Department of Mathematics Scholarships and Awards
The Department of Mathematics offers several scholarships and awards each year to deserving students. There are two scholarships given to incoming freshmen each year who wish to major in mathematics. Seven scholarships and awards are given to upperclassmen each year based on academic excellence in the field of mathematics.
Incoming Freshman Scholarships
The Marjorie Watson Mathematics Scholarship
The Marjorie Watson Mathematics Scholarship is intended for an incoming freshman attending the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga who majors in mathematics.
2026 application available until 5:00 p.m. on Tues., Mar. 31, 2026.
The Dorothy Dean Shelton Mathematics Scholarship
The Dorothy Dean Shelton Mathematics Scholarship is intended for an incoming freshman attending the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga who majors in mathematics.
2026 application available until 5:00 p.m. on Tues., Mar. 31, 2026.
Scholarships and Awards Given to Current Students
Actuarial Science Award
Established in 2003 by the Mathematics Department in recognition of students passing the Actuarial examinations.
Freshman Mathematics Award
The recipient must be a freshman as of the Spring semester when the test is administered or the previous Fall semester. This student scored the highest of all participants on the Freshman Mathematics Award Test.
James G. Ware Mathematics Education Award
Established in 1994 by Dr. James G. Ware, faculty member of the Department of Mathematics for 30 years, 22 of which were as head of the department, upon the occasion of his retirement. The award goes to the outstanding student planning to teach mathematics at the high school level.
John W. Jayne Memorial Mathematics Award
Established in 1994 by family and colleagues in memory of Dr. John W. Jayne, member of the Department of Mathematics for 22 years, who died in 1993. The award is given each year to an outstanding mathematics student.
Outstanding Graduate Student Award
This award is presented to an outstanding student in the Mathematics Graduate Program.
Ruth Clark Perry Memorial Mathematics Award
Established in 1969 by Mrs. Leonora Miller Seids of Perry, Oklahoma, in memory of her friend, UC Dean of Women from 1924 to 1943 and Professor of Mathematics from 1922 until her death in 1955, to be awarded to an outstanding upper class student majoring in mathematics.
Winston L. Massey Memorial Mathematics Award
Established in 1973 by the University of Chattanooga Foundation in honor of W. L. Massey, Guerry Professor of Mathematics, on the occasion of his retirement after 40 years of service to his alma mater, for an outstanding upper class student majoring in mathematics.
Karel and Harriet Hujer Scholarship
Funded by a gift from the estate of Harriet Hunt Hujer in memory of her husband and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga professor, Karel Hujer. Professor Hujer was known throughout Chattanooga for his devotion to the sciences and for his Friday night lecture series at the Clarence T. Jones Observatory. This one-time scholarship is awarded to an outstanding student in mathematics.
Gayle Minor and Linda Blakeley Endowed Scholarship
The Gayle Minor and Linda Blakeley Annual Scholarship in Mathematics is for students pursuing a degree in mathematics at UTC. Recipients are chosen by the Math Department’s Academic Awards Committee, with preference given to a junior or senior who demonstrates financial need and with a qualifying GPA.
Andrew Stuckey Endowed Graduate Award in Applied Mathematics and Environmental Sciences Scholarship
The Andrew Stuckey Endowed Graduate Award in Applied Mathematics and Environmental Sciences provides stipends supporting summer graduate research in the Departments of Mathematics and Biology, Geology & Environmental Science. Preference for this merit-based award is given to graduate students in Computational Environmental Science or Computational Applied Mathematics studying Computational Biology.