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Faculty Honors

International Congress of Mathematicians Lectures

Donald Burkholder*, 1970
Lou van den Dries, 1990
Zoltán Füredi, 1994
Robert Ghrist, 2006
Sergei Ivanov, 1998
Peter Loeb*, 1983
Anand Pillay*, 1994

National Academy of Sciences

Donald Burkholder*, 1992

Prizes

Bruce Berndt Allendorfer Award, MAA, 1979; Ford Award, MAA, 1989, 1994; Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition, AMS, 1996
John P. D'Angelo Bergman Prize, 1999
Rick Gorvett CAS Article Award, American Risk & Insurance Association, 2005; Dorweiler Prize, Casualty Actuarial Society, 2001; Michelbacher Award, Casualty Actuarial Society, 1999
Ilya Kapovich Humboldt Foundation Research Fellowship, 2006
Julian Palmore Military Operations Research Society Award for Excellence, 2000; American Rocket Society Award, 1960
Anand Pillay* Humboldt Foundation Research Prize, 2001
Derek J.S. Robinson* Sir Edmund Whittaker Prize, Edinburgh Mathematical Society, 1970; Senior Scientist Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 1979
Philippe Tondeur* Public Service Award, SIAM, 2002; SIAM Prize for Distinguished Service to the Profession, 2008
John E. Wetzel* Ford Award, MAA, 2005

Membership in Academies

Donald Burkholder* American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1992; Fellow, 2009, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
Lou van den Dries Corresponding member, Dutch Royal Academy of Sciences
Robert Fossum* Foreign member of the Sciences Section, 1994, Det Kongelig Norske Videnskabers Selskab (DKNVS) (The Royal Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters); Fellow, 2002, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Zoltán Füredi Member, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 2004
Aimo Hinkkanen Foreign member, Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, 2005
Julian Palmore Member, Centre for Defence and International Security Studies (CDISS), 2007; Fellow, World Innovation Foundation, 2002; Fellow, Explorers Club of New York, 1988
Philippe Tondeur* Fellow, 2009, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)

Invited Plenary Hour Address at a Meeting of a Professional Society

Bruce Berndt Canadian Mathematical Society, 1987; Indian Mathematical Society, 1988; Australian Mathematical Society, 2005
Donald Burkholder* AMS, 1975; Canadian Mathematical Society, 1987
Harold Diamond* AMS, 1981
Nathan Dunfield AMS Southeastern Sectional, 2009
Robert Fossum* AMS Central Section, 1980
Zoltán Füredi Canadian Mathematical Society, 1998
E. Graham Evans Jr.* AMS, 1981
Robert Ghrist AMS Central Sectional, 2004
Aimo Hinkkanen Fifth Australian Mathematics Convention, 1997
Ilya Kapovich AMS Eastern Sectional, 2008
Sheldon Katz AMS Central Sectional, 1998
Howard Osborn* AMS Western Sectional, 1973
Peter Loeb* AMS, 1987; Swedish Mathematical Society, 1988; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship, 1989
Tom Nevins National Academy of Sciences-Cinvestav Lecturer, Mexico City, 2008
John Sullivan AMS Central Sectional, 2002
Philippe Tondeur* AMS, 1976
Jerry Uhl* SIAM Annual Meeting, 1998
Jang-Mei Wu AMS Central Sectional, 1990

Distinguished Lecturer Series

Bruce Berndt Mahler Lecturer, Australian Mathematical Society, 2005
Donald Burkholder* Wald Lecturers, Inst. of Mathematical Statistics, 1971; CIMA Lectures, Varenna (Como) Italy, 1985; Mordell Lecture, Cambridge University, 1986; Zygmund Lectures, University of Chicago, 1988; Saint-Flour Lecture, France, 1989
Robert Ghrist National Science Foundation MPS Distinguished Lecture Series, 2004
Julian Palmore Sigma Xi National Lecturer, 1989-91
Joseph Rotman* Annual Visiting Lecturer, South African Math Society, 1985
Philippe Tondeur* Argonne Lecture, Emory University, 1987

Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships

Jared Bronski, 2001
Nathan Dunfield, 2004
E. Graham Evans, Jr.*, 1973
Phillip Griffith*, 1971
A.J. Hildebrand, 1988
Aimo Hinkkanen, 1991
Sergei Ivanov, 1995
Robert Kaufman*, 1970
Randy McCarthy, 1996
Bruce Reznick, 1983
Susan Tolman, 1998

Other National Fellowships

Bruce Berndt, Guggenheim Fellowship, 1998
Robert Fossum*, Fulbright Fellow, Norway, 1967-68
Richard Laugesen, Maclaurin Fellow, New Zealand Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, 2003
Julian Palmore, Lilly Postdoctoral Teaching Award Fellow, MIT, 1974-75

NSF and Presidential Awards

Scott Ahlgren, NSF Career Award, 2002
Jozsef Balogh, NSF Career Award, 2008
Robert Ghrist, NSF Career Award, 2002; Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists & Engineers, 2004
Igor Mineyev, NSF Career Award, 2002

Distinguished Scholarly Appointments

Rick Gorvett, State Farm Companies Foundation Scholar in Actuarial Science, 2005-present
Anand Pillay*, Swanlund Chair, University of Illinois, 1996

External Professional Service Positions

Donald Burkholder* President, Inst. of Mathematical Statistics, 1975-76; Council Member, AMS, 1981-85; Member of Board of Trustees, MSRI, 1981-84; Member of Board of Governors, IMA, 1983-85; Chairman, 1985
Robert Fossum* AAAS Nominating Committee 2009-2012; AMS Nominating Committee, 2001-04; Secretary, AMS, 1989-99
Sheldon Katz Council Member, AMS, 2005-08
Julian Palmore Vice President (Professional Affairs), Military Operations Research Society, 1999-2000; Board of Directors, Military Operations Research Society, 1996-2000
Joseph Rosehblatt Program Officer, Division of Mathematical Sciences, NSF, 2006-2008
Philippe Tondeur* Director, Division of Mathematical Sciences, NSF, 1999-2002; Member of Board of Governors, IMA, 2003-2005 and Chair 2005; Member of National Advisory Committee, SAMSI, 2003-2005
Jerry Uhl* Council of American Mathematical Society, 1982-1985
Douglas B. West Vice Chair, SIAM Activity Group on Discrete Mathematics, 1997-2000.

Editorships

Bruce Berndt Associate Editor, Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 1986-present; Coordinating Editor, The Ramanujan Journal, 1996-present; Associate Editor, Advances in Applied Mathematics, 2001-present; Managing Editor, International Journal of Number Theory, 2004-present
Jared Bronski
Editor, Physica D
Harold Diamond* Editor, Transactions of the American Mathematical Society
Rick Gorvett Managing Editor, Proceedings of the Casualty Actuarial Society, 2002-2006
Phillip Griffith* Managing Editor, Illinois Journal of Mathematics, 2007-present
A.J. Hildebrand Managing Editor, Illinois Journal of Mathematics, 1998-2007; Associate Editor, Journal of Number Theory, 1990-2000; Associate Editor, The Ramanujan Journal, 1997-2001.
Aimo Hinkkanen Editorial Advisory Board, London Mathematical Society for the Bulletin, Journal and Proceedings of the LMS
Marius Junge Editor, Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society
Igor Mineyev Editorial Board, Journal of Topology and Analysis
Julian Palmore Editor, PHALANX, The Bulletin of Military Operations Research, 1995-2000; North American Editor, Defense & Security Analysis, 2005-present
Derek J.S. Robinson* Founding Editor, Journal of Group Theory
Hal Schenck Managing Editor, Journal of Commutative Algebra
Jerry Uhl* Associate Editor, Proceedings of American Mathematical Society, 1978-1981; Managing Editor, Proceedings of American Mathematical Society, 1981-1984
Douglas B. West Associate Editor, American Mathematical Monthly, 1986-present; Editor-in-Chief, Discrete Mathematics, 2007-present

Center for Advanced Study (CAS), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Matthew Ando

Beckman Fellow, 2002-03

Jozsef Balogh

Fellow, 2009-10

Earl Berkson* Associate, 1990-91
Bruce Berndt Associate, 1980-81; 1987-88; 1994-95; 2002-03
Steve Bradlow Beckman Fellow, 1994; Associate, 2002
Donald Burkholder* CAS Professor
John D'Angelo Associate, 2005-06
Lou van den Dries CAS Professor
Robert Fossum* Associate, 1985-86
Zoltán Füredi Associate, 2000-2001
Phillip Griffith* Associate, 1981-82
Wolfgang Haken* CAS Professor
Sergei Ivanov Beckman Fellow, 1995-96
Ilya Kapovich Beckman Fellow, 2004-05
Alexander Kostochka

Associate, 2009-10

Richard Laugesen Fellow, 1999-00
Christopher Leininger Fellow, 2007
Peter Loeb* Associate, 1971-72; 1991-92
Sergiy Merenkov

Beckman Fellow, 2009-10

Thomas Nevins Fellow, 2007
Julian Palmore Fellow, 1979
Bruce Reznick Beckman Fellow, 1984
Derek J.S. Robinson* Associate, 1981-82; 1992
Zhong-Jin Ruan Fellow, 1990-91
Paul Schupp* Associate, 2007
Slawomir Solecki Associate, 2007
Philippe Tondeur* Associate, 1977-78; 1991-92
Douglas B. West Associate, 1994; Beckman Fellow, 1985; Associate 2006-07
Jang-Mei Wu Beckman Fellow, 1981-82
Alexandru Zaharescu Associate, 2004-05

Scholars, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Scott Ahlgren, 2004-2005 Helen Corley Petit Scholar
John P. D'Angelo, 2005-2008 Kenneth D. Schmidt Professorial Scholar
Robert Ghrist, 2007 Richard and Margaret Romano Professorial Scholar
Tom Nevins, 2009-2010 Helen Corley Petit Scholar
Susan Tolman, 2008-2011 Lynn M. Martin Professorial Scholar
Jeremy Tyson, 2008-2009 Helen Corley Petit Scholar

University Scholar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

John P. D'Angelo, 1986
Lou van den Dries, 1988
Robert Ghrist, 2006
Daniel Grayson*, 1985
Wolfgang Haken*, 1985
A.J. Hildebrand, 1990
Sergei Ivanov, 2000
Robert Kaufman*, 1987
Gaisi Takeuti*, 1986

Arnold O. Beckman Research Award, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Robert Bauer, 2004
Bruce Berndt, 2004; 2008
Donald Burkholder*, 1984
Aimo Hinkkanen, 1997
Sergei Ivanov, 1996
Zhong-Jin Ruan, 1995-1997; 1999-2000
Derek J.S. Robinson*, 1994
John Sullivan, 1997-1999
Jeremy Tyson, 2008-2009

Distinguished Teaching Awards

U of I Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching - Faculty

Richard Laugesen, 2003
Douglas B. West, 2002
Joseph B. Miles, 2000
Donald R. Sherbert*, 1996
Stephanie Alexander*, 1993
Tony Peressini*, 1983

U of I Campus Award for Innovation in Undergraduate Instruction

J. Jerry Uhl*, 1996
Horacio Porta*, 1996
George Francis, 1994

U of I Campus Award for Excellence in Advising Undergraduate Students

E. Graham Evans, Jr.*, 2001

King Broadrick-Allen Award, University of Illinois Campus Honors Program

E. Graham Evans, Jr.*, 2002

Leonard J. and Sharon Crowley Santow Award for Teaching Excellence, U of I

Rick Gorvett, 1996

LAS Dean's Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

2008 Rick Gorvett
2007 Matthew Ando
2006 Scott Ahlgren
2005 John P. D'Angelo
2003 Richard S. Laugesen
1997 Bruce Reznick
1995 Bruce Berndt
1994 Philippe Tondeur*
1993 Stephanie Alexander*
1991 Joseph B. Miles
1990 Dan Grayson*
1989 Ray Langebartel*
1986 Pat Martin
1985 Don Sherbert*

Alpha Lambda Delta, Outstanding Teacher of Freshmen Award

Stephanie Alexander*, 1986
Joseph Miles, 1991

Outstanding Young College Educator, University of Illinois

Bruce Berndt, 1972

Award for Distinguished Teaching, Illinois Section of the MAA

Jerry Uhl*, 1998

Other Recognition

Bruce Berndt, Distinguished Alumni Award, Albion College, 1997
Robert Fossum*, Distinguished Alumni Award, Northfield High School, 2000

Department Recognition

*denotes Professor Emeritus status