The AWM has awarded Dr Hunsicker the appointment for leadership of the United Kingdom community of women in mathematics; tireless advocacy for women in mathematics everywhere through talks, writing, and the film “Faces of Women in Mathematics”; and application of mathematical and statistical expertise to research into equity and diversity issues facing the mathematical community.
The AWM Fellows programme has been launched to recognize individuals who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to the support and advancement of women in the mathematical sciences, consistent with the AWM mission: “to encourage women and girls to study and to have active careers in the mathematical sciences, and to promote equal opportunity and the equal treatment of women and girls in the mathematical sciences.”