Muteb Alqahtani of Cortland was found deceased in June 2022. Alqahtani was raised in Dammam, Saudi Arabia and earned a Ph.D. in mathematics education from Rutgers University. He joined SUNY Cortland’s Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department in 2016 and was passionate about mathematics education and initiatives related to diversity, equity and inclusion for all. A prolific researcher, writer and scholar, Alqahtani’s skills supported several grant projects to provide professional development teachers in New York, New Jersey and Turkey. He was an active participant in Cortland’s Professional Development School program through Appleby Elementary School in Marathon, N.Y.
He is survived by his best friend and partner, Valerie Widdall, his parents, Moshabab and Fatimah, his five siblings, Roud, Meshal, Rawaed, Meshari and Abdullah and six nieces and nephews.