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Westminster College Represented at Mathematics Competition

Posted on Thursday, April 9, 2009

Three students represented Westminster College at the annual East Central Colleges Undergraduate Mathematics Competition April 4 at Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio.

Joshua Glasser, a sophomore computer science and mathematics major, is a son of David and Suzanne Glasser of Mansfield, Ohio, and a graduate of Lexington High School.

Dylan Karas, a freshman computer science major, is a son of Charles and Josie Karas of Aliquippa and a graduate of Hopewell High School.

Aaron Zavora, a junior mathematics and computer science major, is a son of David and Suzanne Zavora of Westmoreland City and a graduate of Norwin High School.

Students, working in teams, took a three-hour exam that was written by a mathematician at Concordia College (Minn.) specifically for this competition. The exam included 10 problems that ranged from those that nearly everyone should be able to solve to ones that were Putnam level and were designed to single out the most exceptional students. Solutions were submitted for grading, but results will not be available for several weeks.

Prior to the competition, the students were advised by Dr. Barbara Faires, Westminster professor of mathematics, and Dr. Pamela Richardson, assistant professor of mathematics. Dr. David Shaffer, associate professor of computer science, accompanied the students to the competition.

Contact Richardson at (724) 946-7286 (e-mail richarpa@westminster.edu) or Shaffer at (724) 946-7292 (e-mail shaffecd@westminster.edu) for additional information.

Joshua Glasser, Aaron Zavora, Dylan Karas