Patricia Lange received the Purple and Old Gold Award in mathematics when she graduated from UNI in 1979. She graduated from Johnston High School in 1995. The selection was made by a committee of the faculty based on the student's excellence in mathematics and computer science courses, especially those appropriate to the solution of quality control problems, and promise. Geerts is a mathematics major preparing for a career in actuarial science. The scholarship fund was established by 1936 graduate Marcia E.Traer of Davenport, who worked for McGladrey-Pullin for 35 years.
Preference is to be given to a female student pursuing a mathematics degree.
She is also a member of the UNI women's swim team and graduated from Indianola High School in 1995. Shontz, daughter of Gary and Margaret Shontz , is majoring in mathematics and chemistry, with a minor in physics. She is president of the UNI chapter of Kappa Mu Epsilon, the national mathematics honor society, and she graduated from Dike-New Hartford High School in 1994. Sperry graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1991 and is pursuing a second B.A. in mathematics teaching. She graduated from Columbus High School in 1995.