Galois Service Award

The Galois Service Award is given annually to a faculty or staff member in recognition of their excellent service to UC Davis graduate students in Math and Applied Math.

Past winners include:

2026:
- Eleanor Lune (graduate student)
- Korana Burke (Lecturer, Mathematics)
- Lauren McEnerney (graduate student)
- Minh Hoang (Graduate Program Coordinator)
- Peyton Wood (graduate student)
2025:
- Tina Denena (Chief Administrative Officer)
- Laura Starkston (Associate Professor, Mathematics)
- Bob Guy (Professor, Mathematics)
2024: Marji LeGrand (Student Services Supervisor)
2023: Anne Schilling (Professor, Mathematics)
2022: Tina Denena (Chief Administrative Officer)
2021: Laura Starkston (Assistant Professor, Mathematics)
2020: Becca Thomases (Associate Professor, Mathematics); Special recognition to Tina Denena for winning the Graduate Students Association's Award for Excellence in Service to Graduate Students
2019: Matthew Silver (Academic Personnel Coordinator)
2018: Tina Denena (Business Officer)
2017: Stephanie Myers (Student Services Assistant)
2016: Sarah Driver (Graduate Programs Coordinator)
2015: Becca Thomases (Associate Professor, Mathematics)
2014: Tina Denena (Business Officer)
2013: Perry Gee (Staff Student Adviser)
2012: Naoki Saito (GGAM chair)
2011: Monica Vazirani (Associate Professor, Mathematics)
2010: Jesus de Loera (VIGRE Committee)
2009: Tina Denena (Business Manager)
2008: Perry Gee (Staff Student Adviser)
2007: Tim Lewis (the faculty advisor for Explore Math); Special recognition to Jesus De Loera for winning the Graduate Students Association's Award for Excellence in Service to Graduate Students
2006: Jessica Potts (Supervise business staff, Manager of all internal funds, academic, staff, and student payroll, COSMOS Budget Officer)
2005: Richard Edmiston (the Business Manager for external funds, grants and contracts)
2004: Joel Hass (the former Vice Chair for Graduate Affairs)
2003: Bruno Nachtergaele (the former GGAM Chair)
2002: Celia Davis (Graduate Coordinator)