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Writing Awards

Individual pages link to pdf copies of the prize-winning papers and provide short biographical sketches of the authors. 

 

  • The Carl B. Allendoerfer Award for articles published in Mathematics Magazine

  • The Chauvenet Prize for an outstanding article on a mathematical topic. MAA members may recommend works to be considered for the Chauvenet Prize by completing the brief survey here.

  • The Merten M. Hasse Prize for a noteworthy expository paper appearing in an Association publication, at least one of whose authors is a younger mathematician, generally under the age of forty. MAA members may recommend books to be considered for the Merten Hasse Prize by completing the brief survey here

  • The Trevor Evans Awards for exceptional articles that are accessible to undergraduates and published in Math Horizons

  • The George Pólya Awards, established in 1976, is named after the renowned teacher and writer, and is given for articles of expository excellence published in The College Mathematics Journal.

  • The Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards for outstanding expository papers in The American Mathematical Monthly. Between 1965 and 1975, Ford awards were given for articles in the Monthly or Mathematics Magazine. Since 1975, the awards have been for strictly for Monthly articles.

  • The David P. Robbins Prize for an outstanding paper in algebra, combinatorics, or discrete mathematics. MAA members may recommend works to be considered for the Robbins Prize by completing the brief survey here .

  • The Beckenbach Book Prize for a distinguished, innovative book published by the MAA. MAA members may recommend books to be considered for the Beckenbach Book Prize by completing the brief survey here .

  • The Euler Book Prize for an outstanding book about mathematics.MAA members may recommend books to be considered for the Euler Prize by completing the brief survey here.

  • The The Daniel Solow Author’s Award for material (textbook, lecture notes, computer software, web-based learning materials, video lectures, and others) that impacted undergraduate education in mathematics and/or the mathematical sciences (operations research, statistics, computer science, applied mathematics).