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The Mathematics Department offers several awards and prizes each spring semester to deserving undergraduates. Here is a description of the awards and the recent recipients.

Eva and Jacob Paulson Memorial Award: presented to a graduating senior for outstanding work in mathematics.

• 2009: Kaohung Lin
• 2008: Joseph Hirsh
• 2007: Daniel Soler
• 2006: Zev Klagsbrun
• 2005: Rebecca Steiner

Arthur Sard Memorial Award: presented to a graduating student for excellence in mathematics.

• 2009: Zong Wang Liu
• 2008: Lauren Goldstein
• 2007: Akshar Gohil
• 2006: Miriam Kolchin
• 2005: Hon (David) Chow

Banesh Hoffman Memorial Award: presented to a graduating student for excellence in mathematics.

• 2009: Siu Lam Leung
• 2008: Andrew Chiriac
• 2007: Kaveh Saminejad
• 2006: David Goldberg
• 2005: Shlomo Ben-Har

Mrs. Neela Kulkarni Prize: presented to a graduating student, preferably female, who has shown outstanding performance in mathematics.

• 2009: Danielle Borroni
• 2008: Yael Sacks
• 2007: Reuvain Krasner
• 2006: Sandra Sze
• 2005: Mahmuda Huq

Samuel Jacobs Award: presented to a graduating student for excellence in mathematics.

• 2009: Hina Ashraf, Louis Manago
• 2008: Andrew Chiriac
• 2007: Adina Goldstein
• 2006: Simon Mondoza
• 2005: Michael Schwemmeer

Claire and Samuel Jacobs Award: presented to a graduating student for excellence in mathematics.

• 2009: Madeline Leno, Robert Schiffmiller
• 2008: Moshe Zucker
• 2007: Paula Rosenblatt, Tiffeny Sze
• 2006: Elana Hagler, Louise Kato-Liu
• 2005: Rena Markowitz

Dr. Shripad D. Kulkarni Prizes: presented to the two students who have excelled in the 700-level courses Differential Geometry and Complex Analysis, respectively.

• 2009: Andrew Chiriac, Andrew Maetke

Thomas A. Budne Memorial Award: presented to a non-graduating student, typcally a junior, for excellence in mathematics.

• 2009: Arthur Parzygnat, Allen Sze
• 2008: Franklin Lee
• 2007: Andrew Chiriac, Lauren Goldstein, Josiah Sugarman
• 2006: Joseph Hirsh
• 2005: Miriam Kolchin

Joseph Hershenov Prize: presented to a graduating or non-graguating student for outstanding service as a mathematics tutor.

• 2009: David Miller, Rachel Simone
• 2008: Diana Nigro
• 2007: Jonathan Neuman, Weldon MacDonald
• 2006: Kaveh Saminejad
• 2005: Kaveh Saminejad