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Report on the 77th Annual Meeting
of the Wisconsin Section of the
Mathematical Association of America

The 77th Annual Spring Meeting of the MAA-Wisconsin Section was hosted by the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse the weekend of April 24-25, 2009. Registration began at 11:00 am, Friday, on the UW La Crosse Campus. Sessions began at 12:00 p.m. Friday, and the last talks were from 11:30 a.m. until noon on Saturday, April 25, 2009.  The last time the Wisconsin Section met at UW-La Crosse was in 1999.

A total of 164 people registered for the meeting. Of those, 52 were undergraduate students.

During the reception the section enjoyed a favorite event:  FACE OFF - THE MATH GAME SHOW.  The event was organized by Ken Price and Steve Szydlik. Governor John Koker was the Master of Ceremonies. The third place winner was team Chern from UW - La Crosse, the second place team was team Germain from Beliot College, and the contest winner was team Descartes from Carthage College.

The Friday evening banquet was in the Great Hall in the Cleary Building. A total of 99 people attended the banquet, including 35 students. The evening speaker was Dan Teague, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, who presented the banuet address entitle "The Infamous Five Color Problem" in Wimberly Hall, room 102 .

The Chair of the Section presented the 2009 Wisconsin Section Distinguished Teaching Award For Distinguished College or University Mathematics Teaching.  The recipient of the award was  UW-Oshkosh mathematics professor, Dr. Jennifer Earles Szydlik . Dr. Kenneth L. Price of the Mathematics Department at UW-Oshkosh wrote the following in nominating Professor Szydlik for this award:

"Dr. Jennifer Earles Szydlik is an outstanding teacher. Dr. Szydlik's achievements can be partly attributed to her conviction that mathematics is a purely human endeavor that everyone can enjoy and appreciate. Her lessons are designed for students to take ownership of mathematical ideas, methods, skills, and content."

Three local teachers received teaching awards. They are Doug Burge of Holmen High School, Sandi Riley of Onalaska High School, Mark Englerth of Logan High School, and John Schmidt, Central High School. We congratulate them on a job well-done!

Invited addresses

 “The High School to College Transition: A View From Below ,” Dan Teague, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

“Research by Undergraduates is Hot! ”, Joseph A. Galian, University of Minnesota at Duluth

“The Infamous Five Color Problem ”, Dan Teague, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

“Using Groups and Graphs to Create Symmetry Patterns”, Joseph A. Galian, University of Minnesota at Duluth

Booksale

The booksale was held in Cowley Hall, room 111. The section will receive funds from the MAA as a result of sales at the booksale.

Meeting Report

INCOME
Pre-registrations
4 retired persons @ 10.00
1 teacher @ 10.00
3 invited speakers @ 0.00
20 non members @ 22.00
62  regular members @ 20.00
54  students @ 0.00
Total pre-registrations: $1730

Registrations at meeting
23 regular participants @ 25.00
17 students @ 0.00
Total on-site registrations: $575

Banquet Reservations
Pre-registrations
5 invited guests @ 0.00
60 Regular tickets @ 20.00
28 students @ 5.00

Reservations made at the meeting
2 @ 25.00, 7 @ $5

Underpayment: $1

Total banquet sales $1424

Booksale Income: $457.57
Booksale Misc: $6.60
Publishers: $50

Total Misc: $514.17

Total income: $4243.17

COSTS
108 dinners: $1,760.50
Refreshments: $55.90
Honoraria for speakers $200
Student help 0 hours @ $6/hour $0

Total Costs $2,016.40
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Spring Meeting Profit: $2226.77

Respectfully submitted,

Mark R. Snavely Secretary/Treasurer