WINTER 1999 Abhyankar Receives Honorary Degree Message from the Head New Faces in the Department Visiting Faculty Math Profs Host Conference Purdue Profs Participate in Project NExT Interview with Michael Golomb Undergraduate News Math Advisory Council 1998-99 Outstanding TAs Grad Student inducted into Teaching Academy John Purdue Returns! Editors and Contributors Math PUrview Home Page Math Department Home Page	1998-99 Excellence in Teaching Awards In keeping with its commitment to excellence, the Mathematics Department proudly recognizes six Graduate Teaching Assistants for their outstanding teaching. Front Row: Sonia Hristovitch, Nyeita Irish-Schult, Yangsuk Ko, Anantha Sundararajan, Michial Thompson Back Row: Professors Johnny Brown and Carl Cowen Mahdi Asgari Associate Fellow 1998-99 Purdue Teaching Academy Mahdi Asgari, graduate teaching assistant in the Mathematics Department, was named an Associate Fellow of the 1998-99 Purdue Teaching Academy. Fellows and associate fellows are selected on the basis of nominations made by the Schools and must have demonstrated excellence in teaching. Teaching Academy fellows for 1998-99 were recognized during a program held in Fowler Hall on October 20.