Waldemar J. Trjitzinsky Memorial Awards

Waldemar J. Trjitzinsky Memorial Awards

The Society received a bequest from the estate of Waldemar J., Barbara G., and Juliet Trjitzinsky, the income from which is used to assist students who have declared a major in mathematics at a college or university that is an institutional member of the AMS. These funds help support students who lack adequate financial resources and who may be in danger of not completing the degree program in mathematics for financial reasons. Each year the Society selects a number of geographically distributed schools who in turn make one-time awards to beginning mathematical students to assist them in pursuit of careers in mathematics.  The amount of each scholarship is currently US$3,000, and the number of scholarships awarded each year varies.

Next awards:  Fall 2009.

Eighteenth awards, 2008:  Aaron Peterson - Luther College, Faith L. Buell - Wright State University, Phillip David Lorren - Georgia Southern University, Daksha Shakya - Ithaca College, Joseph Zancocchio - College of Staten Island (CUNY), Amanda J. Mueller - University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Hans Parshall - Humboldt State University.

Seventeenth awards, 2007:  Susan Christine Massey - University of Washington, Amy Streifel - Lewis and Clark College, Rosemary Holguin - SUNY at New Paltz, Emily Jean Ognacevic - Saint Louis University, Betsy Kay Barr - University of Tennessee Knoxville, Kayla Rose Boyle - University of Northern Iowa.

Sixteenth awards, 2006:  Lorena Pulido and Jennifer Renee Winter - California State University, San Bernardino, Sean Michael Eagan - University of Missouri, Rolla, Khadijah Shadeed - University of Central Missouri, Elizabeth Rini - Boston College, Elizabeth R. Morra - Eckerd College, John Roosevelt Quinn - University of California, San Diego, Adam Joseph Lizzi - Swarthmore College.

Fifteenth awards, 2005:  Carissa Joy Strawn - Abilene Christian University, Jennifer A. Roberge - Amherst College, Yukiko Kozakai - Arizona State University, Melanie Marie Meyer - University of Missouri, Kansas City, Christian Sykes - University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Christopher Piecuch - University of Rhode Island, Sophia Leibman and Gabor Revesz - Ohio State University.

Fourteenth awards, 2004:  Laura Wolfram - Beloit College, Prince Chidyagwai, Ekaterina Jager, and Blerta Shtylla - Lafayette College, Antonio Veloz - Michigan State University, Daniel Pomerleano - University of Pennsylvania, Kathryn Carr and Cass Bath - Portland State University, Olivia Gistand - Santa Clara University.

Thirteenth awards, 2003: Thida S. Aye - Bryn Mawr College, Andrew Richard Tackmann - Minnesota State University at Mankato, Maria Christin Llewellyn - University of Maryland at Baltimore County, Rahbar Virk - Colorado College, Sarah Deiwert and Angela Martinho- California State University, Hayward, Timothy P. Lewis - Lehigh University, Bishal Thapa - State University of New York at Potsdam.

Twelfth awards, 2002: Marcus A. Arreguin - Stephen F. Austin State University, Challis Kinnucan - Bates College, Julie Brinton - Brigham Young University, Suzanne L. Robertson - The College of William and Mary, Kevin L. Smith - Furman University, Aimee J. Groudas - University of Hartford, Peter Kirkpatrick - University of Southern California, Kevin R. Pond- University of Texas at Dallas.

Eleventh awards, 2001: Alexander Ivanov Sotirov - Columbia University, Gregory Nevil Leuchiali Maxwell - Florida Atlantic University, Ann Smith - Henderson State University, Andrea C. Forney - John Carroll University, Sinead Pollom - Seattle University, Virginia Roberts - University of Texas at Austin, Paul T. Watkins - University of Utah, Yakov Kronrod and Megan Lally - Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Tenth awards, 2000: Yen Hai Le - California State University at Long Beach, Alexander Statnikov - Case Western Reserve University, Matthew Bartholomew - Clarkson University, Alyssa Burns - University of Houston.

Ninth awards, 1999: Hulya Cebeciouglu - City University of New York, Jeremy Copeland - Reed College, Danielle Lyles - University of Texas at San Antonio, Marcia Jean Mercer - Western Kentucky University. See also the April 2000 issue of the Notices of the AMS.

Eighth awards, 1998: Kelly Cornish - Stevens Institute of Technology, Kevin A. Wilson - Georgia State University, Matthew A. Halverson - Iowa State University, Dumitru C. Tutuianu - University of Nevada at Las Vegas. [no Notices article.]

Seventh awards, 1997: Martin Akguc - Georgetown University, Laura Steiner, Claudia Catalan, and Elizabeth Madrigal - Loyola Marymount University, Emily Press - New York University, Laura Wasser - Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

Sixth awards, 1996: Christie M. Safin - Murray State University, Andreea Nicoara - Stanford University, Allison Pacelli - Union College, Lorna Renee Sanders - Western Illinois University.

Fifth awards, 1995: Mark Robert Moseley - University of Arizona, Donna J. Shepherd - Arkansas State University, Clayton T. Hester - Mississippi State University, James R. Jarrell III - Montclair State College.

Fourth awards, 1994: William Hudson and Margaret Norris - Boise State University, Guanghong Xu - Illinois Institute of Technology, Coleen Clemetson - Temple University, Mikhail G. Konikov - University of Maryland at College Park.

Third awards, 1993: Michelle L. Lanir - University of California at Los Angeles, Jodi C. Wright - State University of New York at Geneseo, Rebecca K. Moore - Eastern New Mexico University, Mikhail Krichman - University of Virginia.

Second awards, 1992: Julianne Stile - Allegheny College, Cassandra Burns - Memphis State University, James Anthony Nunez - University of California at Irvine , Juan Ramon Romero-Oliveras - University of Puerto Rico.

First awards, 1991: Robert Lane Bassett, Linie Yunwen Chang, and Kara Lee Lavender - Duke University, Thomas A. Shimkus - University of Scranton, Melissa Cockerill, Deborah Fagan, and Sherry Heis - Montana State University, Pamela Jo Chaney - Howard Payne University.