Summary of Section Meetings
The summary goes back to the very first meeting in 1937. This meeting was held in Las Cruces, NM and representatives from Arizona, New Mexico and Texas played an active role, a tradition that continues to this day. The second meeting in 1938 was held in Albuquerque, NM in conjunction with AAAS, AAUP, Society of American Foresters and American Society of Civil Engineers. The third meeting was held in 1939 in Alpine, Texas and this time it was held in conjunction with thirteen other organizations. The names of these institutions have changed but their support of the MAA has not.
In the first meeting at Las Cruces there were not only representatives from four-year colleges, but there was also a representative from a two-year college in Arizona. Two year colleges have played an active role in the annual meetings of the section. In 1975 Glendale Community College was the first Community College to host a section meeting.
Another important tradition that continues from the 1930•s is having joint meetings with other organizations. It is now common to contact NMMATYC, ArizMATYC, and SUnMaRC in planning out the annual conference.
This appendix contains an almost complete list of speakers for the section meetings, together with a listing of the individuals from the section who have taken leadership roles in organizing the section meetings or in helping to run the section. It is no coincidence that the recipients of the Meritorious Service Award figure prominently among the individuals listed below.
| YEAR | MEETING DATES | SITE |
REGISTERED Total/MAA Members |
CHAIRPERSON | SECRETARY/ TREASURER | GOVERNOR | INVITED SPEAKERS |
| 1937 | Apr 2-3 | NMSU | 34 / 13 | R.K.Rees, NMSU | W.C. Risselman, NAU | J.B.Shaw, U of Illnois | |
| 1938 | Apr 25-26 | UNM | 80 / 19 | R.F.Graesser, UA | W.C. Risselman, NAU | A.J.Kempner, Pres MAA, U of Colorado | |
| 1939 | May 2-3 | SRSTC | 25 / 11 | R.S.Underwood, TTC | H.D.Larsen, UNM | L.V.Robinson, Amarillo College | |
| 1940 | Apr 22-23 | UA | 40 / 13 | J.W.Branson, NMSU | H.D.Larsen, UNM | C.V.Newsom, UNM, | S.B.Talmadge, NMIMT |
| 1941 | Apr 28-29 | TTC | 75 / 18 | E.J.Purcell, UA | H.D.Larsen, UNM | served as regional governor | E.T.Bell, Cal Tech, past Pres MAA |
| 1942 | Apr 28 | NMSU | 26 / 11 | R. Mackay, ENMU | H.D.Larsen, UNM | 1940-1942 | C.V.Newsom, UNM |
| No Meetings | 1943-1946 | ||||||
| 1947 | Apr 4 | UNM | 25 / 14 | E.A.Hazelwood, TTC | H.D.Larsen, UNM | R.S.Underwood, TTC | W.M.Whyburn, TTC, past VP MAA |
| 1948 | May 3 | NMHU | 23 / | R.F.Graesser, UA | B.D.Roberts, NMHU | R.S.Underwood, TTC | |
| 1949 | Apr 29-30 | NMSU | 41 / 23 | Earl Walden, NMSU | B.D.Roberts, NMHU | R.S.Underwood, TTC | H.D.Huskey, UCLA |
| 1950 | Apr 29 | NAU | 36 / 23 | E.J.Purcell, UA | B.D.Roberts, NMHU | Earl Walden, NMSU | E.C.Slipher, Lowell Observ |
| 1951 | Mar 23-24 | UNM | 55 / 38 | A.W.Boldyreff, UNM | R.L.Westhafer, NMSU | Earl Walden, NMSU | B.W.Jones, Uf Colorado |
| 1952 | Apr 11-12 | UA | 40 / 26 | Charles Wexler, ASU | R.L.Westhafer, NMSU | Earl Walden, NMSU | Louis Brand, U of Cincinnati |
| 1953 | Jan 2-3 | NMSU | 50 / 30 | J.H.Butchart, NAU | R.L.Westhafer, NMSU | R.F.Graesser, UA | J.W.T.Youngs, U of Indiana |
| 1954 | Apr 16 | ASU | 40 / 27 | M.S.Hendrkson, UNM | R.L.Westhafer, NMSU | R.F.Graesser, UA | S.B.Nicholson, Palomar Observ |
| 1955 | Apr 8 | UNM | 53 / 34 | D.L.Webb, UA | W.W.Mitchell, PC | R.F.Graesser, UA | G.E.Forsythe, UCLA |
| 1956 | Apr 27-28 | NMSU | 76 / 31 | R.L.Westhafer, NMSU | W.W.Mitchell, PC | M.S.Hendrickson, UNM | S.M.Ulam, Los Almos Scientific Lab |
| 1957 | Apr 26-27 | UA | 60 / 39 | R.B.Lyon, ASU | W.W.Mitchell, PC | M.S.Hendrickson, UNM | H.R.J.Grosch, GE, Phoenix |
| 1958 | Apr 11-12 | UNM | 63 / 47 | R. C. Hildner, Sandia | Deonisie Trifan, UA | M.S.Hendrickson, UNM | J.W.McRae, Sandia, NM |
| 1959 | Apr 10-11 | ASU | 53 / 43 | J.H.Butchart, NAU | Deonisie Trifan, UA | Charles Wexler, ASU | R.H.Daus, UCLA |
| 1960 | Apr 29-30 | HAFB | 50 / 35 | R.B.Crouch, NMSU | Deonisie Trifan, UA | Charles Wexler, ASU | A.E.Taylor, UCLA |
| 1961 | Mar 17-18 | UA | 87 / 40 | Harvey Cohn, UA | G.L.Baldwin, NMSU | Charles Wexler, ASU | S.M.Ulam, Los Almos Scientific Lab |
| 1962 | May 11-12 | UNM | 82 / 62 | I.I.Kolodner, UNM | G.L.Baldwin, NMSU | J.B.Giever, NMSU | Jim Douglas, Rice Institute |
| 1963 | Apr 19 | NAU | 43 / 33 | Deonisie Trifan, UA | G.L.Baldwin, NMSU | J.B.Giever, NMSU | M.Milne-Thomson, R.H.Bing, S.Bergman, R.Bellman |
| 1964 | Apr 10-11 | NMSU | 79 / 53 | E.A.Walker, NMSU | E.L.Walter, NAU | J.B.Giever, NMSU | P.D.Lax, NYU |
| 1965 | Apr 2-3 | ASU | 72 / 53 | E.D.Nering, ASU | E.L.Walter, NAU | Harvey Cohn, UA | R.E.Bellman, RAND Corporation |
| 1966 | Apr 1-2 | UNM | 78 / 55 | J.W.P.Mayer, UNM | E.L.Walter, NAU | Harvey Cohn, UA | E.Dyer, I.N.Herstein, R.B.Crouch |
| 1967 | Mar 31 - Apr 1 | UA | 51 / 29 | D.E.Myers, UA | S.T.Kao, UNM | Harvey Cohn, UA | M.S.Klamkin, G.L.Thompson, G.S.Rogers |
| 1968 | Apr 12-13 | NMSU | 92 / 62 | R.J.Wisner, NMSU | S.T.Kao, UNM | A.P.Hillman, UNM | J.W.Jewett, Oklahoma State |
| 1969 | Apr 11-12 | NAU | 46 / 22 | A.B.Gray, NAU | S.T.Kao, UNM | A.P.Hillman, UNM | Helmut Rohrl, UCSD |
| 1970 | Mar 27-28 | UTEP | 65 / 46 | J.E.Nymann, UTEP | R.W.Ball, NMIMT | A.P.Hillman, UNM | Basil Gordon, UCLA |
| 1971 | Apr 2-3 | ASU | 74 / | L.T.Smith, ASU | R.W.Ball, NMIMT | E.A.Walker, NMSU | Albert Tucker, Princeton |
| 1972 | Mar 24-25 | UNM | 77 / 53 | S.T.Kao, UNM | R.W.Ball, NMIMT | E.A.Walker, NMSU | R.J.Wisner, NMSu, H. Cheng, NMSU |
| 1973 | Apr 13-14 | UA | 37 / 28 | J.F.Foster, UA | A.Swimmer, ASU | E.A.Walker, NMSU | R.A.Beaumont, UA, H.Mann, UA |
| 1974 | Apr 5-6 | NMSU | 49 / | E.D.Gaughan,NMSU | A.Swimmer, ASU | E.L.Walter, NAU | R.D.Anderson, LSU |
| 1975 | Apr 11-12 | GCC | 52 / 27 | R.D.Meyer, NAU | A.Swimmer, ASU | E.L.Walter, NAU | H.L.Alder, UC Davis, Pres elect MAA |
| 1976 | Apr 2-3 | ENMU | 39 / | W.G.Calton, ENMU | A.Swimmer, ASU | E.L.Walter, NAU | C.V.Newsom, Guggenheim Foundation |
| 1977 | Apr 22-23 | PC | 37 / 32 | A.L.Seeglitz, GCC | A.Swimmer, ASU | J.E.Nymann, UTEP | J.M.Thomas, Duke |
| 1978 | Mar 17-18 | NMIMT | 22 / 20 | C.M.Dubbs, NMIMT | A.Swimmer, ASU | J.E.Nymann, UTEP | Victor Klee, Univ of Washington |
| 1979 | Apr 6-7 | UTEP | 75 / 68 | C.E.Hall, UTEP | A. Swimmer, ASU | R.W.Ball, NMIMT | J.Brillhart, J.Goldstein, J.Selfridge |
| 1980 | Apr 25-26 | NAU | 44 / | D.A.Bonnett, NAU | A.Swimmer, ASU | G.S.Rogers, NMSU | L.Gillman, U of Texas, past Treasurer MAA |
| 1981 | Apr 3-4 | NMSU | 60 / | D.G.Johnson, NMSU | A.Swimmer, ASU | G.S.Rogers, NMSU | R.W.Anderson, R.R.Struik, J.J.Pederson |
| 1982 | Apr 2-3 | UA | / 71 | William Y. Vélez, UA | E.D.Gaughan, NMSU | G.S.Rogers, NMSU | R.Hersh, H.L.Alder, J.Brillhart |
| 1983 | Mar 25-26 | NMIMT | / 44 | R.W.Ball, NMIMT | E.D.Gaughan, NMSU | A.B.Gray, NAU | MarkKac, USC |
| 1984 | Apr 13-14 | ASU | 20 / | A.Swimmer, ASU | E.D.Gaughan, NMSU | A.B.Gray, NAU | D.J.Albers, Menlo; H.Rund, Capetown |
| 1985 | Apr 12-13 | UA | 117 /34 | William Y. Vélez, UA | E.D.Gaughan, NMSU | A.B.Gray, NAU | C.Reid, I.Niven, G.Brumfiel, G.Bergman |
| 1986 | Mar 7-8 | UTEP | 296 / 32 | C.E.Hall, UTEP | E.D.Gaughan,NMSU | D.R.Arterburn, NMIMT | P.Halmos & J.Pederson, U of Santa Clara |
| 1987 | Apr 3-4 | UNM | 78 / | R.M.Grassl, UNM | E.D.Gaughan, NMSU | D.R.Arterburn, NMIMT | L.Gillman, J.Moore, E.D.Gaughan |
| 1988 | Apr 22-23 | NAU | 88 / | J.W.Hagood, NAU | E.D.Gaughan, NMSU | D.R.Arterburn, NMIMT | J.Crosswhite, K.Ross, B.Madison, S.MacLane |
| 1989 | Apr 21-22 | NMWU | 33 / | Roger Lutz, NMWU | E.D.Gaughan, NMSU | A.Swimmer, ASU | L.Gillman, past pres MAA, U of Texas |
| 1990 | Mar 30-31 | ASU | 80 / | A.Swimmer, ASU | E.D.Gaughan, NMSU | A.Swimmer, ASU | R.Barnhill, ASU, D.J.Albers, Menlo Coll |
| 1991 | Apr 5-6 | NMSU | 58 / | G.S.Rogers, NMSU | E.D.Gaughan, NMSU | A.Swimmer, ASU | R.C.Shiflet, MSEB, S.P.Rodi, Austin Coll |
| 1992 | Apr 3-4 | UA | R.B.Thompson, UA | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | D.R.Arterburn, NMIMT | L.C.Moore, Duke Univ | |
| 1993 | Apr 16-17 | NMIMT | 40 / | A.Sharples, NMIMT | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | D.R.Arterburn, NMIMT | |
| 1994 | Apr 8-9 | GCC | 150 / | Anne L. Dudley, GCC | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | D.R.Arterburn, NMIMT | C.Pomerance, Polya Lecturer & M.Bays |
| 1995 | Apr 7-8 | UTEP | 59 / | J.M.Gray, UTEP | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | R.B.Thompson, UA | D.J.Albers, Assoc Exec Dir, MAA |
| 1996 | Apr 12-13 | NAU | / | Janet M. McShane, NAU | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | R.B.Thompson, UA | G.Andrews, Penn St; M.Moody, Harvey Mudd |
| 1997 | Apr 4-5 | NMSUG | / | Sharon MacKendrick, NMSUG | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | R.B.Thompson, UA | Jerry Porter, MAA Treasurer |
| 1998 | Apr 3-4 | Pima Community College | / | Chalres Land, PCC | Alan Sharples, NMIMT | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | Paul Zorn, St. Olaf College |
| 1999 | Apr 9-10 | WNMSU | / | Adriene Dare WNMSU | Alan Sharples, NMIMT | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | Ronald Graham, Polya Lecturer |
| 2000 | April 7-8 | ASU | / | Mike Brilleslyper & Matt Isom, ASU | Alan Sharples, NMIMT | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | Gerald Alexanderson, Santa Clara University & past President of MAA |
| 2001 | April 6-7 | NMSU Las Cruces | 52 / | Ray Mines, NMSU | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | John Hagood, NAU | |
| 2002 | April 6-7 | Glendale CC (Glendale, AZ) | 164 / 88 | April Strom, GCC | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | John Hagood, NAU | Tina Straley, MAA Speaker |
| 2003 | April 5-6 | NMIMT | 39 / | Bill Stone, NMIMT | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | John Hagood, NAU | Martha Siegel, Towson University |
| 2004 | April 2-3 | NAU | 81 / 41 | John Hagood & Janet McShane, NAU | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | Bill Stone, NMIMT | David Bressoud, Macalester College and MAA Pólya Lecture; Underwood Dudley, DePauw University |
| 2005 | April 1-2 | UTEP | / | Hamide Dogan-Dunlap, UTEP | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | Bill Stone, NMIMT | Annie & John Selden, NMSU; Bruce Palka, UT Austin and Editor of American Mathematical Monthly |
| 2006 | April 7-8 | Four Points by Sheraton, Tucson (hosted by UA) | 68 / 39 | William Y. Vélez, UA | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | Bill Stone, NMIMT | Lesley Ward, Harvey Mudd; Steve Dunbar, University of Nebraska |
| 2007 | April 13-14 | UNM-Valencia | 103 / 22 | Mary Robinson, UNM-Valencia | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | Janet McShane, NAU | Nancy Hagelgans, Ursinus College |
| 2008 | April 18-19 | Crowne Plaza San Marcos Resort, Chandler, Arizona (hosted by ASU) | / | Michael Oehrtman & Terry Turner, ASU | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | Janet McShane, NAU | Lowell Beineke, Purdue |
| 2009 | April 3-4 | WNMU | / | Tom Gruszka, WNMU | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | Janet McShane, NAU | Dan Teague, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics; Lou Kauffman, University of Illinois at Chicago and MAA Pólya Lecturer |
| 2010 | April 9-10 | Scottsdale CC (Scottsdale, AZ) | 99 / | Jenifer Bohart, SCC | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | Tom Gruszka, WNMU | Betty Mayfield, Hood College; Pat McKeague, Math TV |
| 2011 | May 20-21 | ENMU-Roswell | 56 / | Janet Macaluso, ENMU-Roswell | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | Tom Gruszka, WNMU | Rick Gillman, Valparaiso University |
| 2012 | March 30-31 | Pima Community College Downtown Campus, Tucson | / | Erin Militzer & Silvia Saccon, UA | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | Tom Gruszka, WNMU | Phil Kutzko, University of Iowa; Steve Dunbar, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Omayra Ortega, Arizona State University, Rebecca McGraw, University of Arizona |
| 2013 | April 13–14 | NMIMT | / | Bill Stone & Annette LaRussa, NMIMT | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | William Y. Vélez, UA | Bob Devaney, Boston University and MAA President; Brigette Russell, New Mexico Higher Education Department |
| 2014 | April 4–5 | Paradise Valley CC (Phoenix, AZ) | / | Scott Surgent (ASU), Stephen Nicoloff (PVCC) | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | William Y. Vélez, UA | Jennifer Quinn, University of Washington; Anne Dudley and Laura Watkins, Glendale CC |
| 2015 | April 18–19 | El Paso CC | / | Gabriel Camacho (EPCC) | Joanne V. Peeples, EPCC | William Y. Vélez, UA | Pat McKeague, XYZ Textbooks; Rick Gillman, Valparaiso University |