The Fortieth Annual

Rose-Hulman High-school Mathematics Contest

2005

The Champions - Terre Haute South
Seven In A Row: Terre Haute South High School once again captured top honors in Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology's Mathematics Competition. Members of the winning team were (front row, from left) Peter Duong, E.G. Wright, Kate Goeller, Audra White and Susan Hu. In the second row (from left) are Andy Liu, Daniel Fox, Raj Bhuptani, Pardha Ponugoti, Rahul Abhyankar and Coach Mona Sternfeld. In the top row (from left) are Swara Kopparty, Kristina Throne, Rose-Hulman Math Professor John Rickert, Steven Mardis and Bob Baker. Missing from photo were Jessica Ji, Emily Zhao and Thomas Kinnebrew.


Shonk Award winners
Top Freshmen: The top male and female students in the freshmen class division were (front, from left) Curie Ahn of Iowa City West, David Benjamin of West Lafayette and Yingxue Li of Carmel. Each recieved two mathematics textbooks, from a fund established in memory of former Vigo County teacher Sally Shonk. In the back row are Virginia Naibo, Rose-Hulman mathematics professor, and Allen Broughton, chair of Rose-Hulman's Department of Mathematics.

Rhein award winners
Top Sophomores: The top male and female finishers in the sophomore class division were (front, from left) Tyler Zou of Carmel, Emma Park of Covenant Christian and Matthew Croop of Indianapolis North Central. Each recieved two mathematics textbooks, in memory of former Cincinnati contest organizer Mary Rhein. Presenting the awards were Brian Martensen, Rose-Hulman mathematics professor, and Allen Broughton, chair of Rose-Hulman's Department of Mathematics.

First place Junior
Top Juniors: Jeffrey Chenhall of Iowa City West (Iowa) and Susan Hu of Terre Haute South tied for first place in the junior class division. Presenting the awards were Allen Broughton, chair of Rose-Hulman's Department of Mathematics, and Steve Galinaitis, Rose-Hulman mathematics professor.

First place Senior
Top Seniors: Sharing first-place honors in the senior class division were Justin Yi (second from left) of the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics and Humanities and Fan Huang of Urbana (Ill.) High School. Presenting the awards were Allen Broughton (left), chair of Rose-Hulman's Department of Mathematics, and Kenneth McMurdy, Rose-Hulman mathematics professor.

First place Senior Team
Top Senior Team: Placing first in the senior class division of this year's Rose-Hulman Mathematics Competition were (from left) Daniel Fox, Kate Goeller and Audra White. Presenting the award was Allen Broughton (left), chair of Rose-Hulman's Department of Mathematics, and Kenneth McMurdy, Rose-Hulman mathematics professor. Missing from photo is Jessica Ji.

First place Junior Team
Top Junior Team: Iowa City West High School captured first-place honors in the junior class division. Members of the winning team were (front, from left) Nicholas Allendorf, Vasu Balakrishnan, Paul Hlebowitsh and Jeffrey Chenhall. In the back are Allen Broughton, chair of Rose-Hulman's Department of Mathematics, and Steve Galinaitis, Rose-Hulman mathematics professor.

First place Sophomore Team
Top Sophomore Team: Carmel High School won the sophomore class division. Team members were (front, from left) Xing Ping Shen, Ziwei Zhong, Kevin Kim and Tyler Zou. Presenting the awards were Rose-Hulman Mathematics Department Chair Allen Broughton and Brian Martensen, Rose-Hulman mathemtics professor.

First place Freshman Team
Top Freshman Team: Capturing first-place honors in the freshman class division of the Rose-Hulman Mathematics Competition were (from left) Kristina Throne, Raj Bhuptani, Pardha Ponugoti and Andy Liu. In back are Allen Broughton, chair of Rose-Hulman's Department of Mathematics, and Virginia Naibo, Rose-Hulman mathematics professor.