Department Of Mathematics, Kansas State University
| March 2005 : | Michael Higgins wins a Goldwater Scholarship |
| Michael Higgins, a senior math and statistics major, was awarded a
Goldwater Scholarship.
Higgins plans to earn a doctorate in mathematics or statistics and to conduct research in a university setting in the fields of topology, analysis, linear models, and probability theory. A member of the National Dean's List and the K-State honors list, he also was a member of the K-State team that received meritorious honors in the 2004 Mathematical Competition in Modeling and placed in the top 18 percent in the 2004 Putnam Math Competition. Higgins is a recipient of the K-State Putnam, Mathematics, and Statistics Scholarships, and a member of Pi Mu Epsilon, the honorary math society. Higgins' current research includes working with David Yetter, professor of math, "On 3-Manifold Variants with a Framed Link." He also plays trumpet in the K-State Marching Band and in the Cat Band, the basketball pep band. He is a 2002 graduate of Manhattan High School and the son of James and Mary Lou Higgins. Sources: Jim Hohenbary and Cheryl May |