The FRESHMAN AWARD given to first year undergraduate student(s) who make the most progress in freshman mathematics courses¹. To be eligible a student must have completed², by the end of the 2002/03 academic year, either MAT 125/6, MAT 131/2 or MAT 141/2. Students may not apply for this award. Faculty or graduate students may nominate students for the $250 Prize by sending a short letter of nomination to Christopher Bishop by April 16, 2003. Selection of up to two winners will be made by May 15 and will be listed in the Department's Commencement Program. Questions concerning this award should be directed to Prof. Bishop.

The SOPHOMORE AWARD is given to the second year undergraduate student(s) who made the most progress in sophomore mathematics courses. To be eligible a student must have completed, by the end of the 2002/03 academic year, either MAT 303 or MAT 305. Students may not apply for this award. Faculty or graduate students may nominate students for this $250 Prize by sending a short letter of nomination to Yair Minsky by April 16, 2003. Selection of up to two winners will be made by May 15 and will be listed in the Department's Commencement Program. Questions concerning this award should be directed to Dr. Minsky.

The JUNIOR AWARD is given to the third year undergraduate student(s) with the most outstanding performance in junior mathematics courses. To be eligible a student must have completed, by the end of the 2002/03 academic year MAT 320 and either MAT 312, MAT 313 or MAT 318. Students may not apply for this award. Faculty or graduate students may nominate students for this $250 Prize by sending a short letter of nomination to Daryl Geller by April 16, 2003. Selection of up to two winners will be made by May 15 and will be listed in the Department's Commencement Program. Questions concerning this award should be directed to Prof. Geller.

The SENIOR AWARD will be given to at most two of highest achieving graduating seniors. The award will be based on letters of recommendation from faculty or graduate students, as well as performance in upper division courses, including research, independent study and thesis. To be eligible, a student must have completed, by the end of the 2002/03 academic year, at least two courses that have MAT 320, MAT 312, MAT 313 or MAT 318 as prerequisites. Students may not apply for this award. Faculty or graduate students may nominate students for this $250 Prize by sending a short letter of nomination to Scott Sutherland by April 16, 2003. Selection of up to two winners will be made by May 15 and will be listed in the Department's Commencement Program. Questions concerning this award should be directed to Prof. Sutherland.

PUTNAM PRIZE. Students with superior performance in the Putnam Examination will be awarded a $100 prize. Questions concerning this prize should be directed to Sorin Popescu.

The MATH CLUB PRIZE is awarded to the most successful presenters of talks in the Mathematics Club. Up to four prizes of $100 each will be awarded to the best talks presented by undergraduates in the Mathematics Club. Selection, by Amy Ksir (Fall) and Matthew Kudzin (Spring), will be based on the quality of the talk and the short (one to two typed pages) required summary of the talk to be handed in by the presenter. The winners will be selected by May 15 and will be listed in the Department's Commencement Program. Questions concerning this award should be directed to Dr. Ksir or Dr. Kudzin.

The PROBLEM OF THE MONTH PRIZE for the best solution to the Mathematics Problem of the Month posted on the department's web site http://www.math.sunysb.edu/monthly-problem Prizes of $25 will be given to the best (at most 2) solutions to the problem of the month. Solutions should be submitted electronically to Sorin Popescu. Questions concerning this prize should also be directed to him. The Problem of the Month will appear on the first day of September 2002, October 2002, November 2002, February 2003, March 2003 and April, 2003. Winners will be announced by the fifth day of the month following posting and listed in the Department's Commencement Program.

The above awards and prizes will be funded by the NSF VIGRE Grant and the Kuga-Sah Memorial Fund.
   Professors MICHIO KUGA and CHI-HAN SAH played major roles in the development of the Mathematics Department during the late 1960's, 1970's and 1980's. They both died while in office. The Mathematics Department has set up this memorial fund, funded primarily by contributions by faculty, to honor their memory.
   The NSF VIGRE Grant is part of the National Science Foundation's effort to integrate research and education at universities with developments in business and industry. This grant to the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics can support the research and educational activities of post-doctoral fellows, graduate students and undergraduates in the mathematical sciences.

VIGRE UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS are available for independent work, scholarship and research in mathematics by undergraduates. These scholarships carry a $1,000 stipend during the fall and spring semesters and a $2,000 stipend during summers. Students may receive the scholarship more than once. For eligibility rules and more information see /vigreundergradmain/index.html
   The VIGRE Undergraduate Scholars will be listed in the Department's Commencement Program. Questions concerning this program should be directed to Irwin Kra.
Note: These scholarships are funded by a National Science Foundation VIGRE Grant and can be awarded only to United States citizens or permanent residents.