successes - math
Applied Mathematics
Graduates from our mathematics program make an immediate impact in a variety of careers. Our alumni are working as actuaries, computer programmers, engineers, hospital administrators, and secondary teachers.
For those choosing to continue their education, the choices are just as varied. Recent graduate school opportunities for our mathematics majors include:
- applied mathematics (University of Colorado)
- computer science (Arizona State University)
- dental school (Case-Western Reserve University)
- hospital management (University of Washington)
- industrial engineering (University of Washington)
- law school (Gonzaga University)
- mathematics (University of Iowa)
- Water Resources (University of Colorado)
2006 Math Modeling
The team of Kyle Nixon, Steffan Francischetti, and Ben Dunham received a ranking of OUTSTANDING in the Mathematical Contest in Modeling! This places them in the top 1% worldwide, and in the company of Harvard, MIT, Duke, Rice, RPI, CU-Boulder, UC-Davis, and 2 teams from China. Find out more about Math Modeling.
Here are the results from the 2006 Contest:
Outstanding Winners:
* Kyle Nixon - Junior Civil Engineering major (Helena)
* Ben Dunham - Sophomore Math and Computer Science major (Clancy)
* Steffan Francischetti - Sophomore Mathematics/Engineering major (Billings)
Meritorious Award: Elise Klohe, Holly Perryman, and Greg Ray
Meritorious Award: Alaina Garcia, Anthony Rasca, and Ying Zhu
Honorable Mention: Sarah Hartenstein, Lucas Meuchel, and Brahms Zepada
Honorable Mention: Pam Bennett, Jeremy Deter, and Jimmy Hyun
Successful Participant: Shane Garrick, John Riggs, and Paul VanValkenburg
From left: Ben Dunham, Steffan Francischetti, and Kyle Nixon
From left: Ben Dunham, Dr. Holly Zullo, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, Steffan Francischetti, Kyle Nixon, Dr. Mark Parker, and Carroll President Dr. Thomas Trebon
The three Outstanding Winners and Dr. Trebon chat with Governor Schweitzer