Mathematics Funds Descriptions
Support for Students
- Leonard D. and Anna W. Berkovitz Scholarship Fund
- William Browning, founder and President of Applied Mathematics, Inc., Gales Ferry, CT, established a scholarship for mathematics undergraduates in 2003 to honor his Ph.D. advisor, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Leonard Berkovitz, and his wife, Anna.
- Carl C. Cowen, Jr. Exceptional Promise Graduate Scholarship Fund
- Carl C. Cowen, Sr. and Janet Cowen established this scholarship in 2001 to honor their son, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Carl C. Cowen, Jr.
- Meyer E. Jerison Memorial Fund
- Professor Meyer Jerison played an active role in the Mathematics Department and in the University at large for decades. After his death in 1995, family and friends established a memorial fund to encourage students in mathematics. The fund also honors his wife, Miriam Jerison, who died in 2010. It provides conference travel support for undergraduate and graduate students, scholarships for undergraduates, and an annual undergraduate analysis award.
- T.T. Moh Graduate Scholarship Fund
- Shau-wai Lam established a fund in 2001 to honor his former advisor, Professor T.T. Moh. The scholarship is awarded to Chinese students pursuing advanced degrees in mathematics.
- Jean E. Rubin Scholarship Fund
- The late Jean E. Rubin was a logician and professor of mathematics who served for many years as the Mathematics Department scholarship chairperson. A scholarship in her name was created shortly after her death in 2003 to continue her work of attracting talented students to study mathematics.
- Helen Clark Wight Scholarship Fund
- These scholarships are awarded to one or more undergraduate students pursuing the appropriate curriculum to qualify for certification to teach mathematics at the elementary or secondary education level.
- Mathematics Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
- This fund provides financial support to undergraduate students who work with faculty mentors on mathematics research projects during the summer months.
Support for Young Faculty
- Yue Lin Lawrence Tong Endowment Fund
- A memorial fund was established by family and friends of mathematics professor Larry Tong, who died prematurely in 2005. The fund supports research activities of untenured assistant professors in the Department of Mathematics.
Women in Mathematics
- Women in Mathematics Day
- This fund provides financial support for the annual "Women in Mathematics Day" event hosted by the Department of Mathematics. Activities center around the Jean E. Rubin Memorial Lecture, delivered by an invited woman mathematician of international prominence
Mathematical Sciences Library
- Mathematical Sciences Library Fund
- Funds donated to the Mathematical Sciences Library are used for library materials, equipment, and services.
Unrestricted
- Unrestricted Funds
- Unrestricted gifts are especially valuable as they can be used to support any department initiative as needs arise.