Stan Wagon took the idea to the MAA Coordinating Council on Awards, chaired by Henry Alder. The prize has some interesting features. To recognize the keenness of the competition, there is provision for a few honorable mentions. To recognize the important role collaboration often plays, the prize may be shared by a group of students working together. To apply, undergraduates submit one or more published or unpublished papers that represent their work.
Professors can also nominate students.
To be eligible for the 1996 award, students must have been undergraduates in December 1995 and must submit their papers no later than June 30, 1996. He is spending the year on sabbatical teaching at Queens College and visiting Germany, Brazil, Australia, and Italy. He is a member at large of the AMS Council. Return to the SIAM undergraduate home page.