1. Nineteen Years of Summer Programs for Women in Mathematics at GWU Murli M. Gupta, Director

2. SPWM  Started in 1995. Operated continuously for 19 years!  Brought 298 students to GW  Read more than 2200 applications over 19 year period

3. SPWM Accomplishments  106 finished PhD and MS degrees  More than 95 are in graduate schools right now.

4. SPWM Accomplishments  40 are in faculty and postdoctoral positions  50 are in industry and government  16 are teaching in high schools

5. SPWM: Why?  To improve the infrastructure, i.e.,  To increase the number of women in academia, industry and government Success!

6. SPWM: Why?  To show women the variety of career options available after BA/BS– outside of high school teaching Success!

7. SPWM: Why? To show women that graduate school was not beyond them and they can succeed in graduate school Look Around Success!

8. SPWM: Why? To create a network where our participants (and others) can consult each other and lean on one another as needed Again, Look Around Success!

9. SPWM Thanks to NSA for their generous support these 19 years

10. SPWM Thank you everyone We have had a great run!!