LaMsMATYC
“Heightening awareness of the importance of the first two years of collegiate mathematics”
President: Jenifer.Auffenberg@Ftcc.edu
Webmaster: EZenon@Rpcc.edu
CONGRATULATIONS!
Ryan Kazemi!
from BRCC
Owen Adams!
from MGCCC
Patrick Wilcher, Ryan Kazemi, Darlene Frederic, and Vickie Flanders
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Darlene Frederic Scholarship
2023 Recipient
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The recipient of the 2023 Darlene Frederic scholarship for Louisiana students is Ryan Kazemi. Vickie Flanders has many nice things to say about him.
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Margie Hobbs Scholarship
2023 Recipient
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Owen Adams, a computer engineering major from Gulfport, MS has received the award for 2023. He will be transferring to Mississippi State in the Fall!
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Zackery Medina!
from Hinds CC
Renee Austin, Zackery Medina, Zackery's Mother
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Margie Hobbs
Book Scholarship
2021 - 2022 Recipient
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Zackery Medina is the recipient of the Margie Hobbs book scholarship for Mississippi students. Zackery is from Pearl, MS and a graduate of Pearl High School. He has been a student on the Rankin campus of Hinds Community College for two years where he is studying Mechanical Engineering. While at Hinds, he has been a member of the Student Government Association and Phi Theta Kappa. Zackery will be graduating in May, 2022 and continuing his education at Mississippi State University.
Hahn Nguyen!
from BRCC
Thuy Mai!
from BRCC
Hahn Nguyen and Vickie Flanders
Thuy Mai and Vickie Flanders
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Darlene Frederic
Book Scholarship
2021 - 2022 Recipients
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The two recipients of the 2021-2022 Darlene Frederic scholarship for Louisiana students are Thuy Mai and Hanh Nguyen from BRCC. They each received $100. Both students are graduating from BRCC this Spring 2022 semester with an Associate Degree in Pre-Engineering and will transfer to LSU to pursue a Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering.
LaMsMatyc
Book Scholarships

LaMsMATYC awards a one-time only student scholarships each year (subject to availability of funds). The scholarship is be given to a student at the school hosting the conference . The guidelines for choosing the recipient of the scholarship will be determined by the Conference Chair (past president) of the host college.
Past Winners
2023: Owen Adams from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
2023: Ryan Kazemi from Baton Rouge Community College
2022: Zackery Medina from Hinds Community College
2022: Thuy Mai and Hahn Nguyen from Baton Rouge Community College
2019: William Thayer from Copiah-Lincoln Community College
2018: Francisco M. Villafuerte, Frederick H. Musa Jr. from
Baton Rouge Community College
2017: Samuel Talavera, Jimmie Toler, and Dustin Loftin from Pearl River Community College
2016: Allen Weinberger from Delgado Community College
2015: Brendan Massey and Justyce Moffett from Pearl River Community College
2014: Jessica Joyner from Delgado Community College, New Orleans, LA
2013: Georgia Swinford from Hinds Community College – Raymond Campus, Raymond, MS
2012: Vera Burulyanova from Delgado Community College, New Orleans, LA
2011: Lori DeSoto from Louisiana State University – Eunice, Eunice, LA
2010: Cynthia Betancourt from Pearl River Community College – Forrest County Center, Hattiesburg, MS
The Frederic-Hobbs scholarship is named after after long-time (still attending) member and former LaMsMatyc president Darlene Frederic (Louisisana) and late member and fomer president, Margie Hobbs (Mississippi).
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Congratulations
William Thayer!
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LaMsMATYC Margie Hobbs
Book Scholarship
2019 - 2020 Recipient
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This year, LaMsMATYC awarded 1 scholarship in the amount of $350 to William Thayer of Copiah-Lincoln Community College.
James Boffenmyer, Mama Thayer, Eddie Britt
William Thayer
William Thayer is a freshman student at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. William is majoring in Business with minors in Mathematics and Psychology. William’s plans are to complete his Associate of Science degree in May 2021 and pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Business at the University of New Orleans. William enjoys the fine arts and learning French. His career goal is to use his education and skill set to assist individuals with mental disorders. Congratulations William and well wishes for continued success in your pursuits.
Mama Thayer giving a heartwarming speech while accepting the Margie Hobbs Scholarship award for her son William.
Congratulations
Francisco Villafuerte
and
Frederick H. Musa, Jr.
of Baton Rouge Community College!
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LaMsMATYC Margie Hobbs
Book Scholarship
2018 - 2019 Recipients
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Two members of Baton Rouge Community College were awarded the Margie Hobbs Book Scholarship and received $175 each.
Francisco Villafuerte and Eddie Britt
Francisco Matos Villafuerte is a student at Baton Rouge Community College and has earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in Entertainment Technology with a concentration in Audio Recording. Francisco is now pursuing an Associate of Science degree in Pre-Engineering with a concentration in Electrical Engineering. Francisco will graduate in December 2018 and then plans to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at LSU. Francisco is a Supplemental Instruction Leader at BRCC for the Calculus courses. He is also a member of the BRCC Engineering Club and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. Francisco’s career goal is to become a hardware engineer and work for a company that manufactures audio equipment.
Frederick H. Musa Jr and Eddie Britt
Frederick H. Musa Jr. is a student at Baton Rouge Community College pursuing an Associate of Science degree in Pre-Engineering with a concentration in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Frederick started college majoring in Biochemistry, but while at BRCC, he has developed an interest into the workings of calculus. Frederick will graduate from BRCC in May 2019 and plans to transfer to LSU and pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in either Mechanical or Industrial Engineering. Frederick considers himself a lifelong learner and his career goal is to be an engineer working for Disney.
Congratulations Samuel Talavera, Jimmie Toler, and Dustin Loftin!
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LaMsMATYC Book Scholarship
2017 - 2018 Recipients
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This year, LaMsMATYC awarded 3 scholarships in the amount of $125 to the following deserving students at Pearl River Community College.
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Samuel Talavera, Poplarville Campus
Engineering Major, Hometown: Picayune, MS
Jimmie Toler, Waveland Campus
Accounting Major, Hometown: Pass Christian, MS
Dustin Loftin, Hattiesburg Campus
Engineering Major, Hometown: Hattiesburg, MS
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Craig Carrigee, Raymunda Barnes, Doug Donohue, Jimmie Toler, Dustin Loftin, Sharon Clark, and Lisa Wall
Lisa Wall, Doug Donohue, Jimmie Tolar, Sharon Clark
Raymunda Barnes, Dustin Loftin, Craig Carrigee
LaMsMATYC Book Scholarship Recipient 2016 - 2017
Allen Weinberger
Delgado Community College
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October 1, 2016
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It is an honor to be asked to say a few words about Allen Weinberger, the 2016 LaMsMATYC Book Scholarship recipient. I think I was asked because next to his mom, Betty Weinberger, I have known Allen the longest.
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I first met Allen over 20 years ago at his home when I made a preschool visit. The first time I saw him, he was up in a tree. I am not sure if he came down during the short time I was there, but I do not think so. I enjoyed having Allen in my class. He was sweet, sensitive, and had a mysterious smile.
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More than twenty years later, I volunteered a couple of hours a week in the Math Lab and Allen was working as a tutor. It was the same Allen that I taught in preschool only a lot taller. He was still sweet, sensitive, and still had that mysterious smile. I watched him work with students of all ages in all math courses. He tutored each person with respect. When one student understood what he was doing, Allen sauntered over to another to give help. I was amazed how knowledgeable Allen was in all the math subjects. Some may say that he is just like his mom, but I know that I taught him all that in preschool!!!
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With a great GPA, his extensive knowledge of math, and his willingness to share that knowledge, I think that the scholarship committee made an excellent choice when selecting Allen Weinberger.
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Patricia Rome
Dean Thomas Gruber presenting the Margie Hobbs Book Scholarship to the 2016 winner, Allen Weinberger.
Betty Weinberger receiving the award for her son
Allen Weinberger with Pat Rome (left) and Leah Wooden (right).
2015 Book Scholarship Winners!
In 2015 Pearl River Community College – Forrest County Centered hosted the annual Louisiana-Mississippi Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges (LaMsMATYC) in October 2015. The host campus for the conference is awarded an annual, one-time book scholarship from LaMsMATYC. PRCC-FCC Faculty who are members of LaMsMATYC established the criteria for eligibility for the scholarship. The criteria are the student is enrolled at Forrest County Center, enrolled in a college-level mathematics course, not a recipient of scholarships nor grants, and a minimum GPA of 3.0. Six students were selected to submit a paragraph extolling why they should be the recipients of the scholarship. From the participants, two students were selected:
Brendan Massey (Hattiesburg) and Justyce Moffett (Purvis).
Each received $150 cash! Congratulations Brendan and Justyce!