The Robert P. Balles SCU Mathematics Scholars Award
An annual prize of a minimum of $1,000 is awarded to the Mathematics major entering his/her Senior year with the highest cumulative GPA in Mathematics courses completed in the student’s first three years at Santa Clara University, as determined by the Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.
George W. Evans II Memorial Prizes
Established in 1972 by the family and friends of the late George W. Evans II, professor of mathematics at Santa Clara University, these awards are given to the student(s) placing highest in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. A second award may be given to the student(s) judged most outstanding in mathematical writing and research by a panel of mathematics consultants.
George W. Evans II Research Memorial Prize
First awarded in 1980, this was founded by the family and friends of the late Dr. George W. Evans II (who taught at SCU from 1966 to his death in 1972). It is given to the student(s) considered to have excelled in research during his or her undergraduate career. This prize is not awarded every year.
Paul R. Halmos Prize
This prize is awarded to the senior student or students with an outstanding academic record judged to have distinguished themselves in mathematics or computer science beyond the standard course work.
First-Year Mathematics Prize/Abe P. Hillman Prize
Established in 1958, this annual award is given by the faculty of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science to the freshman student who demonstrates excellence in mathematical study and achievement, determined by a competitive examination each spring.
Darin Butz Fellowship
DaRing Butz Foundation Scholarship is awarded to two women in computer science or mathematics, hand-selected by a group of professors based on academic performance and student involvement.
Past Recipients
An annual prize of a minimum of $1,000 is awarded to the Mathematics major entering his/her Senior year with the highest cumulative GPA in Mathematics courses completed in the student’s first three years at Santa Clara University, as determined by the Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.
| Year | Awardee(s) |
|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | Christopher Phan |
| 2022-2023 | Nancy Ma |
| 2020-2021 | Cozmo Smith |
| 2019-2020 | Mary Claire Simone |
| 2018-2019 | Connor Fitzgerald |
| 2017 | Xindi Sun |
| 2016 | Sydney Akers |
| 2015 | Sarah Youlton |
| 2013-2014 | Richard Schulte |
| 2012-2013 | Amanda Taylor |
| 2011-2012 | Colin Hagemeyer & Yi Dennis Ding |
| 2010-2011 | Wesley Engers |
| 2009-2010 | Molly Schatzel |
| 2008-2009 | Kathleen O'Reilly |
| 2007-2008 | Rebecca Glover |
| 2006-2007 | Filipe Miranda |
| 2005-2006 | Jose F. Acain |
Established in 1972 by the family and friends of the late George W. Evans II, professor of mathematics at Santa Clara University, these awards are given to the student(s) placing highest in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. A second award may be given to the student(s) judged most outstanding in mathematical writing and research by a panel of mathematics consultants.
| Year | Awardee(s) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | YI (Alex) Han (1st place), Xiaoming Huang, William Ren, William Wang (2nd place tie), Jared Maeyama, Ivar Rydstrom (Honorable mention 1), Will Cote, Leo Illing, Cole Fettkether (Honorable Mention II) |
| 2022 | Stephen Gibson, Cory Peters |
| 2021 | Pratul Saini (1st Place), Nancy Ma (2nd Place), Shaunak Mashalkar & Pratham Darooka (Honorable Mention) |
| 2020 | Beau Hsia |
| 2019 | Beau Hsia (1st Place), Pratul Saini (2nd Place Tie), Tim Shur (2nd Place Tie), Petr Sushko (2nd Place Tie) |
| 2018 | Tim Shur (1st Place), Beau Hsia & Sinclair Chen (2nd Place Tie) |
| 2017 | Tim Shur (1st Place), Nicholas Fong (2nd Place), Anne Hsia & Oras Phongpanangam (3rd Place Tie) |
| 2016 | Collin Walther (1st Place), Anne Hsia (2nd Place), Nicholas Fong (3rd Place) |
| 2015 | Matthew Holmes (1st Place), Julian Bliss (2nd Place), Cody Berdinis (3rd Place) |
| 2014 | (Tie) - Nathan Matsunaga, S. Michael Miller, Brandon Young |
| 2013 | (Tie) - Nikolas Jones, Eric Kittlaus, Stephen Michael Miller, Brandon Young |
| 2012 | Eric Kittlaus (1st Place), Stephen Michael Miller (2nd Place) |
| 2011 | Eric Kittlaus (1st Place), Colin Hagemeyer & Wesley Engers (2nd Place Tie) |
| 2010 | Colin Hagemeyer |
| 2009 | Dennis Fong |
| 2008 | Sharif Elgamal |
| 2007 | Kathleen P. O'Reilly |
| 2006 | Rebecca E. Glover |
First awarded in 1980, this was founded by the family and friends of the late Dr. George W. Evans II (who taught at SCU from 1966 to his death in 1972). It is given to the student(s) considered to have excelled in research during his or her undergraduate career. This prize is not awarded every year.
| Year | Awardee(s) |
|---|---|
| Fulai Lu, Bryan Maruyama | |
| 2023 | Sienna Unter, Edric Dabu |
| 2022 | Jonas Fahrney |
| 2021 | Stephanie Nawas (First Place), Alissa LaFerriere (Second Place) |
| 2019 | Walter Liu |
| 2017 | Jennifer Young |
| 2016 | Raya Yong |
| 2015 | Matthew Holmes |
| 2014 | Vanessa Casalegno |
| 2013 | Quynh Nguyen |
| 2012 | Colin Hagemeyer, Austin Alleman |
| 2010 | Victor Garcia |
| 2008 | Rebecca Glover |
| 2006, 2007 | Kevin P. Dyer |
This prize is awarded to the senior student or students with an outstanding academic record judged to have distinguished themselves in mathematics or computer science beyond the standard course work.
| Year | Awardee(s) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Xiaoming Huang |
| 2023 | Rob Cady |
| 2022 | Ian Kirk, Cal Johnson (Honorable Mention) |
| 2021 | Shaunak Mashalkar; Tate Calem & Drew Ligman (Honorable Mention) |
| 2020 | Mary Claire Simone |
| 2019 | Zen Yaskawa |
| 2018 | Ryan Johnson |
| 2017 | Sydney Akers |
| 2016 | Jessica Velasco |
| 2015 | David Nola |
| 2014 | S. Michael Miller |
| 2013 | Austin Alleman |
| 2012 | Colin Hagemeyer |
| 2011 | Vicent Newell |
| 2010 | Molly Schatzel |
| 2009 | Kathleen O'Reilly |
| 2008 | Thomas Wong |
| 2006 | Jose F. Acain |
Established in 1958, this annual award is given by the faculty of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science to the freshman student who demonstrates excellence in mathematical study and achievement, determined by a competitive examination each spring.
| Year | Awardee(s) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Yi (Alex) Han (1st place), Abbott van Heerden (2nd place), Paul Li, Sean Wu (3rd place) |
| 2023 | Xiaobo Shen, Shuzhi Zhu (1st place tie), Tamanna Agarwal (3rd place) |
| 2021 | Xiaoming Huang (1st place), Demi Chang (2nd place) |
| 2020 | Arthur Smith & Pratham Darooka (1st place tie), Alix Wadehra (3rd place) |
| 2019 | Raymond Feng (1st place), Richard Wu (2nd place) |
| 2018 | Pratul Saini (1st place), Justin Liu (2nd place), Shaunak Mashalkar (3rd place) |
| 2017 | Angela Shao (1st place), Lyman Shen (2nd place), Sinclair Chen (3rd place) |
| 2016 | Walter Liu (1st place), Wilder Boyden and Anne Hsia (2nd place tie) |
| 2015 | Hanxiao He (1st place), Justin Meeken (2nd place), Nicholas Fong & Alexander Seto (3rd place tie) |
| 2014 | Jonathan Fortescue (1st place), Brynn Sargent (2nd place), Robert Bayer (3rd place) |
| 2013 | Michael Franco (1st place), Sarah Youlton and Edward Manzarraga (2nd place tie) |
| 2012 | Sandeep Adem & Brandon Young (1st place tie) and Alex DeBoni (3rd place) |
| 2011 | Stephen Michael Miller, Nikolas Jones (2nd place), Ben Demaree (3rd place) |
| 2010 | Caitlin Hendricks, Eliza Brenna (2nd place), James Adolph and Eric Kittlaus (3rd place) |
| 2009 | Colin Hagemeyer and Samuel Pontrelli |
| 2008 | Vincent Newell |
| 2007 | Rachel Witte |
| 2006 | Brittany Markert & Kathleen O'Reilly |