In honor of his commitment to mentorship, the Mathematical Association of America has honored Jesús De Loera with the T. Christine Stevens Award for Leadership Development. The award recognizes the importance of professional development that seeks to build leadership capacity within the mathematical sciences.

As dean of the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis, the largest college on campus that more than 14,000 undergraduate students call home, Estella Atekwana envisions the college as a bridge that helps students make their dreams a reality while being a powerhouse for interdisciplinary research.