Vol. 10 No 6 - Pi Mu Epsilon

THE RICHARD V. ANDREE A WARDS
The Richard V. Andree Awards are ghen annually to the authors of the three
papers written by students that have been judged by the officers and councilors of
Pi Mu Epsilon to be the best that have appeared in the Pi Mu Epsilon Journal
in the past year.
Until his death in 1987. Richard V. Andree was Professor Emeritus of
Mathematics at the University of Oklahoma. He had sen'cd Pi Mu Epsilon for
many years and in a variet) of capacities: as President. as Secretary-Treasurer.
and as Editor of the Journal.
The "'inner of the first prit.:e for 1996 is Rick Mohr for his paper ··Nearness
ofNomtals··. this Journal 10(1994-99)#4. 257-264.
1996 NATIONAL PI MU EPSILON MEETING
The Annual Mcetmg of the P1 Mu Epsilon National Honora!) Mathematics
Socieh \\as held at the UniverSih of Washington in Seattle from August 9
through August 11 . As in the past. the meeting \\as held in conjunction with the
national mecbng of the Mathematical Association of America· s Student Sections
The J. Sutherland Frame Lecturer \\as J. Kevin Colligan. National Securit)
Agcnc~ . His presentation \\