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Wiliam Varick Nevins
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Lillian Texiere
Nevins
Varick and Lil Nevins spent their
entire adult lives as member of the Alfred community
and their contributions to it and the larger community
of which it is part will remain with us for as long as we
honor intelligence and dedication.
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Varick graduated from Alfred
in 1932 and received a Master's degree in
mathematics in 1937 at which time he joined the
Mathematics faculty where he remained until his
death in 1967. His love for mathematics and
for teaching gained him a place in the hearts of
students at Alfred and everyone who had a course
with him remembers not only his knowledge of
mathematics, but also his delightful sense of the
ridiculous (Varick's classes were never dull).
Varick and Lil were married not long after Lil's
graduation from Alfred in 1937 (Lil continued
working at the University until her death in 1985). |
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In Varick's (and now Lillian's)
memory, the Nevins Fund to "recognize accomplishment in
Mathematics" has supported not only the High School
Mathematics Contest, but also the annual W. Varick Nevins
Prize to the undergraduate student who has the best record
in Mathematics at the University. |
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The contest and the Prize are our way
of remembering these two remarkable people - may these
remembrances long endure. |
