DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
Please join us for Honors Day 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Volunteer Ballroom,
University Center
HONORS DAY
APRIL 16, 2009
Please note that high resolution pictures are available at www.math.utk.edu/honorsday/pics/hr/(insert picture name here). Also, some individuals were not available for pictures. A listing of candid pictures is available at the bottom of the program.
WELCOME: Professor Michael W. Frazier, Head
MASTER OF CEREMONIES: Professor Chuck Collins
RECOGNITION OF PUTNAM COMPETITION PARTICIPANTS
By Assistant Professor Jochen Denzler
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Yue Cao, Devin Robinson, Zachery Lindsey,
Stephen Mandry, Brandon George, Hutch Brock,
Jessica Kenigson, Scott Livingston, Monty Taylor
JOHN H. BARRETT PRIZE
Presented by Professor Don Hinton & Dr. Lida Barrett
The tradition of the John H. Barrett Prize began in 1970. It is an annual memorial
award
given to outstanding undergraduate mathematics majors.
Hutch Brock, Jonathan Kenigson,
Jessica Kenigson, Monty Taylor
THE CHARLEEN M. DERIDDER NCTM MEMBERSHIP AWARDS
Presented by Professor Jurek Dydak & Mr. Clifford Davis
An anonymous donor enabled us to award NCTM Memberships for mathematics
student teachers.
The donor requested that these awards be named The Charleen
M. DeRidder NCTM
Membership Awards in honor of Charleen DeRidder and
her contribution to the improvement
of mathematics instruction in Knox County
during a long and distinguished career.
Stephanie Bales, Jason Jenkins, Kellen O’Connor,
Mary Desmidt, Jessica Kress, Rachel O’Connor,
Casey Jackson, Jimmy Miller, Deborah Purdy,
Andrew Turner
J. P. & GLADYS MAPLES SCHOLARSHIP
Presented by Professor David Dobbs
J. P. and Gladys Maples set up their scholarship endowment fund to encourage
scholastic excellence in students displaying financial need.
Justin McConnell, Kaycee Winningham
POLLY ANNA HARRIS SCHOLARSHIP
Presented by Professor Grozdena Todorova
This scholarship honors Mrs. Polly Anna Harris, a University of Tennessee
Alumna and
Presidential Award winning mathematics teacher. The award is
sponsored by her husband
and children. Its purpose is to help support a future
mathematics teacher during his or
her professional year internship.
Keli Petty, Deborah Purdy
DOROTHEA & EDGAR D. EAVES TEACHING AWARDS
Presented by Professor William Wade
The Dorothea and Edgar D. Eaves Awards were established in 1977 in order to
recognize
outstanding teaching among graduate teaching assistants.
Less than 2 years – Beth Fowler, Fei Xing
More than 2 years – Carrie Eaton, Harold Smith
DOROTHEA & EDGAR D. EAVES SUMMER FELLOWSHIP
Presented by Heather Finotti
The summer fellowships were established 1977 to encourage high school mathematics
teachers to return to the university during the summer to further the study
of mathematics.
Tanya Morgan
GRADUATE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Presented by Professor Jie Xiong
The goal of these awards is to recognize outstanding academic achievement
among graduate
students. It was established several years ago to parallel the
award for outstanding teaching
among graduate students.
Less than 2 years – Fei Xing
More than 2 years – Michael Neilan and Rachael Miller-Neilan
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Presented by Heather Finotti
The Teacher of the Year Award is given to a K-12 mathematics teacher with current ties to The University of Tennessee in recognition of excellent teaching, professional growth, and service to the profession.
YUEH-ER, HONG-HSU & CLARENCE CHENG KUO
FELLOWSHIP ENDOWMENT
Presented by Professor Henry Simpson
The Yueh-er, Hong-hsu and Clarence Cheng Kuo Fellowship Endowment was established
in 2003
by Dr. Yueh-er Kuo to promote master’s degree education in the Department of
Mathematics.
Yueh-er Kuo has been a professor in the Department of Mathematics since
1964. She is an expert in educating master’s degree students in addition to her own research.
She has 56 thesis and project students
and many of them are very successful in their careers.
Hong-hsu Kuo was the husband of
Yueh-er Kuo and was a professor in the Mechanical Engineering
Department at Drexel
University in Philadelphia. Clarence Cheng Kuo was the
son of Yueh-er and Hong-hsu.
He was a brilliant model student of University Nursery
School.
April Conner, Susan Lamb
RANDALL E. CLINE AWARD
Presented by Professor Balram Rajput
This award was established by friends and colleagues in memory of Dr. Randall
E. Cline.
It is to provide student aid for scholarly activities associated with graduate
student work in
The University of Tennessee, Department of Mathematics.
JOHN M. ALLEN PRIZES
Presented by Professor Remus Nicoara
The Allen medal in mathematics was originated by John Mebane Allen in 1890
and has since
been presented annually. It is noted to be one of the oldest awards
given by The University
of Tennessee. The Allen Medal Award is given to recognize
freshman student(s) who
demonstrate, upon testing, the best knowledge of
Algebra, Plane Geometry, Trigonometry,
Analytic Geometry, Single Variable Calculus,
and/or any other area(s) of mathematics
as may be determined by the department
head and select faculty member(s).
1st Place – Zachery Lindsey
2nd Place – Peter Collins
COOPER D. SCHMITT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Presented by Professor Henry Simpson
The Cooper D. Schmitt Endowment was established in 1987. The goal of this
fund is to
provide undergraduate scholarships, graduate fellowships and appropriate
awards to students
in the Department of Mathematics at The University of
Tennessee.
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Amy Barnett, Yue Cao,
Manuel Cuevas-Sanchez, Nathan Dykas,
Michael Farcasin
LUCILLE & HERBERT LEE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Presented by Professor Henry Simpson
The Lucille and Herbert Lee Scholarship Awards have been awarded annually
since 1986 to
sophomore and junior mathematics majors with outstanding records
of academic achievement.
They are made in memory of the Lee’s who generously
provided an endowment to support these awards.
Yue Cao, Nathan Dykas,
Manuel Cuevas-Sanchez, Michael Farcasin
RECOGNITION OF PI MU EPSILON TENNESSEE DELTA CHAPTER
Presented by Professor Jochen Denzler
Undergraduate Students
Adrianna Boghozian, Aeron Glover, Madison Brandon,
Robert Daniels-Mulholland, Peter Maginnis, Geoffrey Laughon,
Zachery Lindsey, Julie Pender, Arash Mohaghegh,
Ian Orr, Aaron Craig, Kaitlyn Tanner
Merit Based MembershipAward Winners
Zachery Lindsey,
Peter Maginnis
JAMES A. COOLEY SCHOLARSHIP
Presented by Professor Henry Simpson
The James A. Cooley Memorial Scholarship was established to honor the memory
of James A. Cooley
and to help qualified and deserving mathematics students secure
a college education.
Professor Cooley was Head of the Department of Mathematics
from 1942 until he
returned to full time teaching in 1961.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION GRADUATE STUDENTS
Presented by Professor David Anderson
2008-2009 GRADUATE PROGRAM GRADUATES
(Fall 08 – Summer 09)
| Ph.D. | MS | MM |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Clayton | Matthew Dawson | Kathy Arcangeli |
| Maisa Khader | Beth Fowler | Justin Cook |
| Brendon Labuz | Jeremy Higdon | Tanya Morgan |
| James Lindsay | Eric Savage | Beth Smith |
| Rachael Miller Neilan | Sophonie Tchoua | |
| Michael Neilan | ||
| Shiying Si | ||
| Ziga Virk |
GRADUATE STUDENT BEST TEACHER AWARD
Presented by Mr. Justin Grieves
Dr. Jan Rosinski
Dr. Pavlos Tzermias
SPECIAL RECOGNITION HONORS PROGRAM
Presented by Professor Conrad Plaut
Hutch Brock, Jacob Suggs, Jessica Kenigson,
Monty Taylor, James McNutt, Elise Weir
SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF FACULTY
Presented by Professor Michael W. Frazier
Professor Henry Simpson, Chair of Honors Day Committee
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