Submitted by Lisa Kwak on July 7, 2022 - 9:36am
Congratulations to Fran Herr on being awarded the College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Medal in the Natural Sciences! Fran graduated with a double degree with majors in mathematics and dance.
"In her UW dance courses, “Fran’s joy in learning is a gift to those around her, elevating discussions and prompting deeper thinking,” says Rachael Lincoln, associate professor of dance. Herr participated in three Department of Dance performances on film during COVID, and choreographed a work for the 2022 Dance Majors Concert using mathematics — specifically a solution to the Tower of Hanoi puzzle — as her inspiration. The result, says Lincoln, was “a layered and metaphor-rich dance."