| PhD Year | Name | Adviser |
| 1953 | Jean Lee Blaney [Feidner] Durfee (1926–1988) | Edith R. Schneckenburger |
| 1953 | Lillian Gough (1918–2006) | Harry M. Gehman |
| 1953 | Mabel D. Montgomery (1919–2007) | Harry M. Gehman |
American women mathematics PhDs 1940-1959
| PhD Year | Name | Adviser |
| 1953 | Jean Lee Blaney [Feidner] Durfee (1926–1988) | Edith R. Schneckenburger |
| 1953 | Lillian Gough (1918–2006) | Harry M. Gehman |
| 1953 | Mabel D. Montgomery (1919–2007) | Harry M. Gehman |