Student Essay Contest: 2001 Results

The 2001 contest was sponsored by the Computer Science Research Institute at Sandia National Labs.

GRAND PRIZE:

  • Women In Mathematical Sciences: To Infinity and Beyond! A Biographical Essay on Dr. Toni Galvinby Alexandra McKinney, Londonderry Middle School, Londonberry, New Hampshire. 

GRADUATE SCHOOL:

  • 1st Place: A Moment with Vera Pless by Susan D’Agostino, Dartmouth College.
  • Honorable Mention: Overcoming Gender Biases in Mathematics: An Interview with Dr. Linda Sons by Amanda Mahmoud, Northern Illinois University.

COLLEGE:

  • 1st Place: Tasha Inniss by Charles Moffit, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York.
  • Honorable Mention: An Unexpected Mathematician: Lara Schmidt by Amy Chin, Drew University, Madison, New Jersey.
  • Honorable MentionIt Takes One to Make One: Biography of Dr. Amy Shell by Jenilee McAnulty, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York.

HIGH SCHOOL:

  • 1st Place: Biographical Essay: Misha E. Kilmer by Sana Ahmed, Townsend Harris High School, Flushing, New York.
  • Honorable Mention:  Joan Feigenbaum by Jessica Berger, Townsend Harris High School, Flushing, New York.
  • Honorable Mention :  Lenore Cowen by Marlo Dublin, Townsend Harris High School, Flushing, New York.

MIDDLE SCHOOL:

  • 1st Place: (Same as Grand Prize) Women In Mathematical Sciences: To Infinity and Beyond! A Biographical Essay on Dr. Toni Galvin by Alexandra McKinney, Londonderry  Middle School, Londonberry, New Hampshire.
  • Honorable Mention: Sharon Lozano by Sarah Overton, O. Henry Middle School, Austin, Texas.
  • Honorable Mention: Biography of Dr. Elizabeth Chambliss by Evan Gilliland, O. Henry Middle School, Austin, Texas.
  • Honorable Mention: Trista Giacalone by Alex Maccaro, Oyster Bay High School, Oyster Bay, New York.

Some essays have been modified for posting on the AWM website.