Vilma Mesa to receive the 2022 Louise Hay Award for Contributions to Mathematics Education Award
Vilma Mesa, professor of education and faculty associate at the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at School of Education, and professor of mathematics at the College of Literature Sciences, and Arts, will receive the 2022 Louise Hay Award for Contributions to Mathematics Education Award. The honor will be bestowed by The Association for Women in Mathematics.
Mesa is recognized for her distinguished contributions to mathematics education research at the collegiate level, for her teaching and mentorship, and as an advocate for access to mathematics for women and members of underprivileged populations.
Established in 1991, the Hay Award recognizes outstanding achievements in any area of mathematics education. Louise Hay was widely recognized for her contributions to mathematical logic, for her strong leadership as Head of the Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, for her devotion to students, and for her lifelong commitment to nurturing the talent of young women and men. The annual presentation of this award is intended to highlight the importance of mathematics education and to evoke the memory of all that Hay exemplified as a teacher, scholar, administrator, and human being.
"Dr. Louise Hay was a remarkable scholar and, as I have learned from her personal account, a tour de force. I am humbled and grateful for the nomination, for the committee's work, and that [they] thought that my work exemplifies the spirit of the award," remarks Mesa. Furthermore, she notes that she is deeply honored to join the accomplished scholars who are past Louise Hay Award recipients. "Being listed among this group is truly a highlight of my career."
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