The Wolfram Award in Computational Science, sponsored by Wolfram Research Incorporated and chosen by the Department of Mathematics,
is presented each year to a first-year student who has demonstrated outstanding achievement, enthusiasm, ingenuity and creativity in mathematics.
Past Recipients
2022-2023: Matthew Sureda
2021-2022: Josiah Hays
2020-2021: Nathaniel Barnard
2019-2020: Abigail M. Branson
2018-2019: Lisa Reed
2016-2017: Jenna Dula
2015-2016: Ashley Moon
2014-2015: Amy Murdaugh
2013-2014: Joshua Stucky
2012-2013: Benjamin Walker
2011-2012: Megan Mouser
2010-2011: David Clark
2009-2010: Rachel Carbonell
2008-2009: Kim Lukens
2007-2008: Rebecca Eaton
2006-2007: Libby Ford
2005-2006: Matthew Dawson
2004-2005: April Daigle
2003-2004: Kendal Hersberger
2002-2003: Jennifer Ellis Belton
2001-2002: Allison Lashley
2000-2001: Nikki Vassar
1999-2000: Caroline Ellis
George T. Crocker Scholarship
Application
Please return completed application to the mathematics department secretary, located in the engineering suite, by March 17 of each year.
Eligibility Requirements: Currently enrolled mathematics majors at Union University who have completed MAT 211 and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the mathematics major are eligible to apply.
Past Recipients
2024-2025: Devonte' Bard, William Forester, Jonathan Carroll
2023-2024: Elizabeth Lewis
2022-2023: Taylor Overcast, Abigail Branson, Rylee Iorio, Elizabeth Lewis
2021-2022: Lisa Reed, Taylor Overcast, Elizabeth Lewis
Joe Tucker Scholarship
Dr. Joe Tucker came to Union University 1969. He served as the Mathematics Department Chair for 22 years. During his tenure, the Mathematics Department grew from two members to seven and the Computer Science Department was added. In the 1978-79 school year, Dr. Tucker was honored for his classroom teaching and named Faculty Member of the Year. Dr. Tucker retired in 1991. The Dr. Joe Tucker Scholarship was created to honor Dr. Tucker's years of service to Union University.
Application
Application
Applications are available online as well as from the department secretary's office (located in the engineering suite). Please return completed forms to the department secretary by March 17.
Criteria for Awarding the Scholarship
A student recipient must have junior or senior classification, be a mathematics or computer science major or minor, and have junior or senior standing in the major/minor for which the award is made during the term(s) the scholarship is received. The meaning of junior or senior standing in the major shall be as determined by the scholarship committee.
A student recipient must have completed at least one year of study (two full-length semesters) at Union University.
A student may specify on his/her application for the scholarship the term(s) for which he/she is applying for the scholarship, to include Fall, Spring, or any Summer term. The student must be enrolled in the semesters requested for the full scholarship to be awarded.
A student recipient must have a GPA of 3.00 or higher in the major/minor for which the award is made, and 2.75 or higher overall, through the term(s) immediately preceding the receipt of the scholarship.
Applications shall be received in the spring semester (application process and deadlines to be determined by the scholarship committee) for awarding of scholarship(s) during the following academic year (fall through summer).
Before the fund grows to the point where multiple scholarships can be granted, priority for awarding scholarships shall be established as follows (for academic years in which the students receive the scholarships):
Odd-year fall through even-year summer: a. MAT major, b. CSC major, c. MAT minor, d. CSC minor
Even-year fall through odd-year summer: a. CSC major, b. MAT major, c. CSC minor, d. MAT minor
After the fund grows to the point where multiple scholarships can be granted, scholarships shall be granted to students in both disciplines in an equitable manner as determined by the scholarship committee and the department(s) of mathematics and computer science.
When determining the recipient(s) of the scholarship from among the applicants, the committee shall consider the applicants' GPA/academic success, financial need, leadership or leadership potential in KME, ACM, or other departmental activities, and character.
