DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
2010
FACULTY AWARDS AND HONORS
• Center for Biofilm Engineering Faculty Research Award
– Isaac Klapper
• College of Letters and Science Award for Meritorious Research
Department of
Mathematical
Sciences
– Tomas Gedeon
• College of Letters and Science Distinguished Professor
– John Borkowski
• Mathematics
• Math Education
• Statistics
• MSU Alumni Association and Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce Awards for Excellence Faculty selection by each of 40 top MSU
seniors
– Warren Esty (selected by Jamie Thornton)
• MSU Cox Faculty Award for Creative Scholarship and Teaching
– Tomas Gedeon
• Research Methods Division of the Academy of Management - Best
Publication in Research Methods
– Robert Boik
• Visiting Professor at Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
– John Borkowski
SERVICE
• Associate Editor
– John Borkowski - Journal of Probability and Statistical Science
– Tomas Gedeon - Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems B
– Curt Vogel - SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis
• Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators
– Beth Burroughs - NCTM Review Task Force
• College of Letters and Science
– Isaac Klapper - Promotion & Tenure Committee
– Ken Bowers - Budget Advisory Committee
• Core 2.0 Committee (C2C)
– John Borkowski - Quantitative representative
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Bozeman, MT 59717-2400
www.math.montana.edu
• Editor
– Maurice Burke - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Navigations Series
– Jennie Luebeck - 7th Annual Monograph of the Association of Mathe-
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Mountains & Minds
matics Teacher Educators
– Isaac Klapper - Special issue of Physica D
• Editorial Board
– Robert Boik - Psychological Methods
– John Borkowski - Journal of Quality Technology
– John Borkowski - Thailand Statistician
– Mark Greenwood - InterStat
• Faculty Senate
– Steve Cherry
– Russ Walker, Alternate
– Steve Cherry - Steering Committee
– Steve Cherry - Academic Affairs Committee
• Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team
– Steve Cherry, Affiliate
• Library Representative
– Jarek Kwapisz
• MSSE
– Maurice Burke - Faculty Steering Committee
• Mathematical Association of America
– Beth Burroughs - Committee on the Mathematical Education of Teachers
• Montana Chapter of the American Statistical Association
– John Borkowski - Secretary/Treasurer
– Steve Cherry - Ombudsman
– Mark Greenwood - Chapter Representative
– Megan Higgs - President
– Kathi Irvine - Vice-President
• Montana Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM)
– Maurice Burke - SIMMS-IM Board of Directors
– Beth Burroughs - Board of Directors
– Jennie Luebeck - Board of Directors
• Montana Learning Center for Mathematics and Science
– Jennie Luebeck - Board of Directors
• Montana Mathematics Standards Revision Team
– Jennie Luebeck
• Montana Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education
– Ken Bowers - Mathematics Faculty Learning Outcomes Council
– Steve Cherry - General Education Council
– Warren Esty - Mathematics Faculty Learning Outcomes Council
• Montana State University
– Ken Bowers - MSU System Security Committee
– Maurice Burke - Intellectual Property Committee
– Beth Burroughs - University Teacher Education Committee
– Isaac Klapper - Computer Fee Allocation Committee
– Jennie Luebeck - University Teacher Education Committee
– John Lund - Chair, Parking Appeals Board
• Montana University System Transfer Initiative
– Russ Walker - MSU Unit Coordinator
• Northern Yellowstone Carnivore Working Group
– Steve Cherry, Affiliate
• Putnam Exam Coordinator
– Lukas Geyer
• Whitebark Pine Monitoring Working Group
– Steve Cherry, Affiliate
STUDENT AWARDS AND HONORS
• Big Sky Conference Scholar-Athlete
– Jamie Thornton
• Frieda M. Bull Scholarship Recipient
– Autumn Laughbaum
• College of Letters and Science Outstanding GTA Award
– Carl Olimb
• Fulbright Fellowship
– Jill Roberts
• Honors Program Students
– Andrew Albers - Graduated 2010
– Chelsea Bourque
– Casey Donoven
– Kevin Ferris
– Elizabeth Geise
– Eric Lake
– Hunter Lapp
– Brandon Norick
– Ethan Perry
– Chris Ryan
– Jakob Schultz
– Jeremy Schwend
– Coral Strom
• Mathematical Sciences Outstanding GTA Award
– Corinne Casolara
– John Long
• Mathematical Sciences Most Outstanding Graduating Senior
– Jamie Thornton
• Mathematical Sciences Outstanding Senior Award
– Patricia Hurin
– Carrie Marshall
– Micaela Newman
– Jill Roberts
– James Shindoll
• Mathematical Sciences Outstanding Scholar Awards
– Danielle Burrington
– Casey Donoven
– Eric Lake
– Autumn Laughbaum
– Brandon Norick
– Jeremy Schwend
– Lyne Tchapmi Petse
– Shuai Zhao
• Montana Space Grant Consortium
– Shane Nowack - Fellowship
– Jeremy Schwend - Scholarship
• MSU Alumni Association and Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce Awards for Excellence 42 top MSU seniors
– Jamie Thornton
• MSU Student of Achievement
– Jamie Thornton
• Pi Mu Epsilon Inductees
– Cheryl Ehresmann
– Eric Lake
– Sally Patterson
– Michael Schwager
– Lyndi Seidensticker
– Kelly Spendlove
– Christina Watts
– Shuai Zhao
• President’s List 4.00 semester GPA
– Andrew Albers - fall 2010
– Thomas Blake - spring 1010, fall 2010
– Casey Donoven - spring 2010, fall 2010
– Kevin Ferris - fall 2010
– Elizabeth Geise - fall 2010
– Danielle Hethcox - fall 2010
– Patricia Hurin - spring 2010
– Tara Markuson - fall 2010
– Micaela Newman - spring 2010
– Brandon Norick - spring 2010
– Stephanie Oullette - spring 2010
– Alyssa Peck - spring 2010
– Ethan Perry - spring 2010
– Jill Roberts - spring 2010
– Jeremy Schwend - spring 2010
– Lyndi Seidensticker - fall 2010
– Jim Shindoll - spring 2010
– Lyne Tchapmi Petse - spring 2010
– Jamie Thornton - spring 2010
– Katelyn Weber - fall 2010
– Reed Witherspoon - fall 2010
– Rachelle Wood - spring 2010
– Shuai Zhao - spring 2010, fall 2010
• Presidential Scholars 15-20 full ride MSU scholarships awarded each year
– Hunter Lapp
– Casey Donoven
• Schmitt Family Mathematics Education Scholarship
– Andrew Albers
ALUMNI AWARDS, CAREERS, AND HONORS
• Associate Director - Center for Research in Scientific Computation
– Ralph Smith (M.S. 1987, Ph.D. 1990)
• Assistant Professor - Department of Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University
– Julia Sharp (M.S. 2001, Ph.D. 2007)
• Fast Enterprises
– Steve Koepele (M.S. 1998)
• Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
– Cody Custis (M.S. 2006)
• Director of Benefits - Montana University System
– Connie Welsh (M.S. 1987)
• Quality Assurance Engineer - RightNow Technologies
– Sarah Jensen (B.S. 2006, M.S. 2008)
• Quality Assurance Engineer - Zoot Enterprises
– Teresa Lannen (B.S. 2008)