The list below presents the most recent graduate student awards given by Mathematics Department and presented at the annual Lonseth lectures.

Awards given by the department

William F. Burger Graduate Teaching Award

Established in memory of former faculty member William F. Burger, this award recognizes superior teaching by graduate students

2024-2025 winner: Austin Bosgraaf

Award for Outstanding Performance in Coursework

This award acknowledges exceptional academic success achieved by a graduate student.

2024-2025 winners: Sam Bartel, Jacob Yadush

Award for Excellence in Qualifying Exams

Acknowledges exceptional performance in qualifying exams by a graduate student.

2024-2025 winners: Sam Bartel, Steven Cripe, Nicholas Slugg

Graduate Student Excellence Award

This award acknowledges students for overall excellence in scholarship, including academic performance, research and leadership.

2024-2025 winner: Tyler Fara

Graduate Student Academic Achievement Award

This award acknowledges students for sustained success in academic performance and scholarship.

2024-2025 winners: Nicholas Harrison, Zach Radke, Andres Valloud

Mathematics Inclusion Award

Recognizes a student who works to develop and share meaningful mathematical ideas and contributes to a climate of mathematics in which people from any background feel invited and welcome.

2024-2025: Brandi Whiteman

Tom Dick Endowed Scholarship

Established to honor the career of former Department chair Tom Dick, this scholarship honors his commitment to math education through support for graduate students with demonstrated financial need who intend to pursue a career in math education.

2024-2025: Camden Collins, Brandi Whiteman

Awards given by organizations outside the department

Mathematical Sciences Graduate Internship (MSGI)

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical Sciences Graduate Internship (MSGI) program is administered by ORAU through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) under an agreement between NSF and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). ORISE focuses on scientific initiatives including educating the next generation of scientists.

2021-2022 winners: Lisa Bigler, Naren Vohra, Rachel Wofford

NETL Postgraduate Research Program

The NETL Postgraduate Research Program (PGRP), managed by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, is a high-intensity program designed to not only identify recent master’s and doctoral graduates of high promise, but to continue developing advanced research skills within those graduates.

2020–2021 winner: Evan Rajbhandari

Oregon Lottery Graduate Scholarship

2025-2026 winner: Logan Richard

Funds for this scholarship are provided through the Oregon State Lottery and will be awarded to domestic or international graduate students enrolled in an advanced degree program at Oregon State University. These scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and financial need.

Dissertation Completion Award

2025-2026 winner: Wei Xi Boo

The Dissertation Completion Award is administered by the Office of Graduate Education and is awarded to outstanding domestic or international students who are in the final stages of their dissertations.

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