SOUTH HADLEY, Mass.
– Kathryn M. Zuhr of Gilroy, a senior at Mount Holyoke College,
has been chosen as an honorable mention for the Alice T. Schafer
Mathematics Prize, awarded by the Association for Women in
Mathematics to an undergraduate woman in recognition of
excellence.
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – Kathryn M. Zuhr of Gilroy, a senior at Mount Holyoke College, has been chosen as an honorable mention for the Alice T. Schafer Mathematics Prize, awarded by the Association for Women in Mathematics to an undergraduate woman in recognition of excellence.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Zuhr of Gilroy, she is one of six women honored this year.
The Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1971. The organization’s continuing goal is to encourage women in the mathematical sciences. AWM currently has more than 4,100 members, women and men, representing a broad spectrum of the mathematical community from the United States and around the world.
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. Nominees are evaluated 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.
The 13th annual Schafer Prize will be awarded at the Joint Prize Session at the Joint Mathematics Meetings Baltimore, Md., Jan. 15 to 18. In addition to Zuhr, receiving awards will be winner Kate Gruher of the University of
Chicago, runners-up Wei Ho of Harvard University and Josephine T. Yu of the University of California at Davis, and honorable mentions Elizabeth Thoren of the University of Alabama at Huntsville and Annalee Wiswell of Scripps College.
Mount Holyoke College is one of the nation’s finest liberal arts colleges. Rigorous academics, an internationally diverse student body, and integration of cutting-edge technologies through all aspects of the Mount Holyoke curriculum create an environment that prepares women to become leaders.
