Dr. Andrew J. Balas joined the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire faculty in 1984 after holding a faculty position at Rutgers for four years. He later served as Department Chair from 2003 to 2007.
Dr. Balas, who as a graduate of the University of Michigan, earned a Ph. D. from the University of California-Berkeley. He passed away at age 63 on March 19, 2008, after a yearlong battle with lymphoma.
Andrew J. Balas had a deep interest in mathematics and mathematics education. He published research articles in the area of complex manifolds.