Student Essay Contest: 2010 Results

A message from the contest organizers: Due to a tenfold increase in participation in the AWM Essay Contest this year over previous years, the judging process for this contest was delayed. The contest organizers apologize for this delay.

GRAND PRIZE:

COLLEGE:

  • 1st Place: “Jan de Regt, Senior Systems Engineer Systems Engineering = How her mind works” By: Corinne Ducey, Smith College, Silver Spring, MD
  • Honorable Mention: “Mathematics in Finance: A Biography of Rachael Mangoubi” by: Daniela Guini, Harrington College of Design, Chicago, IL

HIGH SCHOOL:

  • 1st Place: “Ms. Lynn Pippenger: Adding It Up from Accounting to Finance Executive” By: Honor Lucy Adamson Bailey, St. Petersburg High School, Largo, FL
  • Honorable Mention: “Dr. Sarah Wheelan: ‘I always wanted to be a writer’” by: Kelly Barbara Buckley, The Key School, Annapolis, MD

MIDDLE SCHOOL:

  • 1st Place: “Math is More Than Just Numbers: Biography of Professor Jenny Baglivo” by: Ada Li, Walter S. Parker Middle School, Reading, MA

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