The
Department of Mathematics General Scholarship provides support for students in the Department of Mathematics. It may be based on
either financial need, academic achievement, or exceptional talent within a discipline.
The purpose of the
Ann L. Wagner Scholarship in Mathematics is to support deserving students in the field of Mathematics at Towson University.
Special consideration will be given to students preparing to teach secondary school
mathematics.
Ann L. Wagner was born and raised in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. She graduated from Silver
Lake College there with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. Ann received her master's
degree in mathematics from Bowling Green State University in Ohio and joined the faculty
at Towson University in 1968. Ann Wagner often taught seminars and workshops for Elderhostel
programs and for youngsters. She designed and taught the first courses for girls in
the Program for Mathematically Precocious Youth, and she ran several other programs
for the Maryland Science Center. Ann is fondly remembered for her caring and mentoring
of students. Ms. Ann L. Wagner taught at Towson University for 25 years until her
early death in May of 1993.
The
Dollenberg Family Endowed Scholarship was established in 2008 to award a full-time student at Towson University with a major
in mathematics and a concentration in mathematics secondary education. Recipients
must be a graduate of a Baltimore City or Baltimore County High School and demonstrate
financial need.
The purpose of the
Eunice Bowers Schmied'30 and Otto Karl Schmied Scholarship is to award sophomore, junior, senior, and transfer students majoring in mathematics.
This is a merit-based scholarship.
Eunice Bowers Schmied graduated Towson State Teacher College in 1930. She taught mathematics
in Baltimore City Public Schools for may years before becoming a Supervisor of Mathematics
for Baltimore City Junior High Schools. She was also a devoted teacher in her church.
Eunice and her husband were enthusiastic supporters of mathematics education at Towson
University. Mrs. Eunice Bowers Schmied passed away on April 14, 2003, and this scholarship
was established in her and her late husband's memory.
The purpose of the
Joyce C. Neubert Scholarship Endowment is to award a student (or students) majoring in Mathematics who is of Junior status
as of March 1. Special consideration will be given to students who have shown a commitment
to the Towson University Community.
Joyce C. Neubert was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. She graduated from Catholic
High School and the old Mount St. Agnes College. She received her Masters Degree in
Mathematics from Catholic University in Washington, DC and joined the faculty at Towson
University in 1968. Among her many accomplishments, Joyce earned a Towson State University
Merit Award for Outstanding Faculty and Student Government Award for Teaching Excellence.
Ms. Neubert was a volunteer with the House of Ruth and the National Organization for
Women. She also supported the work of HERO (the Health Education Research Organization).
Ms. Joyce C. Neubert taught at Towson University for 20 years before her untimely
death on May 29, 1987.
The
Marie D. Rutenbergs Scholarship in Mathematics is a recent scholarship established to recognize Ms. Rutenbergs, who was a facutly
member in the Department for 32 years. It is meant to become a merit scholarship that
awards superior problem-solving skills.
The purpose of the
Mildred T. Becker Scholarship Endowment is to award junior or senior students with a declared major in mathematics with a
record of academic accomplishment indicating strong potential for and inclination
toward graduate study in a mathematical science or toward teaching mathematics at
the high school level.
Mrs. Mildred T. Becker worked at the Aberdeen Proving Ground as a Program Analyst
for 34 years. Early in her career, she worked in Okinawa and lived with her family
in Japan and France. After her retirement in April 2005, she volunteered for numerous
fund-raising events as a member of the Church of St. Patrick in Havre de Grace, Maryland.
Mrs. Becker became famous for the cream puffs that she baked for church bake sales.
To Mildred, family always came first, and she was most proud of her sons and their
families. After her death on June 16, 2011, her son Dr. Mark P. Becker establish this
scholarship in her memory. Dr. Mark Becker is an alumnus of Towson University having
graduated with a major in mathematics. In a distinguished career at the Universities
of Michigan, Minnesota and South Carolina, his current position is President of Georgia
State University.