About the Foundation
The first phase of EDGE was launched in 1998 by Sylvia Bozeman and Rhonda Hughes to strengthen the ability of female students to successfully complete graduate programs in the mathematical sciences. As the number of EDGE participants grew so did its mentoring efforts. Now EDGE is much more than a summer bridge program. EDGE programs provide ongoing support for women pursuing careers in the mathematical sciences at several critical stages of their careers. In 2013, in response to an overwhelming push from EDGE participants, we established the Sylvia Bozeman and Rhonda Hughes EDGE Foundation, otherwise known as the EDGE Foundation, to support these established programs.
The Sylvia Bozeman and Rhonda Hughes EDGE Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. For access to the EDGE Foundation’s tax returns and meeting minutes, please contact edgestaff@edgeforwomen.org.
EIN: 46-5525057
The Sylvia Bozeman and Rhonda Hughes EDGE Foundation Board of Directors
Sylvia Bozeman, EDGE Foundation Interim Secretary, Professor Emerita of Spelman College, and co-founder of the EDGE Program
Lloyd Douglas, EDGE Foundation Treasurer. Co-Chair, Human Resources Advisory Committee at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
Ingrid Daubechies, James B. Duke Professor of Mathematics at Duke University and first woman to receive the National Academy of Sciences Award in Mathematics
Martina Ebert, Senior Director, Foundation Relations and Strategic Initiatives at Pomona College
Heather Harrington, Associate Professor and Royal Society University Research Fellow at Oxford
Raegan Higgins, Associate Professor at Texas Tech University and co-Director of the EDGE Program (Ex-Officio Board Member)
Fern Hunt, Research Mathematician at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Mathematical Modeling Group (retired)
Ellen Kirkman, Professor of Mathematics at Wake Forest University and Treasurer of the Association for Women in Mathematics
Alison Marr, Professor at Southwestern University and co-Director of the EDGE Program (Ex-Officio Board Member)
Cory Powell, Director, Office of Institutional Diversity at Texas Tech University
Ami Radunskaya, EDGE Foundation President. Professor of Mathematics at Pomona College
Talithia Williams, Associate Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College, Treasurer of SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science) and 2000 EDGE summer participant
Ulrica Wilson, EDGE Foundation Vice-President. Associate Professor of Mathematics at Morehouse College