| MANSW | The Mathematical Association of New South Wales, Inc. Promoting Quality Mathematics Education for all. |
Student Services - The T G Room Award
Professor T G Room was appointed to the Chair of Mathematics at the University of Sydney in 1935, succeeding Professor H S Carslaw. He held this position for over 30 years and had great influence mathematics education in NSW. He was president of MANSW in 1963 - 64. In 1968, after his retirement, MANSW established the T G Room Award in his honour. The award was to be made annually to the student who gains first place in the Higher School Certificate examination.
The first recipient was Christopher Cosgrove who gained first place in the inaugural HSC mathematics examination, in 1967.
T G Room Award: Medallists
The T G Room Award goes to the student who gains first place in the highest level Mathematics course in the NSW Higher School Certificate in the year preceding the year of the award. The award consists of an engraved medallion and a cash award, currently $500.
| 1968 | Christopher Cosgrove | Kingsgrove North HS | 1989 | Geoffrey Blainey | St Aloysius College | |
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| 1969 | Robert Simes | Wollongong HS | 1990 | Iain Johnston Aaron Minney |
Kempsey HS St Joseph's College |
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| 1970 | Jeremy Dawson | Sydney Grammar School | 1991 | Joseph Lau Elisabeth Le Strange |
North Sydney Boys HS SCEGGS Darlinghurst |
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| 1971 | James Franklin | St Joseph's College | 1992 | Roshan Ganeshan | Sydney Technical HS | |
| 1972 | Miriam Jucovic | Sydney Girls HS | 1993 | Adrian Banner | Sydney Grammar School | |
| 1973 | Kenneth McLeod | St Ives HS | 1994 | Anthony Henderson | Sydney Grammar School | |
| 1974 | Barry Quinn | St Joseph's College | 1995 | Kevin Tay | Sydney Technical HS | |
| 1975 | Amnon Ne'emann | Randwick Boys HS | 1996 | Kim Hoe Chan | Sydney Boys HS | |
| 1976 | John Rogers | Knox Grammar School | 1997 | Oscar Kwon | Sydney Boys' HS | |
| 1977 | Robert Heal Peter Vohralik |
Knox Grammar School Knox Grammar School |
1998 | Ruiyi Wang | St George Girls' HS | |
| 1978 | Alan Fekete | Sydney Grammar School | 1999 | Prasad Ganesan | Sydney Grammar School | |
| 1979 | Richard Middleton | Toronto HS | 2000 | Sidney Gee-Lake Sek | James Ruse Agricultural HS | |
| 1980 | Matthew Dyer | Hurstville Boys HS | 2001 | Thomas Xia | James Ruse Agricultural HS | |
| 1981 | James Smelt | St Aloysius College | 2002 | Hugh Miller | Barker College | |
| 1982 | Leon Poladian Richard Wilson |
Fort Street HS The King's School |
2003 | David Chan | Sydney Grammar School | |
| 1983 | David Craig | Richmond River HS | 2004 | Thomas William Clement | St Ignatius, Riverview | |
| 1984 | Gregory Gard Lisa McIntyre |
James Ruse Agricultural HS James Ruse Agricultural HS |
2005 | Andrew Tin-Pui Ngai | James Ruse Agricultural HS | |
| 1985 | Alan Blair | Sydney Grammar School | 2006 | Mathew Libling | Sydney Grammar School | |
| 1986 | David Mitchell Haralabos Koumoukelis |
Kadina HS Sydney Technical HS |
2007 | Stephanie Wang | James Ruse Agricultural HS | |
| 1987 | David Hogan | James Ruse Agricultural HS | 2008 | Giles Gardam | Hurlstone Agricultural HS | |
| 1988 | Michael Wells | St Joseph's College |
