The AMS Distinguished Public Service Award, awarded every 2 years by the
American Mathematical Society
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, recognizes a research mathematician who has made a distinguished contribution to the mathematics profession during the preceding five years. It was first awarded in 1990.
Recipients
The recipients of the AMS Distinguished Public Service Award are:
* 1990: Kenneth M. Hoffman
* 1991: No award
* 1992: Harvey B. Keynes
* 1993: I. M. Singer
* 1995: Donald J. Lewis
* 1997: No award made
* 1998:
Kenneth C. Millett
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* 2002: Margaret H. Wright
* 2004:
Richard A. Tapia
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Herbert Clemens
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Biography
Clemens received in 1961 his bachelor's degree from College of the Holy Cross and in 1966 his ...
* 2010:
Carlos Castillo-Chavez
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Philip Kutzko
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Life
An alumnus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Kutzko earned hi ...
* 2016: Aloysius Helminck
* 2018:
Sylvain Cappell
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See also
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List of mathematics awards
This list of mathematics awards is an index to articles about notable awards for mathematics. The list is organized by the region and country of the organization that sponsors the award, but awards may be open to mathematicians from around the wo ...