Every year, MAA awards Certificates of Meritorious Service to persons who have served the Association well, either at the national level or within their sections. The Michigan Section has the opportunity to recognize one of their members in this way once every five years. In 2002, the Certificate of Meritorious Service was awarded to John W. Petro, Professor Emeritus at Western Michigan University.
Petro has served the Michigan section in many capacities, including Newsletter Editor, Program Chair, Chair, Liaison Coordinator, Governor, and Archivist. He has also been very active in recruiting other mathematicians to get involved in the Michigan section MAA. The full text of his commendation is given on the citation page.
Professor Petro’s award was given in a ceremony at the January 2002 Joint AMS-MAA meeting in San Diego. In an acceptance statement, Petro said, “Through the years I have been just one of many who have shared in the vision of building a truly outstanding mathematics community for the benefit of all. My greatest reward has been to see the Michigan Section and the Mathematical Association of America prosper. I was quite surprised and indeed very honored to have been chosen to receive the MAA Certificate of Meritorious Service.”
Previous winners of the Certificate of Meritorious Service from the Michigan Section are Yousef Alavi (1987), Delia Koo (1992), and Don Lick (1997).
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