Prizes in Mathematics
Wilson Fellowship
The Wilson Fellowhip is awarded to any graduate or prospective graduate of Washington and Lee University on an annual basis for students pursuing graduate study in Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics.
Taylor Scholarship
The Taylor Scholarship, endowed by Mrs. Fannie B. Taylor of Baltimore, is conferred upon a junior mathematics major who, in the judgment of the faculty of the Mathematics Department, has excelled in a junior level mathematics sequence.
Williams Prize in Mathematics
The Williams Prize in Mathematics, in honor of Dr. Charles W. Williams (a mathematics professor at W&L from 1948–1982) is conferred upon the mathematics major who has the highest grade point average in mathematics, and who plans to attend graduate school in mathematics.
Past Recipients
| Year | Wilson Fellowship | Taylor Scholarship | Williams Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Austin Molitor | Sarah Lathrop | Alex Wolff |
| 2023 | Duncan Hart | J.C. Ward Jr. | |
| 2022 | Elene Bakhtadze | Troy Larsen and Jacob Levinson | |
| 2021 | Troy Larsen | Daniel Kuntz | |
| 2020 | Xinxian Wang | Jiahao (Eric) Zhang | |
| 2019 | Jiahao (Eric) Zhang | Hung Chu | |
| 2018 | Hung Chu | Dana Droz | |
| 2017 | Andrew Mah | Xichen (Catherine) Zhu | |
| 2016 | Mauricio Bustamante | Huong Vu | |
| 2015 | Michael Holt | Xiaoxiang Yang | |
| 2014 | Onyebuchi Ekenta | DanJoseph (Ken) Quijada | |
| 2013 | Andrew Seredinski | Wenda Tu | |
| 2012 | Robert Vestal | Alex Finnegan | |
| 2011 | Virginia Anne Lovell | Austin S. Branstetter | |
| 2010 | Kyle Parsons | Wenling (Wendy) Shang | |
| 2009 | John R. Weems | John Russum Weems | |
| 2008 | William R. Taing | Isaac E. Lambert | |
| 2007 | Martha L Caulkins | Philip Jameson Graber | |
| 2006 | Elizabeth L. Twentyman | Alexander Reid Miltenberger | |
| 2005 | Benjamin C. Skrodzki | Nathan Andrew Johnson | |
| 2004 | Joel A. Pepera | Edward Claiborne Irby III | |
| 2003 | Mateo Caballero | Jonathan David Browder | |
| 2002 | Elizabeth P. Townsend | ||
| 2001 | Emily B. Dixon | ||
| 2000 | Bryant Adams |