Students who placed well in the Putnam Prize competition with the two teachers who helped them prepare. In the back row, left to right, are Igor Tolkov, Nate Bottman and Ben Hayes. In front are teacher Ioana Dumitriu, Michael Rutherford, Will Johnson and teacher Julia Pevtsova.
UW CSE junior Will Johnson placed sixth out of roughly 3,700 competitors in the 2008 Putnam Mathematical Competition – the highest score posted by a student at a public university!
See the University Week article here:
http://uwnews.org/uweek/article.aspx?visitsource=uwkmail&id=48614
Three other CSE students participated in the competition: Igor Tolkov, Keyun Tong, and Michael Rutherford. The competition coaches were especially proud to have all UW students participating earn correct answers in the competition (many students don’t earn any).
The Putnam Competition, offered each year by the Mathematical Association of America, began in 1938, and is open to undergraduate students in the United States.
Incredible! Congratulations to Will and the rest of our awesome students!