Bor-Luh Lin Thesis Award

The annual Dr. Bor-Luh Lin Award, created in 2012, is given for the outstanding thesis in Mathematics.  The award is presented in an annual ceremony held in the H. J. Muhly Lounge in MacLean Hall.

^{2018 Bor-Luh Lin Thesis Award recipient, Thomas Kindred (center) with Prof. Bruce Ayati and Prof./Chair Maggy Tomova}

The awardees:

D.C. Spriestersbach Dissertation Prize

The D.C. Spriestersbach Dissertation Prize was established to recognize excellence in doctoral research. Each year the winner of the D.C. Spriestersbach Dissertation Prize has been the University of Iowa's nominee in the national competition for the Council of Graduate Schools/University Microfilms International Distinguished Dissertation Award. Prizes are awarded annually in two of four broad disciplinary areas: Humanities and the Fine Arts, Mathematical and Physical Sciences and Engineering, Biological Sciences, and Social Sciences. The Graduate College, in turn, holds two D.C. Spriestersbach Prize competitions in the areas specified by the Council of Graduate Schools, with the winners being our nominees in the national competition.

The University of Iowa Council on Teaching - Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards

This university-wide honor is awarded to teaching assistants who have shown outstanding ability in their role as teachers at the University of Iowa. Awardees from the Department of Mathematics are as follows:

Catharine Wegner Outstanding Mathematics Teaching Assistant Award:

Sandy Barken Mentoring Award

This award, named for former Associate Dean of the Graduate College Sandra H. Barkan, recognizes graduate students who show exceptional mentorship of undergraduates and junior graduate students in their assistantships. The Sandra H. Barkan Graduate Student Mentor Award is awarded in conjunction with the Graduate Student Recognition Week and The James F. Jakobsen Graduate Conference in spring of each year. For more information, visit http://gss.grad.uiowa.edu/jakobsen-conference/sandra-barkan-mentor-award.