Scholarships and Awards

Scholarship for Statistics Students

The Deming Scholarship fund was established in the late 1980s by Professors Harvey Arnold and David Downing, and subsequently was augmented with substantial contributions from the Automotive Division of the American Society for Quality. Graduate students in statistics degree programs are eligible for consideration. Selection criteria include academic performance and potential as a practicing statistician.

Past award winners

Louis R. Bragg Graduating Senior Award

The award was initiated in 1995 by a gift from Professor Lou Bragg and is intended for graduating seniors in the mathematical sciences.  The award is normally given to one individual in the mathematical sciences (mathematics, mathematics with secondary education, statistics, or actuarial science) per year.  (In rare circumstances, two graduates may share the award, or we may find no one deserving in a given year.) 

As for selection criteria, the awardee should, at the very minimum, qualify for departmental honors.  Beyond that, the Award Committee, consisting of three department faculty members, is permitted to develop its own criteria.  Some possibilities include examining the overall GPA, the GPA in the mathematical science courses, the level of difficulty of the mathematical science courses taken, participation in the Putnam competition, contributions in undergraduate research projects, leadership roles, and possible plans for graduate study.

Winter 2020: Stephanie Budzisz
Fall 2019: Trinh Tran
Winter 2019: Niko Kaso
Fall 2018: Chris Melekian
Fall 2017–Winter 2018: Karimah Sweet
Fall 2016–Winter 2017: Manoj Bahuguna

Fall 2019–Winter 2020: Ben Diehl
Fall 2018–Winter 2019: Ian Matthews
Fall 2017–Winter 2018: Tyler Wiegand
Fall 2016–Winter 2017: Adam Dejans
Fall 2015–Winter 2016: Joe LoCicero
Fall 2014–Winter 2015: Amelia McIlvenna

2020–2021: Nicole Baker and Jack Garnai
2019–2020: Noah Weinert and Jamie DeBrincat
2018–2019: Nicole Baker