|
WATT
PRIZES:
Awarded
on the basis of an examination given in May covering advanced
work in secondary school mathematics. Problems drawn from calculus,
probability, analytic geometry, advanced geometry, sequences
and series, etc. Funded in 1953 by J. Lester Parsons, Class
of 1925, and William C. Ridgway, 3rd, Class of 1953, in memory
of Frederick Ellsworth Watt, Instructor of Mathematics at Phillips
Academy, 1933-1951. Cash prizes ($150-$25) and books.
BAILEY
PRIZES:
Awarded on the basis of an examination given
in May. Problems drawn from such areas as logarithms, exponents,
solution of quadratic and cubic equations, trigonometry, etc.
Established in 1946 by Edward Bailey Crichton, Class of 1946,
in memory of his grandfather, Edward Bailey, Class of 1878.
Open to students in Math 31 through 53. (However, Math 34 and
35 students are advised to take the Convers.) Cash prizes ($125-$15)
and books
Back
to TOP
CONVERS
PRIZES:
Awarded
on the basis of an examination in geometry given in May. Founded
in 1898 by E. B. Convers, Class of 1857, and extended in 1951
by former prize winners. Open to students in Math 21 through
35. Cash prizes ($125-$15) and books to top five participants.
-
EATON
PRIZE:
Awarded
to a member of the Junior Class for outstanding proficiency in
first-year Algebra. Sustained since 1938 and funded in 1957 by
bequest of Thaxter Eaton, Class of 1904, in memory of his father,
George T. Eaton, Class of 1873, for fifty years an Instructor
in Mathematics at Phillips Academy. Prize: $75 and books.
- Back
to TOP
GALBIATI
PRIZES:
Awarded
to the top three participants from Phillips Academy on the Annual
High School Mathematics Exam (AHSME) given the last week in February.
Sustained by friends of Charles Edward Galbiati in fond remembrance
of his joy in problem solving and his vigorous leadership in interscholastic
mathematical competition. First awarded in 1974 ($50, $30, and
$20).
-
JOSEPH
AWARD:
Awarded
to a Senior for excellence in all areas of Mathematics. First
awarded in 1960 by David Joseph of New York City, father of
William H. Joseph, 1953, in memory of his father, Bernard Joseph.
Prize: a Gold Medal.
Back
to TOP
-
McCURDY
PRIZES:
Awarded
to two Seniors for excellence in Mathematics courses other than
the Honors program. First awarded in 1941. Funded by the family
of Matthew S. McCurdy, in memory of his connection with Phillips
Academy as Instructor in Mathematics, 1873-1921. Prizes: $75,
$50 and books.
MAYNARD
PRIZES:
Awarded for excellence in Analytic Geometry and Calculus. Established
in 1972-1973 by an anonymous donor and by friends in honor of
Robert E. Maynard, Instructor in Mathematics, 1931-1974. Prizes:
$100, $75, $25 and books.
Back
to TOP
-
WINFIELD
M. SIDES PRIZE:
Awarded
for excellence in Computer Science. Funded in 1966 by Donald
A. Raymond Jr., Class of 1932, in memory of Winfield M. Sides,
Instructor in Mathematics at Phillips Academy, 1919-1958. First
awarded in 1960. Prize: $100.
SCOVILLE
PRIZE:
Awarded
to a student or students for an original paper or project exhibiting
creative thinking in the Physical Sciences or Mathematics, preferably
outside of assigned course work. First awarded in l959. Funded
in 1961 by Anthony Church Scoville, Class of 1958, in memory
of his grandfather, Herbert Scoville. Prize: $50.
WILLIAM
F. GRAHAM PRIZE:
Awarded
to a student who has been particularly helpful tutoring fellow
students. Recipient(s) determined by The Chair of the Mathematics
Department and the Director of Academic Counseling. First awarded
in 1989. Funded in 1988 by Gifford Coombs, Class of 1976. Prize:
$50.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
NEWS:
On June 4, 2007, math instructor and math team coach Donald Barry was awarded the Alfred Kalfus Founder's Award by the American Regions Mathematics Leagues (ARML). More... |
|
