Service and Educational Contributions
Bing was a visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study in 1957-58 and again in 1962-63.
Bing served as president of the MAA (1963–1964), president of the AMS (1977–78), and was department chair at University of Wisconsin, Madison (1958–1960), and at University of Texas at Austin (1975–1977).
Before entering graduate school to study mathematics, Bing graduated from Southwest Texas State Teacher's College (known today as Texas State University-San Marcos), and was a high-school teacher for several years. His interest in education would persist for the rest of his life.
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