Results of the 2006 AWM Essay Contest: Biographies of Contemporary Women in Mathematics
Grand Prize(s)
- "Margo Levine, Mathematician," by Annie Davis, Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston, Newton, Massachusetts.
- "Dr. Bonnie Shulman: A Different Kind of Story," by Stephanie Higgins, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine.
College
- First Place: "Dr. Bonnie Shulman: A Different Kind of Story," by Stephanie Higgins, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine.
- Honorable Mention: "Lori Chibnik: Applying Statistics to Public Health," by Miranda Fix, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota.
Grades 9-12
- First Place: "Splendor of the Heavens: Dr. Knapp's Astronomical
Odyssey," by Margarite Bechis, Mount Saint Joseph Academy, Flourtown,
Pennsylvania.
Grades 6-8
- First Place: "Margo Levine, Mathematician," by Annie Davis, Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston, Newton, Massachusetts.
- Honorable Mention: "Burrowing into Numbers: an Interview with Dr. Caroline Borrow," by Kristin Ronzi, Hathaway Brown School, Shaker Heights, Ohio.