Association for Women in Mathematics Schafer Prize

For Excellence in Mathematics by an Undergraduate Woman

About the award | Call for nominations | Past recipients

About the Award

The Executive Committee of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) calls for nominations for the Alice T. Schafer Mathematics Prize to be awarded to an undergraduate woman for excellence in mathematics. All members of the mathematical community are invited to submit nominations for the Prize. The nominee may be at any level in her undergraduate career but must be an undergraduate as of October 1, 2010. She must either be a U.S. citizen or have a school address in the United States.

The Schafer Prize was established in 1990 by the Executive Committee of the AWM and is named for AWM former president and one of its founding members, Alice T. Schafer, who has contributed a great deal to women in mathematics throughout her career.

Call for Nominations for 2011 Schafer Prize

The 2011 Schafer Prize will be awarded at the Joint Prize Session at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in New Orleans, LA January 2011.

The letters of nomination should include, but is not limited to, an evaluation of the nominee on the following criteria:

quality of performance in advanced mathematics courses and special programs
demonstration of real interest in mathematics
ability for independent work in mathematics
performance in mathematical competitions at the local or national level, if any

With letter of nomination, please include a copy of transcripts and indicate undergraduate level. Nominees must be an undergraduate as of October 1, 2010. Additional supporting materials (e.g., reports from summer work using math, copies of talks given, recommendations letters from professors, colleagues, etc.) should be enclosed with the nomination, if applicable.

Nomination materials for this award, with the exception of transcripts, should be sent to awm@awm-math.org. Transcripts should be mailed to:

The Alice T. Schafer Award Selection Committee
Association for Women in Mathematics
11240 Waples Mill Road
Suite 200
Fairfax, Virginia 22030

Questions? Call 703-934-0163 or email awm@awm-math.org.

Schafer Prize Nomination Deadline: October 1 Annually

Schafer Prize Awardees

2010	Hannah Alpert and Charmaine Sia (Co-Winners) Runners-Up: Anna Lieb Honorable Mentions: Megan Bernstein, Ruthi Hortsch, and Laura Starkston
2009	Maria Monks Honorable Mentions: Doris Dobi, Nicole Larsen, Ila Varma
2008	Galyna Dobrovolska and Alison Miller (Co-Winners) Honorable Mentions: Naomi Brownstein, Reagin Taylor McNeill, Mary Wootters,
2007	Ana Caraiani Runners-Up: Tamara Broderick, Yaim Cooper Honorable Mention: Alyson Deines
2006	Alexandra Ovetsky Runner-Up: Allison Bishop Honorable Mention: Ellen Gasparovic
2005	Melody Chan Runners-Up: Margaret I. Doig and Elena Fuchs Honorable Mention: Annalies Vuong
2004	Kimberly Spears Runners-Up: Karola Meszaros and Jennifer Novak Honorable Mentions: Ariel E. Barton and Elena Grigorescu
2003	Kate Gruher Runners-Up: Wei Ho and Josephine T. Yu Honorable Mentions: Elizabeth F. Thoren, Annalee H. Wiswell, and Kathryn M. Zuhr
2002	Kay Kirkpatrick and Melanie Wood (Co-Winners) Honorable Mentions: Karen M. Lange, Sonja Mapes, Amy E. Marinello, Kathleen A. Ponto, and Grace C. Wang
2001	Jaclyn (Kohles) Anderson Runners-Up: Sami Assaf and Suzanne Sindi Honorable Mentions: Alice Chan and Crystal Hoyt
2000	Mariana E. Campbell Runners-Up: Sarah E. Dean and Beth Robinson Honorable Mention: Jaclyn Kohles, Fumei Lam, and Camillia Smith
1999	Caroline J. Klivans Honorable Mentions: Amanda Mueller, Suzanne Shontz, Laura Ciobanu, and Catherine S. Grasso
1998	Sharon Ann Lozano and Jessica A. Shepherd (Co-Winners) Runner-Up: Jie Li Honorable Mentions: Patience Elizabeth Moreno and Vera Peshchansky
1997	No prize awarded (due to calendar change)
1996	Ioana Dumitriu Runners-Up: Karen Ball and Wung-Kum Fong Honorable Mention: Tara S. Holm
1995	Ruth Britto-Pacumio Runners-Up: Wung-Kum Fong, Nancy Heinschel, and Jessica Wachter Honorable Mentions: Tara E. Brendle and Karen Shuman
1994	Jing Rebecca Li Runner-up: Patricia Hersh, Julia J. Rehmeyer, and Nina Zipser Honorable Mentions: Jennifer M. Switkes and Yi Wang
1993	Catherine H. O'Neil and Dana Pascovici (Co-Winners) Runners-Up: Melissa Aczon and Susan W. Goldstine Honorable Mentions: Karin Dorman, Rebecca Field, Laura Ann Glenn, and Jennifer Slimowitz
1992	Zvezdelina E. Stankova Runner-Up: Julie B. Kerr Honorable Mentions: Marcia Geiger, Cheryl P. Grood, Kristine Hauser, Laura Hegerle, Eugenie Hunsicker, Mary C. Joyce, Martha J. Mancewicz, Jennifer Williams, and Virginia E. Wright
1991	Jeanne Nielsen Clelland Runner-Up: Zvezdelina Stankova Honorable Mentions: Sarah Marie Belcastro, Debra Boutin, Cheryl Grood, Karen King, Speranta Marcu, Edith Mooers, Jessica Polito, and Diana Thomas Special Recognitions:Yick Chan, Millie Niss
1990	Linda Green and Elizabeth Wilmer (Co-Winners) Honorable Mentions: Jennifer Beineke, Urmi Bhattacharya, Hope Concannon, Colleen Gallagher, Lela Hill, Judy Leavitt, Jennifer McLean, Jeanne Nielsen Clelland, Natalie Thurman, and Ileana Vasu Special Recognition: Julie B. Kerr