Daniel E. Scanlon Memorial Award

The Daniel E. Scanlon Memorial Award honors one deserving Mathematics student per year for earning the title of most dedicated. This award was created to reccognize the student that loves math and always desires to learn more. Daniel Scanlon was a prominent figure in the OCC Mathematics department. He began his career in 1973 as head of the math lab and sadly his career ended in 2005 when he passed away at the age of 58. Over the course of his thirty-two year career at OCC he held the position of Professor of Calculus and finally also became the Chair of the Math Department.

Dan devoted his life to teaching and always made a special effort for those who had a passion and desire to succeed in Math. He enjoyed helping students with questions during his office hours and was happy to go out of his way to work with those who were devoted to understanding math and excelling in his class. It is for this reason that the Daniel E. Scanlon Memorial Award honors the most dedicated math student. Dan’s life was cut unexpectedly short in 2005 before we were ready to lose him. Therefore, those who love Dan created this award to continue Dan’s legacy of helping those passionate and deserving students that he dedicated his life and career to mentoring.