# George Pólya Awards

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The George Pólya Award, 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.

Recepients in 2012

Leslie A. Cheteyan, Stewart Hengveld, and Michael A. Jones

Chutes and Ladders for the Impatient

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 42, no. 1, January 2011, pp. 2-8

T. S. Michael

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 42, no. 3, March 2011, pp. 191-200

Recepients in 2011

Jonathan K. Hodge, Emily Marshall, and Geoff Patterson

Gerrymandering and Convexity

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 41, no. 4, September 2010, pp. 312-324

John Martin

The Helen of Geometry

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 41, no. 1, January 2010, pp. 17-27

Recipients in 2010

Andrew Barker

Evolutionary Stability in the Traveler's Dilemma

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 40, no. 1, January 2009, pp. 33-38

Curtis Feist and Ramin Naimi

Topology Explains Why Automobile Sunshades Fold Oddly

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 40, no. 2, March 2009, pp. 93-98

Recipients in 2009

Lawrence Brenton

Remainder Wheels and Group Theory

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 39, no. 2, March 2008, pp. 129-135

Greg N. Frederickson

Designing a Table Both Swinging and Stable

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 39, no. 4, September 2008, pp. 258-266

Recipients in 2008

Roland Minton and Timothy J. Pennings

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 38, (2007), pp. 356-361

Andrew J. Simoson

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 38, (2007), pp. 330-338

Recipients in 2007

Richard Jerrard, Joel Schneider, Ralph Smallberg, and John Wetzel

Straw in a Box

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 37, (2006), pp. 93-102

Allen Schwenk

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 37, (2006), pp. 293-296

Recipients in 2006

Ezra Brown

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 36, (2005), pp. 114-122

James Sandefur

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 36, (2005), pp. 224-226

Recipients in 2005

Brian Hopkins and Robin J. Wilson

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 35 (2004), pp. 198-207

Stephen M. Walk

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 35 (2004), pp. 362-369

Recipients in 2004

Greg N. Frederickson

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 34 (2003) pp. 258-263.

Recipients in 2003

David L. Finn

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 33 (2002), pp. 283-292.

Dan Kalman

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 33 (2002), pp. 384-390.

Recipients in 2002

Tim Freeman

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 32 (2001), pp. 334-342

Recipients in 2001

Ezra (Bud) Brown

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 31 (2000), pp. 162-172).

Chip Ross  and Jody Sorensen

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 31, (2000), pp. 2-14.

Recipients in 2000

Martin Gardner

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 30 (1999), pp. 18-22.

Ezra (Bud) Brown

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 30 (1999), pp. 82-95.

Recipients in 1999

David Bleecker and Larry Wallen

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol.  29 (1998), pp. 2-17.

Aaron Klebanoff and John Rickert

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol.  29 (1998), pp. 189-198.

Recipients in 1998

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 28 (1998), pp. 172-181.

Kevin Kirby

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol.  28 (1997), pp. 2-19.

Recipients in 1997

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 27 (1996), pp. 37-42.

Chris Christensen and Shreeram S. Abhyankar

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 27 (1996), pp. 330-340.

Recipients in 1996

James G. Simmonds

A New Look at an Old Function, e

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 26 (1995), pp. 6-10.

John Ewing

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 26 (1995), pp. 90-99.

Recipients in 1995

Paulo Ribenboim

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 25 (1994), pp. 280-290.

Anthony P. Ferzola

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 25 (1994), pp. 102-111.

Recipients in 1994

Dan Kalman

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 24 (1993), pp. 402-421.

Charles Groetsch

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 24 (1993), pp. 210-217.

Recipients in 1993

Dana N. Mackenzie

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 23 (1992), pp. 118-131.

Les Lange and James W. Miller

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 23 (1992), pp. 373-385.

Recipients in 1992

Howard Eves

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 22 (1991), pp. 118-124.

William Dunham

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 22 (1991), pp. 282-293.

Recipients in 1991

Mark F. Schilling

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 21 (1990), pp. 196-207.

William B. Gearhart and Harris S. Shultz

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 21 (1990), pp. 90-99.

Recipients in 1990

Israel Kleiner

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 20 (1989), pp. 282-300.

D. Neidinger

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 20 (1989), pp. 238-251.

Recipients in 1989

Edward Rozema

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 19 (1988), pp. 63-72.

Beverly L. Brechner and John C. Mayer

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 19 (1988), pp. 306-320.

Recipients in 1988

V. Frederick Rickey

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 18, (1987), pp. 362-389.

Dennis Luciano and Gordon Prichett

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 18 (1987), pp. 2-17.

Recipients in 1987

Constance Reid

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 17 (1986), pp. 2-21.

Irl Bivens

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 17 (1986), pp. 133-143.

Recipient in 1986

Philip J. Davis

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 16 (1985), pp. 22-41.

Recipients in 1985

Anthony Barcellos

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 15 (1984), pp. 98-114.

Kay Dundas

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 15 (1984), pp. 30-36.

Recipients in 1984

Ruma Falk and Maya Bar-Hillel

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 14 (1983), pp. 240-247.

Richard J. Trudeau

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 14 (1983), pp. 295-300.

Recipients in 1983

Warren Page and Vedula N. Murty

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 13 (1982), pp. 315-327.

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 13 (1982), pp. 98-114.

Paul R. Halmos

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 13 (1982), pp. 243-251.

Recipients in 1982

Peter Renz

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 12 (1981), pp. 83-103.

John Mitchem

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 12 (1981), pp. 108-116.

Recipients in 1981

Ennis D. McCune, Robert G. Dean and William D. Clark

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 11 (1980), pp. 189-195.

Don Chakerian

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 11 (1980), pp. 26-41.

Recipients in 1980

Hugh Ouellette and Gordon Bennett

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol 10 (1979), pp. 100-106.

Robert Nelson

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 10 (1979), pp. 182-190.

Recipients in 1979

Richard Plagge

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 9 (1978), pp. 11-15.

Richard L. Francis,

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 9 (1978), pp. 75-80.

Recipients in 1978

Frieda Zames

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 8 (1977), pp. 207-211.

Allen H. Holmes, Walter J. Sanders and John W. LeDuc

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 8 (1977), pp. 223-230.

Recipients in 1977

Julian Weissglass

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 7 (1976), pp. 15-20.

Anneli Lee

The College Mathematics Journal, Vol. 7 (1976), pp. 3-15.

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