she is Senior Director for Programs at the Mathematical Association of America.
[2] Smeltzer was a mathematics major at Eastern Mennonite University, graduating in 1987 with a minor in Bible study.
At Eastern Mennonite, mathematicians Millard Showalter and Del Snyder became faculty mentors, encouraging her to continue in advanced mathematics.
[5] She stepped down from her administrative positions at Eastern Mennonite in 2019,[5] and joined the Mathematical Association of America as Senior Director for Programs in 2020.