Warren Atkins, Australia

Warren Atkins receives his award from Professor Hyman Bass, President of ICMI, in Copenhagen on Tuesday 06 July 2004.

Citation

Warren Atkins is one of four Australian mathematicians who together created what is today the Australian Mathematics Trust. In the myriad of activities generated through this organization, Warren has served in various capacities. Among them, he has been continuously a member of the Management Committee. He has been Chair of the Australian Mathematics Foundation. He has been an appointed representative to the Australian Mathematical Olympiad Committee. For many years he has been chairman of the Problems Committee of the Australian Mathematics Competition, where his leadership has led to interesting and challenging papers for students.

At the founding meeting of the Federation in 1984 he undertook the task of editing the Foundation Newsletter, and was named Editor of the Federation journal “Mathematics Competitions” which evolved from the newsletter, a role he has maintained to this day. As an author he has collaborated on numerous research articles dealing with student performance, and has authored a book on problem solving.

While his contributions have generally been behind the most visible public screen, they have been significant, and his efforts have been a major factor in the creation and growth of the Australian Mathematics Competition.