Department of Mathematics & Statistics Awards Reception April 11, 2011 Student Activities Center Winona State University
Departmental Awards Graduating with Honors The honors distinction in Mathematics requires the production of an honors thesis and a presentation to the department. Bryan McCauley Thesis Title: Shortest Paths and Graph Intersections Outstanding Graduates The departmental distinction requires maintaining a high academic standard, participation in extracurricular activities, leadership, or community service, and a demonstration of potential for excellence in the field of Mathematics, Mathematics Education, and/or Statistics. Joseph Ambrose Briant Fruth* Tyler Hahn Melia Haugen Anthony Johnson Bryan McCauley Sean Meier Michelle Narveson Alanna Nieman Jill Pigott Michael Pilla Anne Welhaven *Fall 2010 Graduate
2011 Scholarship Awards Edwin F. Bachler Memorial Scholarship Rebecca Oeltjen Ormsin Sornmoopin Gardiner Scholarship Jennifer Herdan Judy & Spencer Munkel Scholarship Katherine Sveen May S. Murray Scholarship Guy Eastep & Dylan O Connell Fred & Sandy Olson Scholarship Melinda Broker Duane & Edwina Wolfe Scholarship Ruth Illikman
2010 MAA Math Team Participants Joseph Ambrose Melissa Baudhuin Josh Bublitz Nick Camren Trevor Farwell David Garvey Zach Hanson Sam Helmich Jennifer Herdan Alex Klein Kristin Mara Anthony Martino Bal K. Parajuli Megan Reiner Sachit Rokka Birat Sapkota Katie Seehusen Tram Vo William Lowell Putnam Competition participant William Lowell Putnam Competition participant with a positive score 2011 Math/Stat Club Officers Co-Presidents: Danielle Wilson & Melanie Walter Vice-President: Sam Helmich Secretary: Laura Maki Treasurer: Matthew Weber Webmaster: Anthony Martino
2011 Pi Mu Epsilon Inductees πµε is a national honors society whose purpose is the promotion of scholarly activity in mathematics among students in academic institutions. Melia Haugen Sam Helmich Jennifer Herdan Laura Maki Anthony Martino Jaime Ortiz Ruiz Aabriti Pandey Melanie Walter Matthew Weber 2011 Mu Sigma Rho Inductees µσρ is the national honorary society for statistics. Its purpose is the promotion and encouragement of scholarly activity in statistics, and the recognition of outstanding achievement among the students and instructional staff at eligible academic institutions. Josh Day Sam Helmich Jennifer Herdan Kristin Mara Bryan McCauley David Nichols Samantha Shepler Corey Smith Matthew Weber
2010-2011 Student Research Projects Leon Durivage, Fourier Analysis in Modern Computing and Data Compression Sam Helmich & Jennifer Herdan, "Beyond Imaginary: Eigenvectors using the Largest Normed Division Algebras." Sam Helmich & Jennifer Herdan, "Beyond Algebra: Geometric connections to the Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues of Octonionic Matrices." Derek Hinrichs, Measurement System Analysis on Force and Displacement Testing Jonathon Inselman, March Madness and Markov Chains Ben Johnson, "What lies on the Surface: Getting your 'Hands On' Multivariable Calculus." Laura Maki, Control Systems and Linear Algebra: The Electromagnetic Ball Suspension System Laura Maki, Classification of 3-Dimensional Shapes using Distance Histogram Anthony Martino, "p-adic Egyptian Fractions" Bryan McCauley, Exploring Paths and Where They Take Us Bryan McCauley & Matthew Wolfe, An Algorithmic Development to Minimize Crossing in Electronic Circuits Bryan McCauley & Matthew Wolfe, Algorithmic Design and Implementation for Constructing Graphs with Minimal Crossing Numbers Alanna Nieman & Michelle Narveson Tess-elation!: Fascinating Properties of Tiling on the Plane. Morgan Sesker and Stacy Zwiefelhofer, Knot Theory Correlates with the Drug Action of Doxorubicin (DOX) Anne Welhaven, Long-term Outcomes of Lipid Levels Following Gastric Bypass Surgery Ka Hei Wong, Predicting Top 6 Most Influential Languages Rachel Wrolstad, Abstract Algebra to Solve a Rubik's Cube