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Paul R. Halmos – Lester R. Ford Award

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ThePaul R. Halmos – Lester R. Ford Award(formerly known as theLester R. Ford Award) is a $1,000 prize given annually by theMathematical Association of Americafor authors of articles of expository excellence published inThe American Mathematical MonthlyorMathematics Magazine.[1]It is awarded to at most four authors each year.[1] The prize was established in 1964 as the Lester R. Ford Award to honor the contributions of mathematician and former MAA presidentLester R. Ford.[1]In 2012 the award was renamed the Paul R. Halmos – Lester R. Ford Award to honor the contributions of formerThe American Mathematical MonthlyeditorPaul R. Halmosand the support of the Halmos family for the awards.[1]Halmos himself received the award in 1971 and 1977.

Recipients

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The recipients of thePaul R. Halmos – Lester R. Ford Awardare:[1]

  • 2022:William Dunham
  • 2022: Jan E. Holly
  • 2022: Dominic Klyve and Erik R. Tou
  • 2022: David Lowry-Duda and Miles H. Wheeler
  • 2021:J. H. Conway,M. S. Paterson, and Moscow (U.S.S.R.)
  • 2021: Brian S. Thomson
  • 2021: Zhaodong Cai, Matthew Faust, A. J. Hildebrand, Junxian Li, and Yuan Zhang
  • 2021: Ben Blum-Smith and Japheth Wood

The recipients of theLester R. Ford Awardare:[1][2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcdefPaul R. Halmos – Lester R. Ford Awardson the website of the Mathematical Association of America.
  2. ^Recognizing excellence in the mathematical sciences: an international compilation of awards, prizes, and recipients.Jaguszewski, Janice M. Greenwich, Conn.: JAI Press. 1997.ISBN0762302356.OCLC37513025.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: others (link)
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