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Mathematics
Team Captures State Title
Three Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology students
showcased their problem solving skills to help lead the college to
first-place honors in the 2006 Indiana Collegiate Mathematics
Competition. The competition was conducted March 18 during the
Mathematical Association of America's Indiana section meeting at Taylor
University.
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| Hail To The Victors: Rose-Hulman Institute
of Technology students Stephen Dupal, Robert Lemke-Oliver and
Hari Ravindran were recognized after winning the 2006 Indiana
Collegiate Mathematics Competition. The trio was the only team
-- out of 35 competitors -- to earn points on all eight
problems. |
This marks the third time in the past six years that a
Rose-Hulman team has captured top honors in the state contest.
Scoring 70 out of a possible 80 points in the contest
was the team of Stephen Dupal, a senior computer engineering major from
Westlake, Ohio; Robert Lemke-Oliver, a freshman mathematics major from
Madison, Wis.; and Hari Ravindran, a junior mathematics major from Doha.
The squad was the only team to earn points on all eight problems.
There were 35 teams in the competition. A team of Purdue
University students placed second, with 69 points, while a Ball State
team finished third, with 62 points.
Rose-Hulman’s No. 2 team placed fifth with 43 points.
The team consisted of senior John Beety, and juniors Adam Outcalt and
Angela Smiley.
Other Rose-Hulman students participating in the contest
were junior Ted Lyman, and sophomores Ian Rogers and Ely Spears.
John Rickert, associate professor of mathematics,
coordinated Rose-Hulman’s participation in the competition. |
