Georgia Benkart, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at UW-Madison and a member of the AIM Scientific Research Board, died unexpectedly on April 29, 2022, in Madison, Wisconsin. She will be missed by her colleagues and students and left a lasting legacy of research accomplishments. In 1974 she began her career at UW-Madison after receiving her PhD from Yale. She served the mathematical community in many roles–among them as President of the Association of Women in Mathematics (2009-2011), Associate Secretary of the AMS (2010-2022), and as a member of the AIM Scientific Research Board (2016-2022). For a more detailed account of her life and mathematics see the memorial tribute and remembrances from the UW-Madison math department.
