21 UMaine Math Students Recognized for Academic Excellence
Contact: Steven Kimball, 581-3904
ORONO — The University of Maine Department of Mathematics and Statistics has announced the student winners of more than $14,000 in scholarships for 2009.
The department also awarded 13 students book awards and inducted 19 new members into the Pi Mu Epsilon math honor society during ceremonies April 30 in Barrows Hall.
Award winners are:
Timothy Baker of Bowdoin, the Matthew and Ramona Highlands Mathematics Scholarship of $3500;
Nick Millett of Hermon, Sarah Davee of Rockport, Yin Chiu of Portland and Jeff Merckens of Palermo, the George and Helen Weston Scholarship Fund award of $3,000 each;
Matthew Sawyer of Bangor, the Theodore and Dorothy Whitehouse Scholarship award of $1,000;
Nick Millett of Hermon, the Frederick M. Viles Scholarship math and physics award of $750;
And Christine Young of Westbrook, president of the math honor society Pi Mu Epsilon, the John and Beverly Toole Award of $150, given annually to the Pi Mu Epsilon president.
Department Book Awards for graduating seniors are awarded to Kevin Bonarrigo, David Clifford, Michelle Fields, Jack Hill, Sarah Krause, Matthew LeClair, Kathleen Lyons, Isaac Michaud, Andrea Morrill, Joseph Normand, Mary O’Brien, Christine Young and Ben Wasserman.
Members of the department’s scholarship committee are Bill Bray, department chair, Ali Ozluk, professor of mathematics and statistics, and Steven Kimball, mathematics lecturer.