Dr. Hughes always remembered with pride his participation in a mathematics competition at the University of Iowa that resulted in the awarding of the Louden Prize. And so... Dr. Hughes resolved to contribute sufficient funds to Valparaiso so that recognition might be given for achievement in mathematics at Valparaiso University.

To make possible the participation of science and engineering students, as well as mathematics students, Dr. Hughes declared that the purpose of the competition would be to determine the student showing the greatest proficiency in the first four calculus courses.

It is with much pride, and the warm memory of a gentle colleague, that we are privileged to award the Hughes Mathematics Prize.

Professor Pat Sullivan presenting the 2007
Hughes Award to Jared Erickson

Howard K. Hughes Recipients

1973        Dean Kolba
1974        Leslie Poch
1975        John Dixon
1976        (not awarded)
1977        Kevin Boettcher
1978        Robert Sepanski
1979        Mark Littman, David Halter
1980        Karen Toth, James Handrock
1981        Norman Kolb, Paul Sarraffe
1982        Michael Domroese
1983        Jonathan Sorenson
1984        Kathy Dempsey
1985        Kristi Keller, Russell Wenzel
1986        Jonathan Jank, Julie Stafford
1987        Michael Campbell
1988        Hope Concannon
1989        Doug Limmer
1990, 91  (not awarded)
1992        Eric Lofstad
1993        Jonathan DeVilbiss
1994       (not awarded)
1995, 96  (not awarded)
1997        Genevieve Knight
1998        Mark Kerins
1999        (not awarded)
2000        Kathy Cooksey
2001        Tamara Cundiff, Lara Pudwell
2002        Briana Ehrhardt
2003        Steven Klee
2004        Nathaniel Leonard, Alicia Zinnecker
2005,06   (not awarded)
2007        Jared Erickson