NSF RTG Research Training Group
Prizes and Awards
Prizes and Awards
The Linker Award
The J. Burton Linker Fund, established by J. Burton Linker, Jr. '44 of Chapel Hill and Edward M. Linker of Martinsville, Va., in honor of UNC-CH Mathematics Professor J. Burton Linker, provides for the annual Linker Award. The Linker Award is given by the Department to the graduate student who has shown the greatest effectiveness as a teacher of undergraduate mathematics courses. Recipients of the Linker Award also receive a significant cash award at the Departmental Commencement following each spring semester. The recipients of the award for the past 19 awards are listed below.
| Year | Student |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Mark McCombs and Terry Bridgman |
| 1989 | James Brawner |
| 1990 | Donna Molinek |
| 1991 | Lars Kjeseth |
| 1992 | Bathi Kasturiarachchi |
| 1993 | Richard Hammack |
| 1994 | Julie Barnes and Karen Brown |
| 1995 | David Lyons |
| 1996 | Lisa DeMeyer |
| 1997 | Adam Fitzgerald and Robert Donnelly |
| 1998 | Jason Miller |
| 1999 | John Terilla |
| 2000 | Kyle Kneisl |
| 2001 | James Bonn |
| 2002 | Rachelle DeCoste |
| 2003 | Jeffrey DiFranco |
| 2004 | Stephen Lau |
| 2005 | Elizabeth Sell |
| 2006 | Emily Gamber |
| 2007 | Charles Hague |
| 2008 | Andrea Richmond |
| 2009 | Nathan Pennington |
| 2010 | Ellen Gasparovic |
In addition, UNC Mathematics graduate students are often the recipients of University teaching awards.