She was elected as President of the American Mathematical Society , serving in this role in 1995-96. On the announcement that she would become President the Courant Institute issued a press release saying:
Ta valiti presidendiks American Mathematical Society, teenivad seda rolli 1995-96. Käsitleva teate, et ta oleks saanud president Courant Instituudi väljastatud pressiteates öeldakse järgmist: