In an effort to encourage student enjoyment of mathematics and mathematics education, the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics recognizes outstanding mathematics education students at colleges and universities across the state. Each college and university with a teacher education program is asked to nominate one undergraduate student from their institution worthy of this recognition. The student must be a rising junior or senior working towards elementary, middle school, or secondary certification. The nominated students are entered into a competition with other students from their NCCTM region. One student is selected from each region, and the winning students are invited to attend the State Mathematics Conference in October where they are recognized and receive their awards.
| 2016 | Taylor Cesarski |
| 2013 | Leigh Iller |
| 2012 | Sandy Weiss |
| 2011 | Kathryn Huffman |
| 2010 | Amanda Lee Ketner |
| 2005 | David Runkle |
| 2004 | Jennifer Lee Davis |
| 2003 | Elizabeth Sherriff |
| 2002 | Jeanette Olli |
| 2001 | Julie Pelter |
| 1998 | Lyndsey Shelton Jessup |
| 1997 | Danny Modlin |
| 1995 | Winn Crenshaw |
| 1993 | Emily Viverette |
| 1990 | Julia Morris |
The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program provides funds to institutions of higher education “to support scholarships, stipends and academic programs for undergraduate STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) majors and post-baccalaureate students holding STEM degrees that earn a teaching credential and commit to teaching in high-need K-12 school districts.” Each of these students receive $21,900 scholarships during both their junior and senior years. Their program is supplemented with special experiences, including extra mentoring by university and secondary-school educators during both their undergraduate experiences as well as in their early years of teaching.
| 2014 | Amy Heaton, Emma Luparello, and Julie Merritt |
| 2013 | Lauren Johnson, Sarah Neuhauser |
| 2012 | Robin French, Jaime Morin, Stephanie Stanglin |
| 2011 | Crystal Edwards, Madelyne Rooney |
Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most prestigious of all academic honor societies, celebrates and advocates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. The following mathematics and statistics majors received an invitation to membership in recognition of their outstanding academic achievements.
| 2017 | Jennifer Faig, Peter Jakes and Emily Swanson |
| 2016 | Taylor Cesarski, Jacyln DeVincent, Stephanie Lobaugh |
| 2015 | Erin Donahue and Mary Macdonald |
| 2014 | Andrew Fischer, Amy Good, Nakhila Mistry, Lisa Picklesimer, KimberlyPeterson, Christopher Shill |
| 2013 | Emily Buehler, Jill Padfield, Sandy Weiss |
| 2012 | Amanda Coe, Courtney Whalen |
| 2011 | Greg Mader, Amy Eubanks, Amanda Ketner, Melissa Turowski |
| 2010 | Jen Batchelor, Amanda Brown, Parker Cramer, Kelsey Davis, Melissa Gaisser, Cindy Goodson, Joe Simmons |
2014-2015
Peter Jakes ’17 | Lumen Scholar |
| Nicole Soltz ’17 | Outstanding Student Presentation by an Undergrauate at the Regional Mathematics and Statistics Conference at UNC-G |
| Maddie Edwards ’15 | Walt and Susan Patterson Prize for the outstanding undergraduate student presentation at the southeastern Section of the MAA conference |
2013-2014
| Nakhila Mistry ’14 | Fulbright U. S. Student Award to Sri Lanka |
Alison Miller '13 |
Undergraduate Research Presentation Award at the 8th Annual UNCG Mathematics and Statistics Conference |
| Jill Padfield '13 |
Arnold Strauch Student Teaching Award from the School of Education |
| Amanda Bienz '12 | National Science Foundation Fellowship | ||
| Keyona Osborne '12 | Phillips Perry Black Excellence Award | ||
| Grace Foster '14 | CRC Press Freshman Chemistry Award | ||
| Leigg Iller '14 | Lumen Scholar | ||
| Andrew Fischer '14 | Lumen Scholar | ||
Crystal Edwards '14 | Black Excellence Award for highest GPA for a female freshman |
| Keyona Osborne '12 | Black Excellence Award for highest GPA for a female junior |
| Sam Jennings '11 |
Outstanding performance in student teaching from the School of Education |
| Amanda Brown '10 | Lumen Scholar |
| Cynthia Goodson '10 | Lumen Scholar |
