Results of the 2002 AWM Essay Contest: Biographies of Contemporary Women in Mathematics
Grand Prize
- Peggy Tang Strait: A Pioneer in Uncharted Territory by Alyssa Chase, Townsend Harris High School, Flushing, New York.
Graduate School
- 1st Place: Renu Laskar: Changing Obstacles into Opportunities by Jeffrey B. Farr, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina.
College
- 1st Place: Dr. Fern Hunt: Mastering Chaos in Theory and in Life by Alicia Richardson, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland
- Honorable Mention: The Sky is the Limit When it Comes to Mathematics: Dionne Price by Megan McKinney, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Grades 9-12
- 1st Place: Peggy Tang Strait: A Pioneer in Uncharted Territory by Alyssa Chase, Townsend Harris High School, Flushing, New York.
- Honorable Mention: Dr. Patricia D. Hough: A Shining Example of Women in Mathematics by Francesca Pizarro, Townsend Harris High School, Flushing, New York.
- Honorable Mention: Marie Demlova: Czech Citizen of the World of Mathematics by Jason Novick, Townsend Harris High School, Flushing, New York.
Grades 6-8
- 1st Place: Dr. Lois Williams: A One of a Kind Dynamo by Ross Caton, Jack Jouett Middle School, Charlottesville, Virginia.
- Honorable Mention: Right on Target with Math: An Interview with Mrs. Tina Gemmill by Jonathan Lesher, Dahlgren School, Dahlgren, Virginia.
- Honorable Mention: Building Great Things: Jacqueline L. True by Alex Armfield, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Wildwood, Missouri.
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