Andrew M. Baxter wins 2005 EPADEL Prize

 

 

From left: Ron Umble, Alicia Sevilla, Andrew Baxter and Dennis DeTurck

 

May 2005 Millersville University graduate Andrew M. Baxter was named winner of the 2005 Student Paper Competition sponsored by the Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware Section of the Mathematical Association of America (EPADEL).  His paper entitled "Combinatorial Properties of Billiards on an Equilateral Triangle" is an adaptation of his senior honors thesis directed by Dr. Ron Umble, Professor of Mathematics.  To quote the judges, "[Andrew's] beautiful paper is a delightful presentation of original work that is accessible at the undergraduate level… the committee enjoyed reading it very much."  The award with a $200 cash prize was presented by EPADEL Student Chapter Coordinator Dr. Alicia Sevilla and EPADEL President Dr. Dennis DeTurck at the Fall EPADEL meeting held at Villanova University on Saturday, November 19, 2005.  Mr. Baxter is a graduate student in the Department of Mathematics at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.