Lonseth Awards 2024-2025
05/01/2025
The Oregon State University Mathematics Department hosted the 40th Annual Lonseth Lecture and Award Ceremony on May 1st, 2025. Established in 1985, the Lonseth Awards recognize students and faculty who excelled throughout the previous year. The awards are named in honor of Arvid T. Lonseth, professor emeritus and former chair of the mathematics department.
Undergraduate Awards
Joel Davis Student Award
Established in memory of former faculty member, Joel Davis, this award celebrates excellence in mathematics by an undergraduate.
2024-2025 winner: Eleanor Courcelle
Botond Gabor Eross Math Memorial Scholarship
This fund was established from proceeds of the life estate of Jolan Eross, mother of Botond Gabor Eross. The award provides scholarships for outstanding mathematics students.
2024-2025 winners: Forrest Felsch, Miriam Hajdu-Paulen, Warren Johnson
Edward H. Stockwell Award
The family of Edward H. Stockwell established this scholarship in 1997 in his memory to benefit an undergraduate mathematics major.
2024-2025 winners: Noah Unger-schulz, Izak Schmidlkofer, Hailey Mcallister
Harry and Molly Goheen Memorial Scholarship
To a junior or senior majoring in mathematics or computer science who expresses the desire to work in the field of mathematics or computer science following graduation. (Every other year alternating with Computer Science)
2024-2025 winner: Sage Bothwell
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 winners: Noe Alvarez, Eleanor Courcelle
Actuarial Science Award
Initiated in 1984 by members of the Portland Actuarial Club to support students in mathematics with interests in actuarial science and financial mathematics.
2024-2025 winner: Edward Li-Campbell, Joaquin Moncayo
Gary L. Musser Award
Established in 1997 to award an outstanding prospective elementary or middle school teacher. The recipient will have completed MTH 211- 212 and a junior-level problem-solving course.
2024-2025 winner: Sophia Petraglia
Paul Copson Memorial Scholarship
To a junior or senior in the Department of Mathematics or Physics, who has shown good character, promise in scholarship, and general scientific aptitude. Established in memory of Paul Copson by his mother, June Copson (OSU 1915).
2024-2025 winner: Sage Brooks
G.V. Copson Scholarship
To a junior or senior who shows academic promise in the College of Science. Established by June Seeley Copson (OSU 1915), in memory of her husband, Godfrey V. Copson (OSU 1911), formerly head of the Department of Microbiology.
2024-2025 winner: Andrew Brandenfels
WIC Culture of Writing Award
This award recognizes outstanding mathematical writing in a writing intensive mathematics course.
2024-2025 winner: Joshua Negreanu
William Lowell Putnam Competition
This award recognizes top participants in Putnam 2023. It is a notoriously challenging exam, held on the first Saturday of December.
2024-2025 winners: Oliver Flood, Wonjin Yang, Carsten Yeung, Nicholas Zitzelberger
Graduate Awards
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.
Faculty Awards
Graduate Faculty Award
Given by current graduate students to a faculty member in recognition of their impact through teaching and research.
2024-2025 winner: Enrique Thomann
Mathematics Majors Award for Teaching
Nominated and selected by undergraduates to recognize inspirational teaching in upper division mathematics courses.
2024-2025 winner: David Wing
Mathematics Student Success Award
Nominated and selected by undergraduates to recognize inspirational teaching in lower division mathematics courses.
2024-2025 winner: Michael Gilliam