Alice T. Schafer Prize Explained

The Alice T. Schafer Mathematics Prize is given annually to an undergraduate woman for excellence in mathematics by the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM). The prize, which carries a monetary award, is named for former AWM president and founding member Alice T. Schafer; it was first awarded in 1990.^[1]

Recipients

The recipients of the Alice T. Schafer Mathematics Prize are:^[2]

• 1990: Linda Green, Elizabeth Wilmer
• 1991: Jeanne Nielsen
• 1992: Zvezdelina E. Stankova
• 1993: Catherine O'Neil, Dana Pascovici
• 1994: Jing-Rebecca Li
• 1995: Ruth Britto-Pacumio
• 1996: Ioana Dumitriu
• 1997: No prize awarded (due to calendar change)
• 1998: Sharon Ann Lozano, Jessica A. Shepherd
• 1999: Caroline Klivans
• 2000: Mariana E. Campbell
• 2001: Jaclyn (Kohles) Anderson
  • 2002: Kay Kirkpatrick, Melanie Wood 2003: Kate Gruher
• 2004: Kimberly Spears
• 2005: Melody Chan
• 2006: Alexandra Ovetsky
• 2007: Ana Caraiani
  • 2008: Galyna Dobrovolska, Alison Miller 2009: Maria Monks
• 2010: Hannah Alpert, Charmaine Sia
• 2011: Sherry Gong
• 2012: Fan Wei
• 2013: MurphyKate Montee
• 2014: Sarah Peluse
• 2015: Sheela Devadas
• 2016: Mackenzie Simper
• 2017: Hannah Larson
• 2018: Libby Taylor^[3]
• 2019: Naomi Sweeting
• 2020: Natalia Pacheco-Tallaj^[4]
• 2021: Elena Kim^[5]
• 2022: Letong (Carina) Hong^[6]
• 2023: Faye Jackson^[7]

See also

• List of mathematics awards

Notes and References

1. Book: Recognizing excellence in the mathematical sciences : an international compilation of awards, prizes, and recipients. 1997. JAI Press. Jaguszewski, Janice M.. 0762302356. Greenwich, Conn.. 37513025.
2. Web site: List of prize winners. Alice T. Schafer Mathematics Prize For Excellence in Mathematics by an Undergraduate Woman. Association for Women in Mathematics. 2023-10-25.
3. Web site: Libby Taylor wins 2018 Alice T. Schafer Mathematics Prize. Georgia Tech College of Sciences. 2018-09-14.
4. Web site: Natalia Pacheco-Tallaj awarded Alice T. Schafer Prize. Harvard Mathematics. 2020-05-13.
5. Web site: Elena Kim ’21 Awarded 2021 Alice T. Shafer Mathematics Prize. Pomona College. 2021-01-11.
6. Web site: Awards for Carina Hong and Alexandra Hoey – Women In Math . 2022-11-07 . math.mit.edu.
7. Web site: Schafer Prize 2023. Association for Women in Mathematics. 2022-12-06.