Green Pride: Congratulations to Math Students Recognized on Honors Day | Department of Mathematics
April 4, 2014

Green Pride: Congratulations to Math Students Recognized on Honors Day

2014 Honors Day Awards

OUTSTANDING TEACHING FELLOW AWARD

  • Tamara Knox was one of four graduate students recognized from across the entire university with an Outstanding Teaching Fellow Award. Tamara is working toward her Ph.D. in Mathematics under the direction of Professor Anne Shepler.

MATH DEPARTMENT GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS

  • Jared Holshouser was recognized as the Outstanding Graduate Student in Mathematics. Jared is interested in set theory, and he is working toward his Ph.D. in Mathematics under the direction of Professor Steve Jackson.

MATH DEPARTMENT UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR AWARDS

  • Chia Ting Han was recognized as an Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Mathematics. Chia Ting will be graduating in May with a BS in Mathematics, a minor in Physics, and an undergraduate academic certificate in Statistics.
  • Duong Nguyen was recognized as an Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Mathematics. Duong will be graduating in May with a BS in Mathematics and a minor in Finance. She will begin graduate study toward a Ph.D. in the fall.

MATH DEPARTMENT ACTUARIAL SCIENCE AWARD

  • Dominic Nguyen was recognized as the Outstanding Student in Actuarial Science. Dominic is majoring in Mathematics and working toward an undergraduate academic certificate in Actuarial Science. Dominic plans to graduate in December and will be spending the upcoming summer doing an internship in the actuarial field.

MATH DEPARTMENT MATH TUTOR LAB AWARDS

  • Chelsea Drescher was recognized with the Outstanding Math Lab Tutor Award. Chelsea is a graduate student working toward a Ph.D. in Mathematics.

MATH STUDENTS RECEIVING AWARDS FROM OTHER UNT ORGANIZATIONS

  • Shama Surani was recognized as the Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Secondary Mathematics Teaching. Shama is double majoring in mathematics and Spanish, working toward an undergraduate academic certificate in Actuarial Science, and is completing her teacher certification through Teach North Texas.

MATH DEPARTMENT FACULTY AND STAFF

Students honored at Honors Day have the opportunity to recognize a faculty or staff member. Mathematics department faculty and staff who were recognized by this years Honors Day honorees were:

Pictured from left to right: Shama Surani, Chelsea Drescher, Chia Ting Han, Duong Nguyen, Dominic Nguyen, Carol Fichera, Tamara Knox, and Huguette Tran