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Scholarships and Awards 2021Department of Mathematics and Statistics

UNC Wilmington

Congratulations for being selected for scholarships, graduation awards, and induction into the national mathematics honor society.

Scholarship Recipients

• Kaitlyn A HohmeierThad Dankel Mathematics Scholarship

• Pechersky, Joyce PeregrineGene T. and Elizabeth J. Fales Scholarship

• Sarah Kathryn KilpatrickKenneth R. and Linda Smith Gurganus Scholarship in Mathematics and Statistics

• Sankalp YadavAdrian Hurst Mathematics Scholarship

• Hayley Catherine UrbanekA. Carl Nelson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship

• Carrie Ann Andrews-SmithDouglas D. Smith Scholarship in Math & Statistics

• Christopher Thomas Hamel The Fred Toney Jr. Memorial Scholarship

Kaitlyn A Hohmeier, Thad Dankel Mathematics Scholarship

• Maintained a 4.0 GPA every semester at UNCW.

• Member of Pi Mu Epsilon, the national mathematics honor society; Phi Kappa Phi, the oldest and most prestigious interdisciplinary honor society in the United States; and Phi Eta Sigma, an honor society recognizing her high academic achievement in my freshman year of college.

• Involved in three major research projects: • National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project called “Obesity Epidemic in the Low Country of

South Carolina: A Cause-Effect Type Analysis Using Statistical Methods”; • NSF-funded project that involves studying and modeling the impact of particular genotypes on

stress regulation factors in hybrid and inbred plants, which will involve publication of double hierarchical model code as an R package;

• Mathematics honors thesis, titled “Representation Theory of Lie Algebras,” Fall 2020. • Research paper and two presentations for a statistical data mining class, “A Predictive Analysis of

Income in the United States,” that involved modeling income data from the U.S. Census Bureau to determine what factors affect income and poverty levels in the United States.

• Current Treasurer of the UNCW Mathematics & Statistics Club • 2021-2022 President the UNCW Mathematics & Statistics Club .

“Fall of 2021, I will graduate from UNCW with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics and statistics and plan on applying to Ph.D. programs in mathematics this year. I hope to continue my current research work in representation theory and Lie algebras.”

Joyce Peregrine Pechersky, Gene T. and Elizabeth J. Fales Scholarship

• Vice President of the Math and Stats Club (Fall 2020 - Spring 2021),

• CURM mini-grant research project member (Fall 2020 - Spring 2021).

• Pi Mu Epsilon (Mathematics Honors Society).

• Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Onslow Winds Community Band in Jacksonville, NC (January 2018 - Present).

“Once I receive my BS in December of this year, I plan on immediately going into the MS Math program. Still deciding on a career path but believe I would like to become a community college teacher, but I am also open to other possibilities as I continue my education. ”

Sarah Kathryn Kilpatrick, Kenneth R. and Linda Smith Gurganus Scholarship in Mathematics and Statistics

• First year as a Seahawk,

• Completed classes entirely remotely from my home near Raleigh,

• Excited to attend classes at UNCW in-person for my first and last year as an undergraduate student living in Wilmington.

• While at NC State, a member of the Women in Science and Engineering Living and Learning Village.

“I am excited to see what extra-curricular activities and opportunities there are to participate in on campus. Over the summer, I will intern with The Planning Council, a non-profit group based in Norfolk, Virginia that serves parts of Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and northeastern North Carolina by connecting people with various human service organizations and providing insights backed by thorough research and expert planning to strengthen communities. My role will be assisting with primary and secondary research and analysis for this year's Community Health Needs Assessment for Chesapeake Regional Healthcare. During my senior year, I plan take my remaining classes for the statistics major and a few more classes to complete the data science and mathematics minors as well as continue working part-time as a private math tutor. My goal after graduating is to be accepted into a master's program for data or business analytics to prepare me for a career in the data analytics field.”

Sankalp Yadav,Adrian Hurst Mathematics Scholarship

• Research in an NSF-sponsored program to statistically tackle childhood obesity in Jasper County, SC in collaboration with USC – Beaufort.

• Vice-President of the UNCW Actuarial Club, Nov 2018-May 2019.

• President and Representative of the UNCW Actuarial Club until Jan 2021.

• Internship for Brighthouse Financial, a Metlife spinoff and a life insurance provider based in Charlotte, NC, in the summer 2020.

• Interning as policy analyst with BlueCross BlueShield of Buffalo. 2021.

• He passed two actuarial exams, Probability and Financial Mathematics.

“I am an incoming senior at UNCW. I am a double major in mathematics and economics. Following my graduation, I intend to pursue a career in the insurance industry. Simultaneously, I also look to pass CFA exams over the next few years. Combined with the actuarial exams, I will have expertise in the insurance and investment sectors, which will open significant doors for me.”

Hayley Catherine Urbanek, A. Carl Nelson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship

• She began her mathematics career at UNCW the same semester that Covidclosed campus,

• She plans to getting involved in the UNCW mathematics and statistics community in the Fall.

• She also hopes to begin some research in the upcoming semester!

• Her goal is to finish an education with a pure math concentration and continue into grad school to eventually become a professor!

“My goal as of now is to finish an education with a pure math concentration and hopefully continue into grad school to eventually become a professor! I love research and would love to be a mentor for people who share the same passion and enthusiasm for math as I do, and I would also love to be able to conduct my own mathematical research. ”

Carrie Ann Andrews-Smith,Douglas D. Smith Scholarship in Math & Statistics

• Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society

• Associates Degree in Chemical Technology from Cape Fear Community College

• 4.0 GPA at UNCW

“My goal is to complete my bachelor's in mathematics and then continue onto the master's program for data science. The future is information; where we get it, how we use it, and most importantly what it all means. I want to be on the forefront of that research to help guide ethical and responsible ways to use the world's wealth of data for the benefit of all.”

Christopher Thomas Hamel, The Fred Toney Jr. Memorial Scholarship

• Captain of the UNCW Club Quidditch team• helping us get to our first USQ Regionals Tournament,

• Department Liaison for the CAS Dean’s Student Leadership Council,• ensuring that communication between students and faculty is

strong, and addressing problems promptly. • President of the Actuarial Club.

“I plan on attending an internship with Northwestern Mutual this summer as a Financial Advisor intern, working full-time with professionals in the field and helping clients reach their financial goals. I am hoping to learn a lot more about my interests from this internship and I am excited to see where it leads!”

Graduation AwardsSpring 2021

The Barbara Pridgen English Memorial Award for Scholastic Achievement in the Mathematical Sciences.

The Adrian D. Hurst Award for Scholastic Achievement in Mathematics

The Barbara Pridgen English Memorial Award for Scholastic Achievement in the Mathematical Sciences.

Ms. Barbara Pridgen English was a mathematics major at UNCW. She was an excellent student who was well liked by both students and faculty. Unfortunately, before she completed her degree, she met an untimely death as the result of an automobile accident.

The Barbara Pridgen English Memorial Award for Scholastic Achievement in the Mathematical Sciences goes to the graduating senior who has the highest GPA.

Michael Copeland

The Adrian D. Hurst Award for Scholastic Achievement in Mathematics

The Adrian D. Hurst Award for Scholastic Achievement in Mathematics is given in honor of Mr. Adrian Hurst, who was the chairman of the mathematics department from 1947 until his retirement in 1968. He was devoted to his profession, always concerned with the development of this department, University, and its students.

This award is given to the junior or senior mathematics major with the highest GPA who has done all course work at UNCW.

Peyton Rameas

Pi Mu Epsilon – North Carolina Zeta ChapterNational Mathematics Honor SocietyPurpose – to promote and recognize mathematical scholarship.

Recent Inductees

2020• Jeremiah Carlson• Kaitlyn Hohmeier• Kelsey Kiser• Jacob Stapleton• Jordan Tanley

2021• Michael Copeland• Christopher Hamel• Wolfgang Irrig• Christian Koertje• Joyce Pechersky• Amanda Williams