The Oregon State University Mathematics Department hosted the 38th Annual Lonseth Lecture and Award Ceremony on May 14th, 2024. 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.
- 2023-2024 winner: Steven Cripe
- 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.
- 2023-2024 winners: Michelle Bang, Fennel Connelly, Franklin Harding
- Edward H. Stockwell Award
- The family of Edward H. Stockwell established this scholarship in 1997 in his memory to benefit an undergraduate mathematics major.
- 2023-2024 winners: Ishanshi Bhardwaj, Roan Luikart, Camden Warme
- 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.
- 2023-2024 winners: Anya Lee, Cametrius Warren
- 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.
- 2023-2024 winner: Jedan Miller
- WIC Culture of Writing Award
- This award recognizes outstanding mathematical writing in a writing intensive mathematics course.
- 2023-2024 winner: Joey Takach for paper "Constant Negative Curvature: Uniformity without Symmetry"
- William Lowell Putnam Competition
- This award recognizes top participants in Putnam 2024. It is a notoriously challenging exam, held on the first Saturday of December.
- 2023-2024 winners: Oliver Flood, Carsten Yeung, Nicholas Slugg, 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.
- 2023-2024 winner: Brandi Whiteman
- Outstanding Performance In Coursework Award
- This award acknowledges exceptional academic success achieved by a graduate student.
- 2023-2024 Winners: Fernando Angulo Barba, Peyton Pfeiffer, Hsiang Thum
- Graduate Student Excellence Award
- This award acknowledges graduate students for overall excellence in scholarship, including academic performance, research and leadership.
- 2023-2024 Winner Jeremy Lilly
- Excellence In Qualifying Exams Award
- This award acknowledges exceptional performance in graduate qualifying exams held in Fall 2023 and Spring 2024.
- Winners Wyatt Whiting Fall 2023 and Noah Prentice Spring 2024
- Academic Achievement Award
- This award acknowledges students for sustained success in academic performance and scholarship.
- 2023-2024 Winners: Jordan McCaslin, Jason Ranoa, Mesa Walker
Faculty Awards
- Graduate Faculty Award
- Given by current graduate students to a faculty member in recognition of their impact through teaching and research.
- 2023-2024 Winner Christine Escher
- Mathematics Student Success Award
- Nominated and selected by undergraduates to recognize inspirational teaching in lower division mathematics courses.
- 2023-2024 Winner Johnner Barrett
- Mathematics Majors Award for Teaching
- Nominated and selected by undergraduates to recognize inspirational teaching in upper division mathematics courses.
- 2023-2024 Winner Tatsuhiko Hatase