Jeff Eaton awarded Dean's Medal for 2008
June 2008: The College of Arts & Sciences has named Jeff Eaton a Dean's Medalist for 2008. Jeff joins Kathy Temple (1999), Thomas Carlson (2002), Jeff Giansiracusa (2003), Terri Moore (2004), Eliana Hechter (2006), and Nick Reichert (2007) in a distinguished line of seven Mathematics majors who have received the Dean's Medal in the last ten years. Jeff will graduate from UW with Bachelor's Degrees in both Mathematics and Sociology, a Master's Degree in Statistics, and a minor in Music. After graduation he plans to pursue a PhD at Imperial College London as a Marshall Scholar.

2008 Mathematics Honors Luncheon
May 2008: The annual Mathematics Honors Luncheon was held at the UW Club on May 20th to recognize outstanding undergraduate Mathematics and ACMS majors. In addition to their award, each student was given a book reflecting their mathematical interests. A full list of this year's awardees and their accompanying books may be found here.

Mathematics students honored as UW medalists
April 2008: Mathematics students Chad Klumb and Ting-You Wang have been awarded the UW's Freshman Medal and Junior Medal respectively. These medals are awarded to students who have had the strongest academic record in their class for the previous year. For further details, see this article in University Week.

Nate Bottman wins Goldwater Scholarship
April 2008: Nate Bottman has been awarded a 2008 Goldwater Scholarship. This is but the latest in a series of honors Nate has earned. Information about the scholarship and a list of the 2008 scholars may be found here.

Ginger Warfield wins 2008 PIMS Education Prize
April 2008: Ginger Warfield has been awarded the 2008 PIMS Education Prize. This award is given yearly to a member of the PIMS community who has made a significant contribution to education in the mathematical sciences. Further information about PIMS and the Education Prize may be found here.

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