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Scholarships and Recipients

The department recognizes outstanding students with a major of mathematics, annually.


Undergraduate Awards

  • American Fidelity Actuarial Program Scholarship
    Award Year Undergraduate Recipients
    2023-2024

    Naomi Barnett

    Ethan Shupe

    2022-2023

    Juliana Cannon

    Austin Laurent

    2021-2022

    Katherine Bose

    Juliana Cannon

    2020-2021

    Rachel Black

    Taylor Chapman

    2019-2020

    Carly Bender

    Ryan Shaffer

    2018-2019

    Carly Bender

    Duyen Hoang

    2017-2018

    Hannah Jackson

    Nicole Judkins

    Hannah Wallis

    2016-2017

    Emily Spalding

    2015-2016

    Joshua DeWitt

    Kyle Erdner

  • Ardoth Hassler Mathematics Scholarship

    Ardoth Hassler earned her BS in Mathematics from OSU in 1972, followed by her MS in Biostatistics from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Her 45-year career in scientific computing and information technology in higher education  included leadership positions at the OU Health Sciences Center, the University of Central Oklahoma, the Catholic University of America, and Georgetown University. She also worked with the National Science Foundation to develop cybersecurity policy for national research facilities. She was inducted into the College of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame in 2019. The Ardoth Hassler Mathematics Scholarship is awarded to outstanding mathematics majors who are also members of our local chapter of the Association for Women in Mathematics.

     

     Award Year Undergraduate Recipients 
     2023

    Jenson Bridges

    Avery Scott 

  • Arlene Starwalt Jeskey Scholarship in Math Education

    Arlene Starwalt Jeskey was born in 1933. She received her Masters of Science in Math in 1960 and her Master of Science in Secondary Math Education in 1966. She taught both at high school and college levels and received recognition for her teaching from Rose State College. Arlene Starwalt Jeskey passed away in 2015. The Arlene Starwalt Jeskey Scholarship supports a full-time, female student in Mathematics or Mathematics Education who is pursuing certification in teacher education.

     

    Award Year Undergraduate Recipients
    2023 Anna Cooper
    2022 Anna Cooper
    2021 Presley Burch
    2020 Callie Duncan
    2019

    Callie Duncan

    Leah Wright

    2018

    Mason McGee

    Morgan McCaskey

    Hannah Webb

    2017

    Joshua Cox

    Brittni Foster

    2016 Abigail Fields
    Emily Williams
    2015 Kera Parker
    2014 Amanda Hladik
    2013 Amber Chilson
    2012 Beverly Brown
    Laurel Wilson
  • Chesapeake Energy Corporation Math & Sciences Scholarship
    Timothy Alland was awarded this scholarship in 2016.
  • Emeriti Scholarship in Math Education

    The Emeriti Scholarship for Outstanding Math Education Student, endowed by Professor Emeritus John Wolfe, supports a full-time student majoring in Mathematics or Secondary Education who has a desire to become a math educator. Dr. Wolfe earned his B.S. in Mathematics from Bucknell University in 1964 and his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1971. He joined the OSU Mathematics Department in 1974. During his time at OSU, Dr. Wolfe was passionate about mathematics education— he wrote his Geometric Structures textbook and redesigned our course to emphasize inquiry-based learning. He retired from OSU in 2008.

     

    Award Year Undergraduate Recipients
    2023 Genevieve Frenier
    2022 Taylor Johnson
    2021 Summer Chaffin
    2020 Jacob Howell
    2019 Wyatt McCoy
    2018 Hannah Naff
    2017 Hannah Naff
    2016 Hannah Naff
    2015 Sarah Carpenter
    2014 Kolby Thomas
    2013 Kolby Thomas
    2011 Tyler Eckert
    2010 Kendra Leauge
    Megan Reichert
  • Emeritus Math Faculty Award

    Many professors have served the Department of Mathematics at Oklahoma State University until retirement or death. They worked hard to develop a supportive, dynamic environment in which both faculty and students could grow professionally. This award is named for them in recognition of their vitality and excellence.

    The intent of the award is to recognize and encourage students who have the insight, interest, and dedication to pursue a career in mathematics. It is presented in the spring semester to outstanding undergraduates who have declared a major in mathematics.

     

    Award Year Undergraduate Recipients
    2023

    Arthur James

    Sebastian Shetters

    2022

    Sophie Miller

    Nathaniel Ward

    2021 Collin Bazzell
    Heather Heon
    Sam Markmiller
    2020 Logan Caughlin
    Heather Heon
    Wyatt McCoy
    2019 Duyen Hoang
    Hannah Webb
    2018 Yifei Li
    Samuel Wood
    2017 Jesse Berry
    Tucker Feix
    Nicholas Nelsen
    Andrew Schulz
    Zhaoyu Zhang
    2016 Timothy Alland
    Joshua Argraves
    Mitchell Meyer
    Nicholas Nelsen
    2015 Gregory Beauregard
    Robinson Clower
    Henry Elliott
    Kristofer Knudson
    Matthew Stapelton
    2014 Matthew Ciesler
    Martha Gipson
    Zachary Sheffert
    Joshua Whitman
    Nina Williams
    2013 James Bothwell
    Connor Davis
    Jeanine Gibson
    Anna Gunther
    2012 Jonathan Crossley
    Anna Gunther
    Lucas Shannon
    Matthew Swartz
    Amanda Thompson
    2011 Benjamin Popp
    Dillon Redding
    Matthew Swartz
    Thomas Wright
    2010 Nan Butler
    Kevin Carrington
    William Kelton
    Sebastian Paden
    Lauren Smith
    Matthew Swartz
    Markus Vasquez
    2009 Carlos Bernal
    Jonathan Crossley
    Cole Feix
    Robert Graves
    Andrea Peck
    2008 Brian Bridges
    Nan Butler
    William Kelton
    John Knorr
    Ann Nawotka
    Barbara Trigalet
    Markus Vasquez
    Michael Wood
    2007 Carlos Bernal
    Brian Bridges
    John Duenckel
    Michael Kelly
    Holly Miller
    Dennis Moore
    Ann Nawotka
    Lauren Smith
    Theresa Smith
    2006 Robert Foster
    Yuko Hatanaka
    Ashley Heinen
    Michael Kelly
    John Knorr
    Liangkun Li
    Kelsey Miller
    Dennis Moore
    2005 Cameron Fincher
    Robert Foster
    Liangkun Li
    Kelsey Miller
    David Paige
    Ryan Scott
    Susumu Shibata
    2004 Robert Atkinson
    Janell Eck
    Kirk Haines
    Zhe Han
    Wesley Imel
    Liangkun Li
    John Morelli
    Dirk Neitzel
    David Paige
    Nathan Pennington
    Ryan Scott
    Meghan Vicinus
    2003 Zhe Han
    Frantiske Krepelka
    Andrew Lambe
    Cyntreva Macon
    Dirk Neitzel
    David Paige
    Nathan Pennington
    Ryan Scott
    2002 Barbara Boyd
    Wilhelmina Copley
    Kirk Haines
    Joel Halcomb
    Frantisek Krepelka
    Andrew Lambe
    Melissa Lehman
    John Morelli
    Graham Mueller
    Nathan Pennington
    Jennifer Richardson
    Ryan Scott
    Mario White
    Kristin Wilkinson
    2001 Barbara Boyd
    Benjamin Chown
    Frantisek Krepelka
    Melissa Lehman
    Matthew Morgan
    Graham Mueller
    Nicholas Nerren
    Brent Schartung
    Glen Simpson
    Mario White
    Kyle Wichert
    Kristin Wilkinson
    2000 Graham Mueller
    Cheri Ramming
    Brent Schartung
    Benjamin Wescoatt
    Kyle Wichert
    Mario White
    1999 Heather Farrand
    Aaron McCool
    Cheri Ramming
    Charles Ratliff
    Brent Schartung
    Benjamin Wescoatt
    Mario White
    Kyle Wichert
    1998 Heather Farrand
    LaTonya Hall
    Robert Hardin
    Shanna Hull Kersh
    Charles Ratliff
    Glen Simpson
    Jeffrey Whitworth
    1997 Brent Doeksen
    Shanna Hull 
    Shannon Ingle
    Edwin Prothro
    Jason Schmidt
    Dale Stewart
    Jeffrey Whitworth
    1996 Belinda Bashore
    Nedra Ellason
    Heath Gauss
    Michael Holcomb
    Joshua Jared
    Jerry Moore Jr.
    Jeffrey Whitworth
    1995 Gretchen Crouch
    Heath Gauss
    Joy Goddard
    Michael Holcomb
    Jerry Moore Jr. 
    Jeffrey Whitworth
    Kelly Wichert
    1994 Dustin Carr
    Gretchen Crouch
    Michael Holcomb
    Shannon Ingle
    Chia Sien Lim
    1993 Dana Brunson
    Gretchen Crouch
    Jennifer Field
    Heath Gauss
    Michael Holcomb
    Chia Sien Lim
    Michael Oberle
    1992 Gretchen Crouch
    Jawna Gardner
    Chia Sien Lim
    Michael Oberle
    Michael Oehrtman
    Jennifer Williams
    Kevin Yoder
    1991 Kristi Nelms
    Michael Oberle
    Jon Short
    Carrie Uptmor
    Micah Ward
    Jennifer Williams
    Craig Wilson
    1990 Joy Cregan
    John Garnett
    Ann Glasgow
    Tara Haller
    Lance Mileson
    Michael Oberle
    Rebecca Pitts
    Erin Sullivan
    Jennifer Williams
    1989 Cassandra Chadd
    Nancy Furtado
    Brent Gault
    Tara Haller
    Lance Mileson
    Rebecca Pitts
    Kent Swearingen
    1988 L. Craig Cox
    Joy Cregan
    John Garret
    Brent Gault
    Tara Haller
    Thomas Knox
    Rebecca Pitts
    1987 Terry Chen
    L. Craig Cox
    Steven Cudd
    Joy Cregan
    Rita Gearhart
    Daniel Osborne
    David Patocka
    Steve Thornton
    1986 Terry Chen
    Gordon Clark
    L. Craig Cox
    Steven Cudd
    David Osborne
    Bruce Wieser
    1985 Steven Cudd
    Gordon Clark
    Monika Matzner
    David Patocka
    Lisa Pfannestiel
    1984 Bryan Helm
    Wendy Hinshaw
    Monika Matzner
    David Patocka
    Roland Schweitzer
  • Hazel Bucy Endowed Fund

    Hazel Bucy was born in 1915 and attended Oklahoma A&M College starting in 1932. She received the Bachelor of Science with Distinction in Science and Literature in 1935 and the Master of Science in Mathematics in 1939. She died in 2002. The Hazel Bucy Endowment Fund, created through a generous bequest from her estate, supports undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a Mathematics program in the College of Arts and Sciences who have performed well in their classes in Mathematics.

     

    Year Awarded Undergraduate Recipients
    2023

    Keaton Erskine

    Aidan Oehlberg

    Cade Pearson

    Taylor Schildge

    Kelton Turner

    2022

    Taylor Johnson

    Jesse Wallace

    Sophie Fosmire

    2021 Jaiden Hughes
    Sophie Miller
    Wyatt McCoy
    2020 Taylor Chapman
    Austin Medlin
    Colburn Riffel
    Britney Webb
    2019 Zackary Alegria
    Dylan Hennig
    2018 Zackary Alegria
    Reagan Black
    Carson Cole
    2017 Reagan Black
    Sarah Carpenter
    Kelsea Hull
    2016 Sarah Carpenter
    Emilio DeHoyos
    Anna Hurlbut
    Field Watts
    Samuel Wood
    2015 Ryan Burkhart
    Austin Warner
    Joshua Whitman
    2014 Ryan Burkhart
    Collin Nolte
    Lisa Patrick
    Harrison Schroeder
    2013 Matthew Ciesler
    R. Maxwell Jeter
    Lucas Shannon
    Joshua Whitman
    2012 Amber Chilson
    R. Maxwell Jeter
    Dillon Redding
    Nina Williams
    2011 James Bishop
    Andrew Noel
    Laurel Wilson
    2010 Kevin Carrington
    Tyler Eckert
    Robert Graves
    Sebastian Paden
    Laurel Wilson
    2009 Nan Butler
    William Kelton
    John Knorr
    Lauren Smith
    Matthew Swartz
    Markus Vasquez
    2008 Carlos Bernal
    Jonathan Brown
    Jonathan Crossley
    John Duenckel
    Robert Graves
    Michelle Leonard
    Theresa Smith
    Brandon Tomson
    2007 Jonathan Brown
    John Knorr
    Michelle Leonard
    Kelsey Miller
    Michael Wood
    2004 Barbara Boyd
    Wilhelmina Copley
    Cyntreva Macon
    Kelsey Miller
    Jennifer Richardson
    Alexis Stanley
    2003 Barbara Boyd
    Wilhelmina Copley
    Melissa Lehman
    Cyntreva Macon
    Jennifer Richardson
    Alexis Stanley
    Jessica Steffy
  • Jeanne Agnew Memorial Scholarship

    Dr. Jeanne Agnew served as Professor of Mathematics at Oklahoma State University until her retirement in 1984. She was an influential and inspirational teacher, mentor, and scholar. In honor of her memory, the W.N. and Jane Enger Foundation sponsors this award to support a highly motivated, deserving undergraduate Mathematics student.

     

    Year Awarded Undergraduate Recipients
    2023

    Devyn Hubbard

    2022

    William Duer

    John Mulready

    2021 Ashley Jeffers
    John Mulready
    2020 Juliana Cannon
    Hannah Webb
    2019 Aaron Berry
    Lexi Hemphill
    2018 Emilio Isaiah DeHoyos
    Blake Kruithof
    2017 Jessika Matthews
    Lauren Thompson
    2016 Joshua Argraves
    Brandy Crissler
    2015 Simin Jiang
    2014 Dateng Li
    2013 Jeanine Gibson
    2012 Ashley Gibbs
    2011 Jonathan Crossley
    2010 Kit Davis
    2009 Carlos Bernal
    2008 Michelle Leonard
    2007 Michael Kelly
    2006 Liangkun Li
  • Koslow Undergraduate Mathematics Research Experience Scholarship
    Year Awarded Undergraduate Recipient
    2023 Jesse Wallace
    2022 Collin Bazzell
    2021 Kyle VanDeventer
    2020 Aurian Kutner
    2019 Chapman Howard
    2018 Nikole Heon
    2017 Field Watts
    2016 Timothy Alland
  • Litchenburg Family Scholarship for Mathematics

    Jere and Al Litchenburg have been long-time supporters of Oklahoma State University and the Department of Mathematics. Al Litchenburg received his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from OSU in 1971 and his Master of Science in Mathematics in 1972. He is currently Vice Chairman of American Fidelity Assurance Company in Oklahoma City. Their son, Alfred W. Litchenburg, received his Bachelor's degree in Architecture from OSU in 1991, and their daughter, Lisa Litchenburg, received her Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from OSU in 1997. The Litchenburg Family Scholarship provides up to three years of support for outstanding freshman Math majors, attracting and retaining top students into the major in Mathematics.

     

    Year Awarded Undergraduate Recipients
    2023

    Sophie Fosmire

    Amelia Goodrich*

    Taylor Johnson

    2022

    Sophie Fosmire

    Taylor Johnson

    2021 Katherine Bose
    Sophie Fosmire*
    2020 Katherine Bose
    Presley Burch*
    Jaden Kasitz
    2019 Kyle Alvarez
    Katherine Bose*
    Sydney Hutchison
    Jaden Kasitz
    2018 Kyle Alvarez
    Emilio Isaiah DeHoyos
    Bryan Dunsmore
    Sydney Hutchison
    Jaden Kasitz*
    2017 Kyle Alvarez*
    Emilio Isaiah DeHoyos*
    Bryan Dunsmore
    Sydney Hutchison*
    Nicole Judkins
    Hannah Wallis
    2016 Joshua DeWitt
    Bryan Dunsmore
    Carson James
    Nicole Judkins
    Diego Lippi
    Hannah Wallis
    2015 Joshua DeWitt
    Carson James
    Nicole Judkins
    Mitchell Meyer
    Alexander Rogers
    Hannah Wallis
    2014 Joshua DeWitt
    Carson James
    Mitchell Meyer
    Lauren Thompson
    2013 Mitchell Meyer
    Lauren Thompson
  • Mathematics General Scholarship

     The Department of Mathematics General Scholarship is awarded to students who are undergraduate math majors. 

     

    Year Awarded Undergraduate Recipients
    2023

    Jeremiah McBride

    Turner Russell

    Cort Vanzant

    Nate ward

    2022

    Isabelle Alcantar (Brokaw Family Fund)

    Drinity Cross (Brokaw Family Fund)

    Jaiden Hughes (Brokaw Family Fund)

    Jiahong Liu

    Kate Staphani

    Jeremiah McBride

    2021 Alexandria Bias
    Dylan Hennig
    Trent Morris
    2019 Colburn Riffel
    2018 Jeffry Chapman Howard
    Daniel Jespersen
    Joshua Ross
    2017 Carly Bender
    Hannah Naff
    Anya Zornes
    2015 Eric Buss
    Kelsea Hull
    Jincan Lin
    2014 Layla Alachkar
    Kelsea Hull
    Carson James
    Saebyl McDoulett
    Benjamin Wallace
    Austin Warner
    2013 Ryan Burkhart
    Travis Grigsby
    Cynthia Lane
    Saxon Sampley
    2010 Tyler Eckert
    Robert Graves
    Laurel Wilson
    2007 John Weaver
  • Outstanding Junior in Mathematics

    Since 2016 the Department of Mathematics has selected a junior majoring in Mathematics to be recognized by the College of Arts and Sciences as the "Outstanding Junior in Mathematics."

    Year Awarded Undergraduate Recipient
    2020 Hannah Webb
    2019 Chapman Howard
    2018 Anna Hurlbut
    2017 Nicholas Nelse
    2016 Carson James
    Mitchell Meyer
  • Outstanding Research in Mathematics
    In 2016, Gregory Beauregard was the recipient of the Outstanding Research Award.
  • Outstanding Senior in Mathematics
    Year Awarded Undergraduate Recipient
    2023

    Jiahong Liu

    2022

    Wyatt McCoy

    Kyle VanDeventer

    2021 Hannah Webb
    2020 Duyen Hoang
    2019 Samuel Wood
    2018 Nicholas Nelsen
    2017 Timothy Alland
    2016 Ryan Burkhart
    2015 Matthew Ciesler
    2014 Connor Davis
    2013  Dillon Redding
    2012 Laurel Wilson
    2011 Markus Vasquez
    2010 Lauren Smith
    2009 Carlos Bernal
    2008 Michelle Leonard
    2007 Michael Kelly
    2006 Liangkun Li
    2005 David Paige
    2004 Nathan Pennington
    2003  Frantisek Krepelka
    2002 Mario White
    Kristin Wilkinson
    2001 Kyle Wichert
    2000 Benjamin Wescoatt
    1999 Shanna Hull Kersh
    Charles Ratliff
    1998 Jeffrey Whitworth
    1997 Shannon Ingle
    1996 Michael Holcomb
    1995 Gretchen Crouch
    1994 Dustin Carr
    1993 Michael Oberle
    1992 Michael Oehrtman
    1991 Joy Cregan
    1990  John Garnett
    1989 Cassandra Chadd
    1988 L. Craig Cox
    1987 Steven Cudd
    1986 Gordon Clark
    1985 Melissa Cockrell
  • Proagrica Scholarship

     SST Software, headquartered in Stillwater, Oklahoma, is an international leader in providing the farming industry with agricultural information management and decision support tools for efficient and profitable production. Through the use of enterprise-level agricultural software, they provide precision agricultural services and help manage nearly 90 million acres in 23 countries. The SST Software Scholarship supports outstanding students in mathematics and other technical fields at Oklahoma State University.

    Year Awarded Undergraduate Recipient(s)
    2019 Aaron Berry
    2018 Nikole Heon
    Yifei Li
    2017 Natalie Allsup
  • Sharon L. Daniel Scholarship
    Sharon L. Daniel attended Oklahoma State where she received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics in 1965, as well as a Master of Science in Secondary Education in 1966. In 1967, she was one of only 18 women to be hired at Sandia Lab, where she played a significant role mentoring women in research and professional positions throughout her career. She resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Sharon L. Daniel Scholarship supports women majoring in Mathematics and Computer Science.

    Year Awarded Undergraduate Recipient(s) 
    2023 Zeya Bartlett
    2022 Zeya Bartlett
    2021 Presley Burch
    2020 Jaiden Hughes
    2019 Taylor Chapman
    2018 Madison Martin
    2017 Natalie Allsup
    2016 Mary Catlett
    Abby Harris
    2015 Laura Brown
    2014 Jeanine Gibson
    Jessika Matthews
    2013 Jeanine Gibson
    Lisa Patrick
    2012 Beverly Brown
    Amber Chilson
    Anna Gunther
    Nina Williams
  • Sue Suggs Reel Endowed Scholarship in Mathematics
     Sue Reel graduated from OSU with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. She worked as a district manager at AT&T in engineering and in marketing and sales operations for many years before joining the OSU Foundation as a Senior Director of Regional Development. This award recognizes undergraduate students that have demonstrated a strong performance in their mathematics courses with special consideration given to students who have graduated from a high school in Oklahoma.

    Year Awarded Undergraduate Recipient
    2023

    Ashley Evers

    Lilley Skocdopole

    2022 Aurian Kutner
    2021 Aurian Kutner
    2020 Kyle VanDeventer
    2019 Chapman Howard
  • The Mathematical Contest in Modeling
     The Mathematical Contest in Modeling is an international college-level competition in applied mathematics in which teams of up to three students must analyze, clarify, and propose solutions to open-ended problems. Students spend an intense weekend in early February analyzing their problem and writing their solution paper. In recent years, more than 2,000 teams from throughout the world have participated. The faculty judging team for the MCM has included OSU's Professor Marvin Keener since its inception.

     

    Solution papers in the MCM are sorted by the judges into four categories. The very small, select group of top papers are designated as Outstanding Achievement Winners. In 1992, OSU's team of Mike Oehrtman, Jennifer Wilken Williams, and Kevin Yoder were designated as Outstanding Achievement Winners, and a plaque in our trophy case honors their success.

    Contest Year OSU Participants
    2010 James Bishop
    John Cooper
    Jonathan Crossley
    Tyler Eckert
    Lauren Smith
    Markus Vasquez
    2009 Carlos Bernal
    John Cooper
    Jonathan Crossley
    William Kelton
    John Knorr
    Benjamin Popp
    Mark Nelson (Meritorious Achievement Winners)
    Lauren Smith
    Markus Vasquez
    2008 Carlos Bernal
    John Knorr
    Lauren Smith
    2006 Joshua Hallman
    Stephen Johnson
    Michael Kelly
    William Lehman
    Liangkun Li
    Dennis Moore (Honorable Mention)
    2005 William Lehman
    Liangkun Li
    Dennis Moore (Honorable Mention)
    2001 Mary Dominguez
    Chance Meek
    Jack Moeller
    Brent Schartung
    Glen Simpson
    Kristin Wilkinson
    1998 Brent Doeksen
    Christopher Lang
    Jerry Moore Jr.
    Jeffrey Penrod
    Brent Schartung
    Kelly Wichert
    1997 Brent Doeksen
    Christopher Lang
    Jerry Moore Jr
    Joshua Ramsey
    Kelly Stocksen (Honorable Mention)
    Kelly Wichert (Honorable Mention)
    1996 Stephen Briix
    Jerry Moore Jr.
    Kelly Wichert (Honorable Mention)
    1995 Michael Holcomb
    Jerry Moore Jr.
    Kelly Wichert (Honorable Mention)
    1994 Brian Butler
    Gretchen Crouch
    Damon Hastings
    Michael Holcomb
    Chia Sien Lim
    Chad Spiva (Honorable Mention)
    1993 Dana Brunson
    Jennifer Field
    Heath Gauss
    Damon Hastings
    Michael Holcomb
    Michael Oberle (Meritorious Achievement)
    1992 Michael Oberle
    Michael Oehrtman
    Dana Spurgeon
    Darren Warnecker (Honorable Mention)
    Jennifer Williams
    Kevin Yoder (Outstanding Achievement)
    1991 Tara Haller
    Susan McKenzie
    Michael Oberle
    Michael Oehrtman
    Rebecca Pitts
    Jennifer Williams
    1990 John Garnett
    Tara Haller
    Lance Milleson
    Michael Oberle
    Michael Oehrtman
    Susan Shahan (Meritorious Achievement)
    1989 Terry Chen
    Brent Gault
    Rita Gearhart
    Tara Haller
    Monty Harper
    Rebecca Pitts
    1988 Terry Chen
    Rita Gearhart
    Thomas Knox (Meritorious Achievement)
    1987 Terry Chen
    L. Craig Cox
    Steven Cudd (Honorable Mention)
    Beverly Davis
    John Garnett
    David Patocka
    1986 Gordon Clark
    Steven Cudd
    Beverly Davis
    David Patocka
    Lisa Pfannestiel (Honorable Mention)
    W. Grant Rackley (Honorable Mention)
    1985 Gordon Clark
    Ryan Cross
    Steven Cudd
    David Patocka (Honorable Mention)
    Lisa Pfannestiel (Meritorious Achievement)

     

  • William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Contest
     The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition began in 1938 in honor of William Lowell Putnam, who profoundly believed in the value of team competition in regular college studies. Designated to stimulate a healthy rivalry in math studies between college and universities in the United States and Canada, the contest is administered by the MAA to full-time undergraduate students who have not yet received a college degree. The five highest ranking individuals in the Putnam Math Contest are designated "Putnam Fellows" by the MAA. Here at OSU, we are proud to have worked closely with three Putnam Fellows: Robert W. Gibson (1938), former OSU Math faculty member; Abraham Hillman (1939), former author of the Annual OSU High School Math Contest; and current Math faculty member, David Wright (1976).

    The competition is open only to regularly enrolled undergraduates in colleges and universities of the United States and Canada who have not yet received a college degree. No individual may participate in the competition more than four times. A college or university with at least three registered entrants obtains a team rank through the positions achieved by three designated individual contestants.

    Old problems, solutions, and results are available online.

    Oklahoma State's high scorers on the Putnam Exam since 1985 (where the year denotes the year in which the exam was taken):

    Year OSU Participant(s)
    2023 Collin Bazzell
    2021 Kyle VanDeventer
    2019 Kyle VanDeventer
    2017 Samuel Jackson
    2016 Samuel Jackson
    2015 Gregory Beauregard
    Samuel Jackson
    Mitchell Meyer
    Joshua Whitman
    2014 Mark Denker
    2013  Dateng Li
    2012 R. Maxwell Jeter
    2011 Mark Nelson
    2010 Markus Vasquez
    2009 Markus Vasquez
    2008  Carlos Bernal
    2007 Brandon Tomson
    2006 Michael Kelly
    2005  Liangkun Li
    2004 Jason Horn
    2003 Ryan Scott
    2002 Jason Horn
    2001 Jason Horn
    2000 Brian Fisher
    1999 Brent Schartung
    1998 Kyle Wichert
    1997 Jerry Moore Jr.
    1996 Jeffrey Whitworth
    1995 Kelly Wichert
    1994 Eric Towers
    1993 Eric Towers
    1992 Michael Oberle
    1991 Michael Oberle
    Michael Oehrtman
    1990 Jennifer Williams
    1989 Michael Oehrtman
    1988 Kent Swearingen
    1987 L. Craig Cox
    1986 John Garnett
    Christine Miller
    David Patocka
    1985 David Patocka

 

Graduate Awards

  • Bertholf Endowed Graduate Fellowship

    The Bertholf Endowed Graduate Fellowship provides financial assistance to a student pursuing a Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Mathematics at Oklahoma State. Dennis Bertholf joined OSU in 1968 after earning a Ph.D. in Abelian group theory from New Mexico State University. Dr. Bertholf supervised many graduate students while at OSU, including one Ph.D. and four Ed.D. students. He also served several terms as Associate Department Head, and occupied positions on the Faculty Council, the General Education Committee, the Academic Appeals Board, the O’Colly Advisory Board, and the Athletic Council. Dr. Bertholf contributed greatly to outreach efforts as well, running several Summer programs for high school students and serving as state director for the American High School Mathematics Exam. He retired in 2008.

    Year Awarded Graduate Recipient
    2023 Hoai Thi Bich Dao
    2022 S M Faqruddin Ali Azam
  • E.K. McLachlan Memorial Scholarship

    Dr. E.K. McLachlan served as a professor for the Department of Mathematics at Oklahoma State University from 1958 to 1978. He served as the Director of the Mathematics Graduate Program from 1965 to 1978, in which during his tenure 46 Ph.D.'s, 79 Ed.D.'s and over 100 Master's degrees were granted. Dr. McLachlan advised his students on both professional and personal matters, and was known for having firm expectations while showing care and concern, too. He was an asset to the Department and inspired so many. The intent of this award is to reflect the academic spirit of Dr. McLachlan.


    Year Awarded Graduate Recipient
    2023 Preston Kelley
    2022 Ryan Looney
    2021 Rosaura Uscanga
    2020 Nicki Boardman
    2019 John Michael Clark
    2018 Scott Hader
    2017  S.M. Faqruddin Ali Azam
    2016 Scott Larson
    2015 Jianou Zhang
    2014 Mykhailo Bilogliadov
    2013 Guillermo Alesandroni
    2012 Kedar Nepal
    2011 Dipendra Regmi
    2010 Xiaowei Yang
    2009 Kenneth Ward
    2008 Mei Xing
    2007 Juhyung Lee
    2005 Brian Fisher
    2002 David Kighuradze
    2001 Jonathan Cox
    2000 Xinyun Zhu
    1999 Mutaz Al-Sabbagh
    1998 Stephanie Harrison
    1997 Timothy Raczkowski
    1996 Aleksandr Brener
    1995 Jon Beal
    Artur Elezi
    1994 Crystal Lorch
    1993 Weiming Zheng
    1992 Anthony Kable
    1991 Timothy Flood
    1990 David Farmer
    1989 Gregory Force
    1988 Steve Capehart
    1986 Bobby Winters
    Paul Young
    1984 Mona Cherri
    1983 Shin-Min Lin
    1982 Mohamed El-Gebeily
    1981 Essom Abbotteem
    1980 Bennette Harris
  • Hazel Bucy Endowment Fund Scholarship

    Hazel Bucy was born in 1915 and attended Oklahoma A&M College starting in 1932. She received the Bachelor of Science with Distinction in Science and Literature in 1935 and the Master of Science in Mathematics in 1939. She died in 2002. The Hazel Bucy Endowment Fund, created through a generous bequest from her estate, supports undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a Mathematics program in the College of Arts and Sciences who have performed well in their classes in Mathematics.

     

    Year Awarded Graduate Recipients
    2023

    Adam Cartisano

    Madylan Rusinek

    2022

    Rajan Adhikari

    2021 Amrutha Kottath
    2020 John Michael Clark
    April Richardson
    Olivia Wilhoite
    2019 Ajeeth Reddy Gunna
    Trevor Fancher
    Lakjayani Hewawasan
    2018 Mark Denker
    Scott Larson
    Matthew Wilson
    2017 Nicole Gaswick
    Carson James
    Alek Malcom
    2016 Shashank Chorge
    Pan Yan
    2015 Guillermo Alesandroni
    2014 Kazuo Yamazaki
    Yujie Zhang
    2013 Dipendra Regmi
    2008 Benjamin Wescoatt
    2004 Netra Khanal
    2003 Xiufang Liu
  • Hazel Bucy Endowment Graduate Teaching Assistant Award

    Hazel Bucy was born in 1915 and attended Oklahoma A&M College starting in 1932. She received the Bachelor of Science with Distinction in Science and Literature in 1935 and the Master of Science in Mathematics in 1939. She died in 2002. The Hazel Bucy Endowment Fund, created through a generous bequest from her estate, supports undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a Mathematics program in the College of Arts and Sciences who have performed well in their classes in Mathematics.

    This award recognizes graduate student who have excelled in teaching.

     

    Year Awarded Recipient(s)
    2023

    Abdullah Al Helal

    Aaron Berry

    2022

    David McCaslin

    Joshua Ross

    2021 Trevor Fancher
    April Richardson
    2020 Eric Buss
    2019 Natalia DaSilva
    Scott Hader
    2018 Taekyoung Kim
    2016 Hailey Bodiford
    Phillip Doehle
    2015 Aleyne Means
    Courtney Simmons
    Rosaura Uscanga
    2014 Heather Ranney
    2013 Nicole Gaswick
    Emily Quinn
    Barbara Trigalet
  • Ignancy Kotlarski Scholarship
    Year Awarded Graduate Recipient
    2014 Kazuo Yamazaki
    2000 Tao Li
    1996 Stephanie Harrison
  • Jeanne Agnew Endowed Fellowship

    This endowed fellowship fund recognizes and honors Professor Agnew. Dr. Agnew was born in Canada in 1917. She received her Bachelor of Arts in 1937 from Queen's University in Canada and she also received her Mast of Arts in Mathematics from Queen's University in 1938. She moved to Oklahoma in 1948 and was a professor in the Mathematics Department from 1953 to 1984. While she was at OSU she directed 18 doctoral dissertations, as well as publishing two textbooks. Her husband, Theodore Agnew, established the Jeanne Agnew Fellowship in her honor and to recognize and reward students for their outstanding academic records.

     

    Year Awarded Graduate Recipients
    2023

    LaTonya Hall

    Reid Buchanan

    2022

    Lakjayani Hewawasan Puwakpitiyage

    Achinta Nandi

    Ryan Looney

    2021 Oussama Ben Said
    Hoai Dao
    2020 Adam Cartisano
    Farzana Hafeez
    Josiah Ireland
    Mingming Zhang
    2019 Rajan Adhikari
    Mishty Ray
    2018 Ayan Maiti
    Bei Xiao
    2017 Hailey Bodiford
    Rosaura Uscanga
    Matthew Wilson
    2016 Yuan Kong
    Scott Larson
    Aaron Yeager
    2015 Sophia Xie
    Pengcheng Xu
    2014 Heather Ranney
    Oleksandr Tovstolis
    2013 Wilhelmina Wise
    Kazuo Yamazaki
    2011 Kenneth Ward
    2010 Dhanapati Adhikari
    Juhyung Lee
    2009 Ramjee Sharma
    2008 Juhyung Lee
    2007 Brian Fisher
    2006 Toshihisa Kubo
    2005 Netra Khanal
    2004 Naomi Tanabe
    2003 David Kighuradze
  • Jeanne Agnew Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award

    The Jeanne Agnew Award is given Annually to a teaching assistant in the Mathematics Department in recognition of superior teaching. The Mathematics Department is pleased to have a number of high quality teachers serving as teaching assistants. Although this award recognizes only one individual each year, it is meant to honor all those who have served the Mathematics department well with high quality teaching.

     

    Year Awarded Graduate Recipient
    2023 Hoai Thi Bich Dao
    2022 Emilio Isaiah DeHoyos
    2021 Adam Cartisano
    2020 Rosaura Uscanga
    2019 Nicki Boardman
    2018 Ali Pirhadi
    2017 Rachael Wood
    2016 Steven Edalgo
    2015 Ashwini Bhat
    2014 Matthew Wilson
    2013 Ashley Taylor
    2012 Guillermo Alesandroni
    2011 Benjamin Wescoatt
    2010 Toshihisa Kubo
    2009 Dhanapati Adhikari
    2008 Naomi Tanabe
    2007 Barbara Boyd
    2006 Netra Khanal
    2005 Melissa Mills
    2004 Brian Fisher
    2003 David Miller
    2002 John Dollarhide
    2001 Dan Sisk
    2000 Simei Tong
    1999 Aleksandr Brener
    1998 Andrew Perry
    1997 Desiree McCullough
    1996 Tanya O'Keefe
    1995 Joanne Eary
    1994 Jon Beal
    1993 Jodie Novak
    1992 Kerry Johnson
    1991 Crystal Clough
    1990 Martha Waggoner
    1989 Charles Matthews
    1988 Gregory Force
  • John and Caryl Jobe Mathematics Graduate Student Fellowship
    Dr. John Jobe received his Ph.D. from the OSU Department of Mathematics in 1966 and began his career and outstanding service to the department that year, working at OSU until his retirement in 1994. A very dedicated professional, Dr. Jobe served as Math Graduate Program Director from 1982 to 1987 and chaired the OSU Faculty Council in 1979-1980.
     
    Mrs. Caryl Jobe, an educator of outstanding energy and commitment, has been credited by many former students as the teacher most responsible for their success. Mrs. Jobe was recognized for her teaching excellence locally and statewide, and she received the prestigious Presidential Distinguished Teacher award in 1991.
     

    The Jobe Fellowship is awarded to an outstanding mathematics student to help fund his/her first year of graduate study in mathematics at OSU. The Fellowship helps the department offer competitive packages to prospective math graduate students, assisting in recruiting top applicants in all areas of mathematics and mathematics education. Jobe Fellowship awardees have gone on to successful careers in both academia and industry.

    Year Awarded Graduate Recipients
    2023

    Shaivi Chavan

    Ryan Doering

    2022

    Ryan Doering

    Shaivi Chavan

    2021 Preston Kelley
    2020 Ryan Looney
    2019 Isaiah DeHoyos
    Nikole Heon
    2018 Adam Cartisano
    Farzana Hafeez
    April Richardson
    2017 William Davis
    Trevor Fancher
    2015 Zachery Ayers
    Andreas Giannopolous
    Scott Hader
    Nafiseh Jahanbakht
    Jonathan McCormick
    Chase Meadors
    Courtney Simmons
    Eric Towers
    Rosaura Uscanga
    Nina Williams
    Mingming Zhang
    2014 Hailey Bodiford
    Phillip Doehle
    Rachael Wood
    2013 Rosaura Uscanga
    Aaron Yeager
    2012 Heather Ranney
    Zachary Sorenson
    2011 Mykhailo Bilogliadov
    Nicole Gaswick
    Oleksandr Tovstolis
    2010 Scott Larson
    Marcus Mace
    2009 Krystin Steelman
    2008 Heather Stauffer
    2006 Kenneth Ward
    2005 Ashley Bennett
    2004 Jennifer Richardson
    Matthew Thiessen
    2003 Jennifer Bower
    Timothy Pierce
    2002 Kyle Wichert
    2000 Charles Ratliff
    1997 Teodora Donevska
  • O.H. Hamilton Endowed Fellowship

    The O.H. Hamilton Fellowship is named for Dr. Olan H. Hamilton, a brilliant and inspirational professor. Dr. Hamilton, a renowned research topologist, taught in the Department of Mathematics from 1938 to 1976. We thank him for his contributions to Mathematics and for all he did as an educator for OSU's Department of Mathematics.

     

    Year Awarded Graduate Recipient(s)
    2023

    Hoang Nam Tran

    2022

    Sachin Chandran

    Abdullah Al Helal

    2021 Nishad Mandlik
    2020 Reid Buchanan
    2019 Birch Bryant
    2018 Rosaura Uscanga
    2017 Adam Estrup
    Yuan Kong
    Chase Meadors
    Austin Warner
    2016 Alek Malcom
    Eric Towers
    2015 Guillermo Alesandroni
    Adam Estrup
    Oleksandr Tovstolis
    Bin Xie
    Pengcheng Xu
    Jianou Zhang
    2014 Guillermo Alesandroni
    Sophia Xie
    Pengcheng Xu
    2013 Oleksandr Tovstolis
    2012 Daniel Donohue
    2011 Pengcheng Xu
    2010 Lizhi Chen
    2009 Xiaowei Yang
    2008 Bo-Hyun Kwon
    2007 Toshihisa Kubo
    2006 Zhenyi Liu
    2005 Juhyung Lee
    Timothy Pierce
    2003 Brian Fisher
    2002 Thomas Faulkenberry
    2001 David Kighuradze
    Liang Xu
    2000 Tao Li
    1999 Jonathan Cox
    1998 Mitchell Ritchling
    1997 Christopher Cox
    1996 Timothy Raczskowski
    1995 Stephanie Harmon
    Chia Sien Lim
    Timothy Raczskowski
    1994 Dana Brunson
    1993 Roger Dillman
    1992 Jon Beal
    1991 Tanya Champagne
    1990 John Lorch
    1989 Gary Don Thacker
    1988 Jodie Novak
    1987 Cynthia Clements
    1986 Charles Matthews
    1984 Michael McClurkan
    Robert Winters
    Paul Young
    1983 Carlos Caballero
    1982 Man Wai Lee
    1981 Ana Montes
  • Schiller J. Scroggs Distinguished Graduate Fellowship
    Schiller J. Scroggs entered Oklahoma A&M college in 1945, where his father served as Dean of Arts and Sciences, after he graduated from Stillwater High School. He earned his Bachelor of Science from the university in 1949 and his Master of Science in 1950. The Fourjay Foundations established this award in his memory after he passed away in 1993. The recipient of this award is a student who displays academic leadership and outstanding leadership ability.

    Year Awarded Graduate Recipient
    2023

    Achinta Nandi

    Preston Kelley

    2022 Nazia Valiyakath
    2021 S.M. Faqruddin Ali Azam
    2020 Mishty Ray
    2019 Alek Malcom
    2018 Nicole Boardman
    2017 Ali Pirhadi
    2016 Adam Estrup
    Nina Williams
    2015 Scott Larson
    Pan Yan
    2014 Oleksandr Tovstolis
    Eric Towers
    2013 Guillermo Alesadroni
    Lizhi Chen
    2012 Dipendra Regmi
    Wilhelmina Wise
    2011 Naomi Tanabe
    2010 Melissa Mills
    2009 Toshihisa Kubo
    2008 David Kighuradze
    2007 Dhanapati Adhikari
    2006 Juhyung Lee
    2005 Zhenyi Liu
    2004 Jennifer Bower Pierce
    2003 Timothy Pierce
    2002 Brian Fisher
    Charles Ratliff
    2001 Thomas Faulkenberry
    2000 David Kouts
    1999 S. Cristina Oancea
    1998 Ellen Eileen Durand
    1997 Jon Beal
    1996 Artur Elezi
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