Judges for the 2020 Prize: Douglas Norton (chair), Patrick Honner, Evelyn Lamb, Carolyn Yackel, & Carlo Sequin.
All four judges expressed appreciation for the quality of the papers and for the opportunity to serve in this capacity. We thank them very much for the time and careful consideration they contributed. Some of their comments about the winning paper were: "This incredible paper manages to infuse mathematical rigor and historical context into a clear, well-written manuscript that situates its subject in the midst of several intersecting literatures." The paper is "very well written," contains "a heavy dose of math," and shows "some nice artistic results." "This article created a new mathematical world and took me there for an enjoyable tour." "This paper did a good job of translating a traditional craft into mathematical language and exploring the interesting interplay between craft-driven and mathematics-driven design considerations. The authors use mathematics to motivate novel aesthetic choices in the craft while honoring the traditional aesthetic values in bobbin lace." "In the end, it was clear to me which paper told the most complete story in the best way."
