A Departmental e-Newsletter

Issue #08 / April, 2009

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WKU MATHEMATICS STUDENTS CAPTURE AWARDS AT CEREMONY

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Outstanding Graduate Students Receive Awards At the Ogden College of Science & Engineering Awards Ceremony, which transpired during the afternoon of Sunday, April 19, Ms. Jennifer Hohn and Mr. Cody Lorton were named the Outstanding Mathematics Graduate Students for 2008-2009.  The Department of Mathematics hereby extends enthusiatic congratulations to Jennifer and Cody as recipients of this award.  In recognition of their excellent work, they were recognized as award recipients at this Ogden College 2000 Awards Ceremony.  Jennifer has completed her Master's Degree with a thesis entitled Generalized Probabilistic Bowling Distributions; and, Cody completed his Master's Degree with a thesis entitled  On the Breadth of the Jones Polynomial for Certain Classes of Knots.  Each of these award recipients are planning for careers in mathematics and/or mathematics education.

Outstanding Graduate Student    <<   recipient Jennifer Hohn. ( Presenter:  Dr. David Neal ) Outstanding Graduate Student recipient Cody Lorton          >> ( Presenter:  Dr. Peter Hamburger )

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UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS EVENT MATH STUDENTS HONORED AT CEREMONY

Bowling Green.  Eight students pursuing a major in mathematics were honored for their academic excellence in mathematics at the annual Ogden College Awards Ceremony which was held in the Knicely Center (at the South Campus) on April 19, 2008.  During that Sunday event, Dr. Bruce Kessler (the Assistant Dean of Ogden College) presented 71 awards to students from the eight academic departments of Ogden College.  At the ceremony, the award recipients, relatives of the honorees, family friends, and others recognized these talented students from those nine academic areas of science and engineering for their academic excellence.  The total attendance at this annual awards ceremony numbered about 300.  Prior to the awards ceremony, the award winners were asked to select from among their professors the one who most inspired them.   Those "most inspiring professors" enjoyed the honor of presenting the awards to their students, and are pictured with their student award recipients.  The Department of Mathematics is very proud of these award recipients who have demonstrated superior and excellent academic performance in Mathematics; the Department is equally proud of those faculty who have distinguished themselves as "favorite and most inspiring" professors as declared by their award winning students.

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Award Recipient: Caitlyn E. Abell Classification: Senior (graduating Mathematics major) Presenter: Dr. Melanie Autin Award Received: Henry M. and Zula G. Yarbrough                                                   Award in Mathematics* *Award made through the efforts of the College Heights Foundation Caitlyn is Mathematics major who has received an assistantship and a Miller Graduate Fellowship from Iowa State University to study in the Animal Science and Genetics program.

Award Recipient: Jacob A. Vervynckt Classification: Senior  (graduating Mathematics major) Presenter: Dr. Melanie Autin Award Received: Henry M. and Zula G. Yarbrough                                                    Award in Mathematics* *Award made through the efforts of the College Heights Foundation Jacob  is completing his bachelor's degree with a major in Mathematics and is also an ACS certified major in Chemistry.

Award Recipient: Stephanie A. Micallef Classification: Senior(Secondary Mathematics major) Presenter: Ms. Jane Brantley (left) and Dr. Wanda Weidemann Award Received: Pauline Lowman Memorial                                        Secondary Education Award* *Award made through the efforts of the College Heights Foundation Stephanie has completed her bachelors degree with a major in secondary education Mathematics; she is currently editor of the Honors College Newsletter and an officer in the Pi Mu Epsilon mathematics society.  Stephanie plans to teach high school Mathematics.

Award Recipient: Nathan Salazar Classification: Junior(third-year Mathematics major) Presenter: Dr. Peter Hamburger Award Received: Hugh F. and Katherine A. Johnson                                                Award in Mathematics* *Award made through the efforts of the College Heights Foundation                                       Nathan is a third-year Mathematics major who was previoulsy awarded both the Bueker Mathematics Award & the Pi Mu Epsilon Award.  After studying abroad in Germany this summer, he will participate in a Research program for undergraduates in North Carolina.

Award Recipient: Whitney Miller Classification: Sophomore(second-year Mathematics major) Presenter: Dr. David Neal Award Received:  Pi Mu Epsilon Award Whitney is  a Mathematics major from Bowling Green, KY.  She is a member of Pi Mu Epsilon honorary mathematics society; Whitney plans to teach high school level Matheamtics.

Award Recipient: Zhihai Mi Classification: Sophomore(second-year Mathematics major) Presenter: Dr. Robert Bueker (left) and Dr. Peter Hamburger Award Received: The Robert C. Bueker                                          Mathematics Award* *Award made through the efforts of the College Heights Foundation                                         Zhihai is a beginning Mathematics major who is fascinated by mathematics and the foundation is provides for other disciplines.