Jacob Kantzer is in his third year of a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Secondary Education and Advanced Mathematics at Michigan State University. He has worked as a gymnastics coach, math tutor, and MSU Undergraduate Learning Assistant, receiving the 2025-2026 Award for Excellence in Teaching from the MSU Department of Mathematics. He finds the study of mathematics deeply enjoyable and believes strongly in the power of mathematics to instill students with not only problem-solving skills and perseverance, but also a sense of wonder and an appreciation of beauty. He’s from Rochester Hills, Michigan. When he’s not learning or teaching math, he enjoys practicing and coaching gymnastics, playing the piano, and singing in choirs.