Dr. Luedeman has a BA in Mathematics (with distinction) from Valparaiso University and a MA in Mathematics from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. After earning a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the State University at Buffalo, he joined the faculty of Mathematical Sciences at Clemson University in 1968. He has had a strong interest in professional development having served as workshop leader at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and other institutions. He founded the South Carolina Center of Excellence in Mathematics and Science Education in 1985. He has served as a program officer at the National Science Foundation.

Dr. Luedeman published over fifty articles on a variety of topics in mathematics (ring theory, semigroup theory, graph theory, mathematical biology) as well as a number of articles on mathematics education research in journals and popular pieces in the media. He holds joint appointment as Professor of Mathematical Sciences in the College of Engineering and Science and Professor of Mathematics Education in the School of Education. His role with the Clemson University G K-12 Project is to help teach the Fellow's summer orientation course and be responsible for project administration.