Sumner Byron Myers (February 19, 1910 – October 8, 1955) was an American mathematician specializing in topology and differential geometry. He studied at Harvard University under H. C. Marston Morse,Tucker, A: Interview with Albert Tucker , Princeton University, July 11, 1984. Last accessed January 1, 2010. where he graduated with a Ph.D. in 1932.Mathematics Genealogy Project: Sumner Byron Myers, no date. Last accessed December 5, 2005. Myers then pursued postdoctoral studies at Princeton University (1934–1936)Princeton University: Members of the School of Mathematics , no date. Last accessed December 5, 2005. before becoming a professor for mathematics at the University of Michigan. He died unexpectedly from a heart attack during the 1955 Michigan–Army football game at Michigan Stadium.
Sumner B. Myers Prize The Sumner B. Myers Prize is an annual award, first presented in 1962 in his honor, that recognizes mathematics Ph.D. students whose doctoral theses are considered distinguished contributions to their fields of research. The prize is administered by the Department of Mathematics in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan.University of Michigan: Sumner Myers Award, no date. Last accessed December 5, 2005.
Notable recipients include June Huh (2014), Mary Wootters (2014), and Theodore J. Kaczynski (1967).
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