Westminster College Mathematics Students Participated in Putnam Mathematical Competition
Posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Three Westminster College students participated in the 73rd Annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition Dec. 1.
Participating Westminster students were:
Gregory Clark, a junior mathematics major, is a son of Jeffrey and Shari Clark of Cranberry Township and a graduate of Seneca Valley High School.
Bethany Ekimoff, a senior mathematics major, is a daughter of David Ekimoff of Webster, N.Y., and a graduate of Webster Schroeder High School.
Emily Walther, a junior mathematics major, is a daughter of Jeff and Brenda Walther of Washington and a graduate of Trinity High School.
The Putnam exam is a challenging individual mathematical exam which is taken by thousands of undergraduate students specializing in mathematics in the U.S. and Canada on the first Saturday in December each year. Noted for its rigor, the exam's median score is usually one or two points out of 120 possible. There have even been years when the median score was zero nationally. The five highest ranking individuals are designated Putnam Fellows by the Mathematical Association of America.
This year's competition was sponsored by the Mathematics and Computer Science Department and was proctored by Dr. Natacha Fontes-Merz, associate professor of mathematics.
Throughout the academic year mathematics and computer sciences majors participate in a variety of activities, including an international mathematical contest in modeling, local and regional programming contests, the Mathematical Association of America section meeting, and volunteering at Westminster's Campus Learning Center. There is also an opportunity for students to meet with faculty to prepare for the Putnam exam, and Acturial and Graduate Record Exams (GRE).
Contact Fontes-Merz at (724) 946-7290 or email for additional information.
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