AWM Presidential Recognition Awards

The purpose of the Association for Women in Mathematics is to create a community in which women and girls can thrive in their mathematical endeavors, and to promote equitable opportunity and treatment of women and others of marginalized genders and gender identities across the mathematical sciences. To this end, the AWM Presidential Recognition Award was created to recognize those individuals who, or programs that, have significantly increased and/or supported women in mathematics.

The Association for Women in Mathematics established the AWM Presidential Recognition Award in 2014. The first award was presented at the 2015 AWM Symposium and the award is to be presented at the banquet at the biennial AWM Research Symposium.

Award Criteria. This prize is awarded biannually to one or more individuals who, or programs that, have significantly increased and/or supported women in mathematics.

Requirements. The winner is chosen by the current AWM President in consultation with the management team and/or the Awards Committee and approved by the Executive Committee.

Presentation of Award. The winner(s) are recognized at the banquet at the AWM Research Symposium and receive a $1000 prize.

2025  Black Girl MATHgic
2025  The Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics (NCUWM)

2023  Women in Mathematics Program at Institute for Advanced Study

2022   Mathematically Gifted & Black, Erica Graham (Bryn Mawr), Raegan Higgins (Texas Tech),  Candice Price (Smith College), and Shelby Wilson (Johns Hopkins)

2019   GEMS: Girls Exploring Math & Science, Joanna Papakonstantinou
2019   RUSMP: Rice University School Mathematics Project, Anne Papakonstantinou
2019   Texas Girls Collaborative Project

2017   Summer Mathematics Program for Women, Deanna Haunsperger

2015   The EDGE Program, Silvia Bozeman & Rhonda Hughes

Questions? Call the AWM at 401-455-4042 or email awm@awm-math.org.