More Department Awards
Thomas Post Rawles Prize
Professor Rawles contributed funds to the college in the name of his son (Thomas Post Rawles) for the enhancement of the Mathematics Department. Starting in 1972, the department used part of the funds as prizes for the top performers in an all-college mathematics exam. The Rawles exam has been given annually since then.
Prize Winners
| 2023 |
Upper Division: Tim Somerset Lower Division: Haoru Yang |
| 2022 |
Upper Division: Davidson Cheng Lower Division: Mustafa Sameen |
| 2021 |
Upper Division: Lily Salzman Lower Division: John Le |
| 2020 |
Upper Division: John Koerner Lower Division: Davidson Cheng |
| 2019 |
Upper Division: Vladi Vintu Lower Division: |
| 2018 |
Upper Division: Vladi Vintu Lower Division: Ivy Chen |
| 2017 |
Upper Division: Jiawen Qi Lower Division: Vlad Vintu |
| 2015 |
Upper Division: Paul-miki Akpablie Lower Division: David Bai |
| 2014 |
Upper Division: Ravi Donepudi Lower Division: Ganesh Karapakula |
| 2013 |
Upper Division: Gautam Webb Lower Division: Paul Akpablie |
| 2012 |
Upper Division: Evan Ranken Lower Division: Hanson Smith |
Sophie Germain Award
In 2010, John Watkins, who retired from the department, suggested an award named after Sophie Germain, a French mathematician who overcame hurdles and prejudice of the time to study mathematics and become celebrated for her work in the field. With a contribution from Watkins to fund the prize, the department established the Sophie Germain award for exemplary passion and extraordinary performance in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. A plaque listing the following award winners hangs in the department lounge area.
Awardees| 2023 | Olivia Bouthot, & Davidson Cheng |
| 2022 | Lilly Davis & Alayna Mann |
| 2021 | Jerrell Cockerham & Makayla McDevitt |
| 2020 | Edgar Santos Vega |
| 2019 | Sophie Aiken & Malcolm Gabbard |
| 2018 | Hanbo Shao |
| 2017 | Nate Mankovich |
| 2016 | Melissa Jay |
| 2015 | Katy Martinez & Joe Howard |
| 2014 | Ravi Donepudi & Hanson Smith |
| 2013 | Kaila Ryan |
| 2012 | Rebecca Mitchell |
| 2011 | Sarah Goldstein |
| 2010 | Marina Gresham |
Steven Janke Award
Upon the retirement of Professor Janke in 2016, the department established an award in his name to acknowledge outstanding achievement in computer science. Janke spent much of his career in the department encouraging the growth of the computer science program. The first award was given in 2017 to Soeren Walls.
Awardees
| 2023 | Miranda Hunter, Dan Lewinsohn, & Max Perozek |
| 2022 | Joshua Kalenga, Ella Neurohr, & Alex Zhu |
| 2021 | Ely Merenstein |
| 2020 | Daniel Barnes & Nicole Woch |
| 2019 | Miguel Guerrero & Michal Wisniewksi |
| 2018 | Nick Crews |
| 2017 | Soeren Walls |
Euclid Scholars
In 2009, John Tompkins who graduated (1989) from the college with a degree in mathematics generously gave the college a substantial gift to establish scholarships for first and second year students. They are named Euclid scholarships and are merit-based awards to support the study of mathematics and computer science within a liberal arts context. Tompkins was appreciative of what his experience in the mathematics department meant to him and his gift was intended to encourage students in their study of mathematics. Others have contributed to the fund over the years and now the department is able to award several scholarships each year amounting to several thousand dollars each.
Awardees
| 2023 |
First Year Students: Second Year Students: |
| 2022 |
First Year Students: Second Year Students: |
| 2021 |
First Year Students: Alisha Bloom, Gwen Hardwick, Sabrina Pitkanen, Katherine Joslyn, Aiden Ingenthron, Jacob Tow Second Year Students: William Holtz, Jessica Hannebert, Casmali Lopez, Cheney Hurley, Ellen Moore |
| 2020 |
First Year Students: Lena Fleischer, Miranda Hunter, Joshua Kalenga, Daniel Lewinsohn, Tony Mastromarino, Liz Seero, Na’ama Nevo, Emerson Worrell, Yingting Zhong Second Year Students: Dominic Altamura, Stephen Sigman, Marston Xue |
| 2019 |
First Year Students: Surbhi Bhutani, Jordan Cooper, Hayden Low and Anna Xu Second Year Students: Ben Brandt, Jerrell Cockerham, Abigail Ezell, John Koerner, Ying Wang, Delaney Weiss |
| 2018 |
First Year Students: Kon Aoki, Jerrell Cockerham, Abigail Ezell, Ely Merestein, Maria Nowotka, James Zeng Second Year Students: Haley Colgate, David Cui, Sarah Dunbar, Zizhen Fan, Darryl Fillmore, Sam LeBlanc, Hanqing Li |
| 2017 |
First Year Students: Beau Carlborg, Lauren Stierman, Vlad Vintu, Nicole Woch Second Year Students: Malcolm Gabbard, Miguel Guerrero, Jia Kang, Maggie Mehlman, Clara Richter |
| 2015 |
First Year Students: Robin Fossett-Carmen, Barbora Hanzalova, Rebecca Watson Second Year Students: David Bai, Nick Crews, Natalia Dellavalle |
| 2014 |
First Year Students: Nate Mankovich, Soeren Walls Second Year Students: Melissa Jay, Nicolas Kramer |
| 2013 |
First Year Students: Dillon Montag, Alan Yeung Second Year Students: Emma Holmes, Katy Martinez |
| 2012 |
First Year Students: Trevor Barron, Minqi Liu, Gautam Webb Second Year Students: Denali Molitor |
| 2011 |
First Year Students: Yiqiao Bao, Ravi Donepudi Second Year Students: Atsuya Kumano, Rebecca Mitchell |
| 2010 | Nick Pascucci, Desiree Martinez, Linnet Vacha, Evan Ranken |
| 2009 |
First Year Students: Allison Hasegawa, Chris Lowenstein Second Year Students: Lauren Hinkle, Lung Li |