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Math Department Awards
K. Brooks and Marion Reid Student Achievement Awards
Thanks to a generous donation by the Founding Librarian Dean and Librarian Emerita Marion Reid and Founding Faculty Member and Professor Emeritus K. Brooks Reid, the department will be able to give three awards to students at the end of each spring semester, starting in 2023. Two awards will be given to undergraduate students for Discrete Mathematics and Algebra or Analysis and a third will be awarded to a graduate student in Mathematics. These awards are based on academic performance (exams, presentations, papers, or final grade) and awarded each spring. Each awardee will receive $600.
- Algebra/Analysis Award
The purpose of this award is to recognize undergraduate students with the most outstanding academic performance in Algebra or Analysis upper division or graduate course(s).
2024 Awardee: TBA
2023 Awardee: Cameron Ginn
- Discrete Mathematics Award
The purpose of this award is to recognize undergraduate students with the most outstanding academic performance in Discrete Mathematics upper division or graduate course(s).
2024 Awardee: TBA
2023 Awardee: Tyler Weaver
- Graduate Student Achievement Award
The purpose of this award is to recognize graduate students with the most outstanding academic performance in their graduate course(s). A student cannot receive this award twice.
2024 Awardee: TBA
2023 Awardee: Haoyang Lu
Outstanding Faculty-Student Collaboration
The Outstanding Faculty-Student Collaboration Award honors a tenure-track faculty member and a student from each department in the College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics for achievement in the area of collaboration on a project related to research and/or teaching. CSTEM prides itself on active student research and the teacher-scholar model. This award will showcase how closely our faculty work together with our students on innovative projects, while helping our students learn and grow from the experience.
2023 Awardees: Dr. Mike Picollelli and Sean Kim
Wolfram Award
The Wolfram Award is given to an undergraduate studetn for achivements in computationsl science. Students incorporating computation into their undergraduate research projects or as part of advanced coursework are eligible for nomination.