Photos courtesy of Krishnaswami Alladi.
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Evan Pugh Professor George Andrews
of Penn. State Univ. (President
Elect of the AMS) conveys his
congratulations to Prof. John Thompson
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Distinguished Visiting Professor George
Andrews speaking a the dinner in honor
of 2008 Abel Laureate John
Thompson. Also in the picture (l to r)
are Professors Peter Sin, Jorge Martinez,
David Groisser, Frank Garvan and Alex Turull
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Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
and Physics John Klauder expressing
his appreciation. Seated beside him
are Mrs Agnes Klauder, Nanette Dinculeanu
and Prof. Nick Dinculeanu. Professors
David Drake, Phil Boyland, Yuli Rudyak and
Mrs Rudyak are facing John Klauder
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Virginia Chow recalls the association of
her late husband Prof. Chat Ho with his great
teacher John Thompson. Seen in the picture
facing the camera are Profs David Groisser,
Alex Turull, Paul Ehrlich, Paul Ehrlich
and Norma Ehrlich. Frank and Cyndi have
backs to camera
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Professor John Thompson, Dr. (Mrs)
Diane Thompson and Mathura Alladi
listening to the speeches
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Professor David Drake (former Chair
of the UF Math Dept) congratulating
John Thompson. It was during Drake's
term as chair that John Thompson's
appointment as full time Graduate
Research Professor was accomplished
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Professor Peter Sin of the Algebra
Group congratulating John Thompson.
Peter Sin is John Thompson's
collaborator on his most recent work
on the divisor matrix, Dirichlet series
and SL(2,Z)
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Professor Alex Turull expressing
his appreciation on behalf of
the Algebra Group
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Abel Laureate John Thompson responds.
Seen here in the picture (l to r) are
Dr. (Mrs) Diane Thompson, Professors
Krishnaswami Alladi, Peter Sin, Jorge
Martinez and George Andrews
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Abel Laureate John Thompson in a
discussion with Professor George
Andrews, President Elect of the
American Mathematical Society
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