NIU Department of Mathematical Sciences
2000 Commencement Awards
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Deans' Award
Awarded to students who made substantial contributions
to the university community and who have demonstrated
outstanding scholarship.
- Jennifer Nelson (Department Honors)
- John Marotto
Department of Mathematical Sciences Chairman's Award
Awarded to a graduate in recognition of their
outstanding academic achievement.
Division of Statistics Director's Award
Awarded to a graduate (Bachelor or Master) in recognition
of outstanding academic achievement.
Certificate of Merit
Awarded to graduates in recognition of superior
academic achievement.
Undergraduate
- Roman Ostrovskiy
- Joshua Perry
- Kelly Perry
- Susan Schmid
- Rob Watson
Graduate
- Kathleen Almy
- Yanfen Chen
- Kari Fowler
- Christine Leroux
- Matthew Love
- Cong Qian
Honorable Mention Awards
Awarded to graduates in recognition of their academic
involvement and standing. Based on academic achievement.
Undergraduate
- Nicole Criswell
- Sarah Forshier
- Kristin Webb
- Peter Wenk
Graduate
- Subash Krishnamurthy
- Jeremy Schaeffer
- Cindy Smith
The D.R. Ostberg Award
Awarded to a continuing student, based on
academic achievement.
Stelford Prize
Awarded to a graduate in recognition of outstanding
academic achievement. Based solely on academic achievement.
Gail Masters Gallagher Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to an outstanding student majoring in
Mathematical Sciences who will have junior class rank during
the next academic year. Based on academic achievement.
Margariete Montague Wheeler Scholarship
Awarded to a junior mathematics education major who
will be continuing his or her studies at Northern next
year. Based on academic achievement and potential as a
teacher.
Margariete Montague Wheeler Teaching Award
Awarded to graduating students judged to have the
most potential as mathematics teachers. Based on performance
in student teaching and other clinical experiences, as well
as academic achievement.
- Bradley Frey
- Erin Rossi
- Cynthia Schneider
- Tracy Solomon
Certificate of Teaching Excellence
Awarded to doctoral students, based on sustained excellence
as graduate teaching assistants as well as academic achievement.
Mathematics Department Contest
Each Spring semester the department holds a contest
consisting of a three-hour exam that is open to all undergraduates
and structured so that advanced students have no advantage.
The 2000 winners are:
- Jon Brunn (First Prize)
- Christie Sanders (First Prize)
- Matt Elmer (Third Prize)
Mathematical Contest in Modeling
- Mark Dickson
- Kiran Lakkaraju
- Jennifer Nelson
Putnam Exam
- Kiran Lakkaraju
- Joshua Nurczyk
- Roman Ostrovskiy
Past Awards
1999 Commencement
1998 Commencement
1997 Commencement
1996 Commencement
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