The Geneva College community mourns the passing of Professor Edward Dambach on March 16, 2026, after his battle with cancer.
Dambach served as a mathematics professor at Geneva for 40 years, teaching his first course in 1986. He earned the 2014 Excellence in Teaching Award, in which a student shared, “[Professor Dambach] is without a doubt the most exciting and effective professor I’ve had in my college career.”
“Professor Dambach had a heart for students that students could feel in his classrooms and had a rare talent for making math understandable to even those students who feared it,” shares Provost Melinda Stephens. “He will be dearly missed by his colleagues and his students.”
Over the years, Dambach wrote two calculus textbooks, which are still in use for the Calculus I and Calculus II courses (MAT 161 and 162). He served as Co-PI for the “Geneva Preparing STEM Teachers” Noyce Grant, which provides scholarships to STEM secondary education majors.
Dambach received his bachelor’s of science in mathematics education from Westminster College in 1971, and his master’s of education from Westminster College in 1976. In addition to his work at the College, he taught mathematics in the Blackhawk and Riverside School Districts and was an active member in the community.
In a September 2023 faculty testimony at Geneva’s weekly chapel service, Dambach shared with the campus community about the passing of his wife, Diana. He shared, “We’ll face challenges and circumstances in life that seem unfair, but God is in control. He is loving ... he understands our need to grieve.”
Dambach impacted countless students through his career, and is remembered by many for his energy, faith, and compassion.
You can read Edward Dambach’s full obituary at corlessfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/edward-dambach.
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