Duke University
Department of Mathematics

Recent Competition Honors
Received by Duke Undergraduates

William Lowell Putnam Mathematics Competition

Students in the top 200 and team ranks; P = top 5, N = top 1%, H =top 3%

• 1997 * TEAM SECOND PLACE * Andrew Dittmer (N), Jonathan Curtis (N), Noam Shazeer (N); Carl Miller (H); John Clyde, Jeff Mermin, Nate Bronson, Garrett Mitchener

• 1996 * TEAM FIRST PLACE * Andrew Dittmer (N), Robert Schneck (N), Noam Shazeer (N); Johanna Miller, Chris Beasley, John Hyde, Jeff Mermin

• 1995 Johanna Miller, Noam Shazeer, Tung Tran; Team #9

• 1994 Noam Shazeer (N), Robert Schneck

• 1993 * TEAM FIRST PLACE * Craig Gentry (P), Andrew Dittmer (N), Jeff Vanderkam (H); Tung Tran

• 1992 Jeff Vanderkam (P); Alex Hartemink, Craig Gentry; Team #8

• 1991 Jeff Vanderkam (N), Scott Bigham (H), David Jones, Will Schneeberger; Team #17

• 1990 * TEAM SECOND PLACE * Jeff Vanderkam (N), Will Schneeberger (H), Jeanne Nielsen (H)

• 1989 Will Schneeberger, Chris Finger, Jeanne Nielsen; Team #25

Mathematical Contest in Modeling

Outstanding

• 1998 Jeffry A. Mermin, W. Garrett Mitchener, John A. Thacker

Meritorious (top 15%)

• 1997 W. Garrett Mitchener, Robert Schneck, Steven Wolfman
• 1996 Gretta Bartels, Garrett Mitchener, Frederick Wang
• 1995 Nathan Bronson, Paul Dreyer, Scott Harrington
• 1994 Scott Harrington, Michael Rierson, Robert Schneck
• 1993 Nathan Bronson, Paul Dreyer, Scott Harrington

Honorable Mention (next 20%)

• 1995 Robert Schneck, Noam Shazeer, Tung Tran
• 1992 Paul Dreyer, Scott Harrington, Rebecca Thomas

All-USA College Academic Team

• 1993 Alex Hartemink, Jeff Vanderkam; Honorable Mention