2003 Colorado Mathematics Awards
Contest in Modeling | Putnam Competition
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Fifty-nine outstanding mathematics students and 39 teachers from junior and senior high schools and colleges and universities in Colorado were recognized at a reception on May 15 at the Grant-Humphreys Mansion in Denver.
Dr. James Loats, Denver Public Schools math specialist, was the featured speaker. More than 170 people attended the gala event.
The ceremony also honored Professor Hugh King, Colorado School of Mines, who received the Burton W. Jones Distinguished Teaching Award from the Rocky Mountain Section of the Mathematical Association of America.
Financial contributors were American Mathematics Competitions, CH2M Hill, Colorado Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the Mathematical Association of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Prentice Hall Inc., and the Professional Engineers of Colorado. McKnight Jewelry of Durango engraved the plaques, and the Governor's Office arranged for signed certificates and letters of congratulation from Governor Bill Owens.
American Mathematics Contest 8
This 40-minute, 25-question multiple-choice contest is given in school on the Tuesday the week before Thanksgiving. Students in 8th grade and below are eligible. In 2002 more than 157,000 students from over 2300 schools nationwide participated in the AMC 8. More than 1,700 Colorado students from 31 schools participated in 2002.
Top Colorado Individual Winners (and Coaches)
| (1) Charlie Stoddard (6th grader) | Steamboat Springs MS | Steamboat Springs | (Christine Lande) |
| (2) Jake Bouricius | Southern Hills MS | Boulder | (Denise Pearman) |
| (2) Tiffany Chan | Challenge School | Denver | (Rich Morrow) |
| (2) Samuel Galler | Summit MS | Boulder | (Ingrid Fotino) |
| (2) Justin Kunstman | Southern Hills MS | Boulder | (Denise Pearman) |
| (2) Marissa Latta | Challenge School | Denver | (Rich Morrow) |
| (2) Suzanne Ngo | Laredo MS | Aurora | (Nicole Shofner) |
| (2) Kevin Porter | Laredo MS | Aurora | (Nicole Shofner) |
Honorable Mention (and Coaches)
| Abraham Becker | Southern Hills MS | Boulder | (Denise Pearman) |
| Michael Hurd | East MS | Grand Junction | (Larry Allison) |
| Loren McGinnis | D'Evelyn Jr-Sr HS | Golden | (Christine LeBlanc) |
| Jesse Morse | Ricks Center | Denver | (Sharon Butz) |
| Timothy Nguyen | Summit MS | Boulder | (Ingrid Fotino) |
| Christopher Wilson | Campus MS | Englewood | (Rhonda Naylor) |
MATHCOUNTS
MATHCOUNTS is an afterschool program for 7th and 8th graders which leads to a series of competitions at the school, chapter, state, and national levels. The top four students at the state competition represent their state at the national competition. Competitions last approximately three hours and consist of five rounds involving a combination of individual and team, written and oral problem solving activities. Teams of four students from 148 Colorado schools competed in 2001-2002.
First Place Colorado Team
Marshall Carpenter, Thomas Davids, Ben Kuelthau, Charlie Wilcox, Summit Middle School, Boulder (Greta Frohbieter).
Ms. Frohbieter coached the Colorado MATHCOUNTS team (listed below) at the national competition.
Top Colorado Individual Winners (and Coaches)
| (1) Marshall Carpenter | Summit MS | Boulder | (Greta Frohbieter) |
| (2) Jesse Morse | Ricks Center | Denver | (Sharon Butz) |
| (3) Ben Kurtz | Manning School | Golden | (Cathy Goodnow) |
| (4) Tyler Beebe | Cresthill MS | Highlands Ranch | (Kevin Larsen) |
Honorable Mention (and Coaches)
| Olivia Bishop | Timberview MS | Colo Springs | (Carol Kramer) |
| Cameron Brown | Manning School | Golden | (Cathy Goodnow) |
| Sam Elder | Boltz JHS | Fort Collins | (Sue Everett) |
| Jia Hao Hu | Cresthill MS | Highlands Ranch | (Kevin Larsen) |
| Eric Robinson | D'Evelyn Jr-Sr HS | Golden | (Christine LeBlanc) |
| Charlie Wilcox | Summit MS | Boulder | (Greta Frohbieter) |
American Mathematics Contest 10
The AMC 10 and AMC 12 are 75-minute, 25-question multiple-choice contests that contain approximately 12 common problems and are given simultaneously in school on the Tuesday before the Presidents’ Day holiday. Students in grades 10 and below are eligible for AMC 10, and students in grade 12 and below are eligible for AMC 12. In 2003 more than 242,000 students from more than 4,400 schools nationwide participated in the AMC 10 and AMC 12. More than 2,300 Colorado students from 47 schools participated.
AMC 10—Top Colorado Individual Winners (and Coaches)
| (1) Mark Heim | Thompson Valley HS | Loveland | (Lanny Hass) |
| (2) Sara Sheehan | South HS | Pueblo | (Patrick Mara) |
| (3) Matthew Capron | Heritage HS | Littleton | (Bryan Skarda) |
| (3) Brian Shourd | Columbine HS | Littleton | (Leslie Layman) |
AMC 10—Honorable Mention (and Coaches)
| Annie An | Overland HS | Aurora | (Laura Bennett) |
| Matthew Cline | Smoky Hill HS | Aurora | (Steve Cavnar) |
| Paul Fornia | Campus MS | Englewood | (Rhonda Naylor) |
| William Reynolds | Cherry Creek HS | Englewood | (Mike Nutter) |
| Marguerite Thorp | Cherry Creek HS | Englewood | (Mike Nutter) |
| Claire Roscow | D'Evelyn Jr-Sr HS | Golden | (Rhonda Jacobson) |
American Mathematics Contest 12
AMC 12—Top Colorado Individual Winners (and Coaches)
| (1) SeHyoun Ahn (10th grader) | Boulder HS | Boulder | (Melissa Warfield) |
| (2) Yiming Wang | Boulder HS | Boulder | (Melissa Warfield) |
| (3) Ryan Inman | William J. Palmer HS | Colo Springs | (David Sawtelle) |
AMC 12—First Place Colorado Team (and Coach)
SeHyoun Ahn, Jonathan Beall, Nicolai Schlag, Boulder HS, Boulder (Melissa Warfield)
AMC 12—Honorable Mention (and Coaches)
| Steven Biles | William J. Palmer HS | Colo Springs | (David Sawtelle) |
| Shelby Blessing | Rocky Mountain HS | Fort Collins | (Diana Martin) |
| Po Yin Huang | Cherry Creek HS | Englewood | (Mike Nutter) |
| Adam Kamlet | Kent Denver School | Englewood | (Darryl Stafford) |
| Scott Potter | Poudre HS | Fort Collins | (Jeff Davis) |
| Michael Rodgers | Fairview HS | Boulder | (Carla Berley) |
| Conner Rogers | D'Evelyn Jr-Sr HS | Golden | (Rhonda Jacobson) |
| Andrew Scacco | Smoky Hill HS | Aurora | (Steve Cavnar) |
| Samuel Stromberg | George Washington HS | Denver | (Stephen Lacks) |
USA Mathematical Olympiad
Only 250 students nationwide qualified for this 9-hour, 6-question written examination held in April. Four of these students were from Colorado.
Qualifying Students for the USAMO (and Coaches)
| SeHyoun Ahn | Boulder HS | Boulder | (Melissa Warfield) |
| Bryce Herdt | Mitchell HS | Colo Springs | (Eric McNeill) |
| Conner Rogers | D'Evelyn Jr-Sr HS | Golden | (Rhonda Jacobson) |
| Andrew Scacco | Smoky Hill HS | Aurora | (Steve Cavnar) |
High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling
The High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling is a team contest. The Mathematical Association of America is one of the sponsoring organizations. Each team of up to four students works in November during a 36-hour period using applied mathematics to solve their choice of one of two real-world problems. In 2002, 349 teams from 84 schools submitted solutions; two teams from two Colorado schools participated.
Top Colorado Team (and Coach)—Outstanding Ranking
Benny Goldberg, Taylor McLemore, Brendan Schwartz, Goldberg Home School, Boulder (David Goldberg)
Outstanding is the highest level of award possible; only 10 teams out of 349 nationwide achieved it.
Mathematical Contest in Modeling
The Mathematical Contest in Modeling is a team contest for undergraduates. The Mathematical Association of America is one of the sponsoring organizations. Each team of three students works in mid-February from midnight on a Thursday until 5 p.m. the following Monday, using applied mathematics to solve their choice of one of three real-world problems. In 2003, 638 teams from nine countries submitted solutions; 11 teams from seven Colorado colleges and universities participated.
Top Colorado Team (and Coach)—Outstanding Ranking
Darin Gillis, David Lindstone, Aaron Windfield, University of Colorado, Boulder (Prof. Anne Dougherty)
Outstanding is the highest level of award possible; only 16 teams out of 638 worldwide achieved it.
William Lowell Putnam
Mathematical Competition
This competition is a collegiate examination sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America. This exam is a 6-hour, 12-question essay examination given on campus on the first Saturday in December. All undergraduates are eligible. In 2002 more than 3,300 students from more than 470 institutions participated. Students from ten Colorado colleges and universities participated.
Top Colorado Individual Winners (and Coaches)
| (1) John Batchelder | Colorado State University | Fort Collins | (Prof. Alexander Huelpke) |
| (2) Manfred Georg | Colorado State University | Fort Collins | (Prof. Alexander Hulpke) |
| (3) Travis King | Colorado State University | Fort Collins | (Prof. Alexander Hulpke) |
First Place Colorado Team (and Coach)
John Batchelder, Manfred Georg, Travis King, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins (Prof. Alexander Huelpke)
The Colorado State University team placed 12th out of 376 teams nationally.