Wilson Prize
Robert Wilson taught mathematics and computer science at Ohio Wesleyan from 1958 until 1974. He was an influential member of the faculty during his time at OWU and served briefly as acting dean of the college. Within the department, he was the leader in revising the mathematics curriculum into the general form that we know it now and was also the main creator of the computer science major. After he retired, his former students along with friends and family established an endowed fund to award the Wilson Prize each year to honor the graduating senior in mathematics and/or in computer science for most outstanding performance. The prize was first awarded in 1987.
Past Award Recipients
- 2026 – Cordner Podolan and Lily Rekow
- 2025 – Nicholas Mankowski and Kelly Farran
- 2024 – Katherine Chittum and Zachary Jasper
- 2023 – Kaito Iwasaki
- 2022 – Hanh Phan and Isabel Solowiej
- 2021 – Rachel Albers and Madeline Henson
- 2020 – Luke Walsh
- 2019 – Eugene Kramskoi
- 2018 – Isaac Kochman and Lan Truong Ngoc Nguyen
- 2017 – Anna Eames
- 2016 – Khanh Le and Daniel Thornton
- 2015 – Robert Elder and Arjun Kumar
- 2014 – Cameron Burger and Benjamin Letson
- 2013 – Ian Skoch
- 2012 – Hao Do and Zeal Jagannatha
- 2011 – Alex Howe
- 2010 – Laura Pickens and Anthony Wong
- 2009 – Danielle Kapolka
- 2008 – Christopher Earl
- 2007 – Thao Nguyen and Brian Siller
- 2006 – Stefan Natu and Thanh Nguyen
- 2005 – Saif Mehkari
- 2004 – Rahul Prasad
- 2003 – Xiaoyi Dong
- 2002 – Radu Murgescu
- 2001 – Ran Wei
- 2000 – Niranjan Nagarajan
- 1999 – Nosherwan Minwalla
- 1998 – Darryl Adams
- 1995 – Rajesh Raman
- 1994 – Joni Baker
- 1993 – Shiram Krishnamurthi
- 1992 – Eknath Belbase
- 1991 – Mark Burge and Eddy Wong
Staley Prize
David Staley taught mathematics at Ohio Wesleyan from 1961 until 1994. He played a significant role both in the department and in the university and taught a very wide range of courses in mathematics, statistics, and computer science. He was very active in advising students and oversaw the certification program for high school mathematics teaching. When he retired, former students, friends, and family established an endowed fund to award the Staley Prize each year for most outstanding performance by a junior in mathematics and/or
Past Award Recipients
- 2026 – Parthey Vasani and Lucy Calef
- 2025 – Cord Podolan and Aninditha Nair
- 2024 – Helen Martin, Kelly Farran, and Nicholas Mankowski
- 2023 – Katherine Chittum and Zach Jasper
- 2022 – Max Goulakos and Kaito Iwasaki
- 2021 – Lauren Barnes
- 2020 – My Ta and Madeline Henson
- 2019 – Jinwoo Jun and Anton Kramskoi
- 2018 – Eugene Kramskoi and Lizheyin Wu
- 2017 – Abigail Connell, Isaac Kochman, and Ian Nguyen
- 2016 – Anna Eames
- 2015 – Nam Tram Hoang and Khanh Le
- 2014 – Christina Hill and Arjun Kumar
- 2013 – Rowland Brown, Benjamin Letson, and Mark Rubeo
- 2012 – Coung Nguyen
- 2011 – Hao Do and Zeal Jagannatha
- 2010 – Alex Howe
- 2009 – David Khoo and Anthony Wong
- 2008 – Danielle Kapolka
- 2007 – Christopher Earl
- 2006 – Thao Nguyen and Slesh Shrestha
- 2005 – Stefan Natu
- 2004 – Saif Mehkari and Thanh Nguyen
- 2003 – Rahul Prasad
- 2002 – Xiaoyi Dong
- 2001 – Radu Murgescu
