{"id":88802,"date":"2025-01-24T19:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T19:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/alumni-news-media\/?p=88802"},"modified":"2025-01-31T21:49:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T21:49:01","slug":"beth-sonnenschein-61-62n-establishes-a-1-million-endowed-research-fund-in-mathematics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/alumni-news-media\/2025\/01\/24\/beth-sonnenschein-61-62n-establishes-a-1-million-endowed-research-fund-in-mathematics\/","title":{"rendered":"Beth Sonnenschein \u201961, \u201962N establishes a $1 million endowed research fund in mathematics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image=&#8221;80552&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1737745260535{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-color: rgba(24,41,87,0.8) !important;*background-color: rgb(24,41,87) !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Beth Sonnenschein \u201961, \u201962N establishes a $1 million endowed research fund in mathematics<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#7eb1dc&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;25px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"rev-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Gift recognizes the couple\u2019s commitment to research excellence and honors her late husband, University Trustee Emeritus Hugo Sonnenschein \u201961, \u201917 (Honorary)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;25px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<div class=\"essb_links essb_displayed_shortcode essb_share essb_template_default4-retina essb_template_glow-retina essb_2063252373 essb_size_xs essb_links_right print-no\" id=\"essb_displayed_shortcode_2063252373\" data-essb-postid=\"88802\" data-essb-position=\"shortcode\" data-essb-button-style=\"button\" data-essb-template=\"default4-retina essb_template_glow-retina\" data-essb-counter-pos=\"hidden\" data-essb-url=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/alumni-news-media\/2025\/01\/24\/beth-sonnenschein-61-62n-establishes-a-1-million-endowed-research-fund-in-mathematics\/\" data-essb-fullurl=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/alumni-news-media\/2025\/01\/24\/beth-sonnenschein-61-62n-establishes-a-1-million-endowed-research-fund-in-mathematics\/\" data-essb-instance=\"2063252373\"><ul class=\"essb_links_list\"><li class=\"essb_item essb_link_facebook nolightbox essb_link_svg_icon\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rochester.edu%2Fadv%2Falumni-news-media%2F2025%2F01%2F24%2Fbeth-sonnenschein-61-62n-establishes-a-1-million-endowed-research-fund-in-mathematics%2F&t=Beth+Sonnenschein+%E2%80%9961%2C+%E2%80%9962N+establishes+a+%241+million+endowed+research+fund+in+mathematics\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" onclick=\"essb.window(&#39;https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rochester.edu%2Fadv%2Falumni-news-media%2F2025%2F01%2F24%2Fbeth-sonnenschein-61-62n-establishes-a-1-million-endowed-research-fund-in-mathematics%2F&t=Beth+Sonnenschein+%E2%80%9961%2C+%E2%80%9962N+establishes+a+%241+million+endowed+research+fund+in+mathematics&#39;,&#39;facebook&#39;,&#39;2063252373&#39;); 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use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;25px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_88942\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88942\" class=\"wp-image-88942\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/alumni-news-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1149-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Group photo of Hugo Sonnenschein and his family.\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/alumni-news-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1149-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/alumni-news-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1149-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/alumni-news-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1149-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/alumni-news-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1149-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/alumni-news-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1149-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/alumni-news-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1149-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/alumni-news-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_1149-700x525.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-88942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rachel Mossi, Leah Schraudenbach, Hugo Sonnenschein, Beth Sonnenschein, and Amy Venetianer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Elizabeth \u201cBeth\u201d Sonnenschein \u201961, \u201962N has established the Hugo Freund Sonnenschein and Elizabeth Gunn Sonnenschein Research Endowment in Mathematics within the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½\u2019s School of Arts &amp; Sciences. Her generous $1 million gift honors her late husband, University Trustee Emeritus Hugo Sonnenschein \u201961, \u201917 (Honorary), an acclaimed economic theorist and academic leader, and recognizes the couple\u2019s shared commitment to research excellence.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, the new Sonnenschein Research Endowment in Mathematics will equip faculty and students with resources to integrate ideas from diverse disciplines\u2014including physics, economics, engineering, and DNA biology\u2013to drive solutions to challenges best addressed through mathematics collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are tremendously grateful to Beth for this gift and to Hugo for his scholarly impact and dedication to Rochester,\u201d says Duje Tadin, interim dean of the School of Arts &amp; Sciences. \u201cBecause of Beth\u2019s vision and support, future generations can carry on Hugo\u2019s legacy and apply mathematical concepts to advance transdisciplinary innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis gift is a way to honor my appreciation for the role Rochester played in our formative years, and Hugo\u2019s years as a board member and volunteer,\u201d says Sonnenschein. \u201cHe loved math, Rochester, and the institution of higher education\u2014he dedicated his life to all of this and more.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_88972\" style=\"width: 236px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88972\" class=\"wp-image-88972 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/alumni-news-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-1-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hugo Sonnenschein \u201961, \u201917 headshot\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/alumni-news-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-1-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/alumni-news-media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Untitled-1.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-88972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hugo Sonnenschein<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sonnenschein adds that Hugo majored in mathematics at Rochester, and, during his senior year, he found a reference in an economics journal that inspired him and became the basis for his lifelong work: the idea that important economic concepts could be modeled and hence better understood, using mathematics. For him, she underscores, it all started at Rochester.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Funkenbusch, chair of the mathematics department, underscores that mathematics is foundational to many disciplines, often driving discoveries in engineering and the sciences and moving us toward solutions to such global issues as sustainable energy, cryptography, public health, and economic systems. \u201cBecause of this gift, the department will always have dedicated resources to help faculty and students pursue high-reward projects, giving them the freedom to study difficult questions and problems that span these areas and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hugo and Beth met during their first year at the University and married one year after graduation. Their three daughters, Rachel Mossi, Leah Schraudenbach, and Amy Venetianer were mathematics majors in college and, like their parents, have applied lessons learned from math into their careers and daily lives.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;25px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#00205b&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;25px&#8221; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><strong>Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Hugo Sonnenschein<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Hugo was <a style=\"color: #ffc70a;\" href=\"\/pr\/Review\/V80N2\/pdf\/0702_sonnenschein.pdf\">a teacher, scholar, and one of the nation\u2019s most distinguished academic leaders<\/a>, equally at home crunching mathematical models, leading a classroom discussion, and guiding the nation\u2019s leading universities. He served as president of the University of Chicago, provost at Princeton University, and dean at the University of Pennsylvania, elevating these distinguished institutions to new levels of academic and scholarly achievement. Hugo was also a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts &amp; Sciences and a distinguished fellow of the American Economic Association. 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