Congratulations, Tracy

just think that's super fun. At some committees the meetings or the committee outings and things like that are really great fun.

5. Which committees are you currently in and in which role? Currently I am the chairman of the NWS committee. I am the secretary of the Advisory council. I am the secretary of the (A)bac(ch)us.

6. Which of these is your favourite and why? Depends in terms of what. In terms of fun, perhaps the (A)bac(ch)us, but we don't do anything now, but that is normally the best in terms of fun. The Advisory Council is also really fun, but the NWS even more if we can really organise it. If we can continue organising it, then it will probably really be super rewarding. It depends on how you look at it.

7. Which other committees have you been in and in which role? At the beginning of this year I was treasurer of the Dies 2020 and for the Twick-In 2017 I was known as War: we were all named after sauces for chips. 8. You’ve also been a board member. Why did you choose to do a board year for Abacus? It felt worthwhile because I wanted to dedicate myself to giving to other people as well, given how beautiful it is at Abacus. It was of course very nice, but also very useful. I got a lot out of it for myself.

9. Are you planning on being active next year as well? If yes, which committees are you planning on being a member of next year? I don't think I'm getting out of the (A)bac(ch)us yet. I will also check whether there are enough people for the Advisory Council next year and whether I will still be asked. In any case, I will not be picking up new committees as I will be doing an internship and graduation next year.

10. Which committee that you have not joined (nor will be joining) do you think does fantastic work? I'll just take the committee list. I think the Christmas Dinner Committee does a fantastic job. I often like to help cook on that day. And I think the Ab-Actie also works very well with all those activities that many people enjoy. But basically everyone does a good job.

10. How would you convince non active members of Abacus to become active? I would convince them by talking to them about how nice it is at Abacus and how useful it is for your student days. I convinced Daan Velthuis in this way during the Christmas Dinner to join the EEMCS Trip Committee and with freshmen if the first one wants, the rest will too.

11. Do you have anything left to say? No, but thanks for the interview. The Ideaal! is also doing a really good job.

Text: Lavinia Lanting

Although this academic year has been a tough one, some have managed to shine through it all. One such person is the lecturer Tracy Craig, who you may know from the Mathematics Line, International Collaborators or as a colleague if you are a Teacher Assistant of a member of the staff. This year Tracy has been nominated by the students of Applied Mathematics for the Applied Mathematics Educational Prize (AMEP), during Abacus' Education Week. Tracy gave then a beautiful speech over the theme 'Online Mathematics', which crowned her winner of the AMEP and awarded the title of 'Teacher of the Year' from Abacus. This is, though, not all, as Tracy has actually won 3 prizes this year. Astatine also awarded her with the title of 'Teacher of the Year' and Scintilla with that of 'Best Digital Teacher'.

Through this little column we would like to congratulate Tracy Craig on being awarded these three pizes and titles this year. We also would like to truly thank her for the amazing job she has been doing and for the effort she puts into teaching her students.

Thank you for your hard work, Tracy, and congratulations!