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Spring 2011National Association of MathematiciansNewsletterVolume XLII Number 1 Spring 2011ContentsThe Next Generation of ScholarsFrom the Editor 2The Second Ptolemy:Persia's Fifteenth CenturyMathematical GeniusReview “Damn Near White:An African American Family’sRise from Slavery toBittersweet Success”The Archives of AmericanMathematics PreservesMathematics HistoryMathematical SciencesInstitutes Support NAM’sUndergraduate MATHFest 2010Images of NAM at the 2011Joint Mathematics Meetings34678Job Openings 9NAM Calendar 10NAM Board of Directors 10NAM Membership Form 11NAM’s MATHFest 2010NAM MATHFest 2010 was hosted by Miami Dade College in Miami,Florida from November 18 to 20, 2010. This conference brought togetherundergraduates from across the nation who engaged in mathematicsthrough sharing their research, participating in a problem-solving contest,and networking with established mathematicians.Top Row: Aqeeb Sabree (Texas Southern University), Ruqiah Muhammad (TexasSouthern University), Ashlee Edwards (Virginia Wesleyan College), and CathaleeSoergel (Miami University)Bottom Row: Leland Kent (Morehouse College), Sovandara Chea (Texas SouthernUniversity), Marcia Higgins (Johnson C. Smith University ), Davian Vernon(Morehouse College)NAM Newsletter 1

Volume XLII Number 1The National Association of Mathematicians (NAM)publishes the NAM Newsletter four times per year.EditorDr. Talitha M. WashingtonUniversity of Evansvillenam_newsletter@yahoo.comhttp://faculty.evansville.edu/tw65/Editorial Board Find NAM NewsletterDr. Edray Herber Goinson Facebook!Purdue Universityegoins@math.purdue.eduhttp://www.math.purdue.edu/~egoins/Dr. Mohammad K. AzarianUniversity of Evansvilleazarian@evansville.eduhttp://faculty.evansville.edu/ma3/Newsletter Websitehttp://faculty.evansville.edu/tw65/NAM.htmThis website has a list of open job and summer positions.It also features past editions of the Newsletter and editionsfrom 41.1 to present are in color.From the EditorAs I sit in church, I can hear the constant babbling ofbabies and the wild chatter of children. I admit that sometimesI am disquieted as I am trying to hear the stories beingtold. All of the sudden, my pastor, Rev. Adrian M.Brooks, Sr., interrupts his message to remind us that ―youknow when an organization is alive. You see and hear theyouth. A dying organization is void of the young.‖NAM‘s efforts to cultivate, nourish and grow the nextcrop of mathematical researchers are highly commendable.At NAM‘s Undergraduate MATHFest 2010, budding students,intrigued by the rigor and beauty of mathematics,gained invaluable connections (page 7). At the Joint MathematicsMeetings 2011, the new Ph.D. session showeddiversity within areas of research, as well as diversitywithin the NAM community (page 8). All the while, Dr.Azarian reminds us that, as we move forward, it is vital topreserve our past, and remember the mathematicians whocame before us (page 3). We are also encouraged to preserveour own works, and Carol Mead of the Archives ofAmerican Mathematics Archives shows us how (page 6).Fortunately, at times, a family member will document thejoys and conflicts that exist in every family, as with Dr. J.Ernest Wilkins‘ family (page 4).Letters to the editor should be addressed to Dr. TalithaM. Washington, University of Evansville, Department ofMathematics, 1800 Lincoln Avenue, Evansville, Indiana47722 or by email to nam_newsletter@yahoo.com.Email is preferred.Subscription and membership questions should bedirected to Dr. Roselyn E. Williams, Secretary-Treasurer,National Association of Mathematicians, P.O. Box 5766,Tallahassee, Florida 32314-5766; (850) 412-5236; email:Roselyn.Williams@famu.eduNAM’s Official Webpage http://www.nam-math.orgNAM’s History and Goals: The National Associationof Mathematicians, Inc., known as NAM was founded in1969. NAM, a nonprofit professional organization, hasalways had as its main objectives, the promotion of excellencein the mathematical sciences and the promotion andmathematical development of under-represented minoritymathematicians and mathematics students. It also aims toaddress the issue of the serious shortage of minorities inthe workforce of mathematical scientists.David Bressoud (MAA President2009-2010) and Talitha WashingtonHowever,we do nothave to proceedby ourselves.Overthe years, wehave receivedgenerous supportfor ourefforts fromthe mathematicsinstitutesfrom across the country (page 7). Through connectionswith other professional organizations such as theMathematical Association of America, our efforts are supportedand amplified.As NAM proceeds forward, we are reminded to includethe young, to make connections with those aroundus, and to provide both the courage and support to moveour community forward so that the next generation ofscholars can travel a smoother road that leads to mathematicalgreatness.Enjoy!2NAM Newsletter

Spring 2011The Second Ptolemy: Persia's Fifteenth CenturyMathematical GeniusMohammad K. AzarianGhiyāth al-Dīn Jamshīd Masūdal-Kāshī was one of the most renownedmathematicians and astronomersin Persian history, as well asone of the most fascinating medievalmathematicians in the world. InIran and other Persian speaking societies,he is called by his PersianMohammad Azarian name, Kāshānī. Kāshānī‘s exactdate of birth is not known, but it was sometime during thesecond half of the fourteenth century. Most likely, he wasborn in the Tamerlane empire in the city of Kāshān in centralIran about 160 miles south of the capital Tehran, andabout 300 miles from the Caspian Sea. Kāshānī died onthe morning of Wednesday, June 22, 1429 (Ramadān 19,832 AHL) outside of Samarqand, at the observatory he hadhelped to build in Uzbekistān, in northeast Iran.Kāshānī was known for his extraordinary ability toperform very difficult mental computations. The manynicknames given to Kāshānī include ―the second Ptolemy‖,―the pearl of the glory of his age‖, ―the king of engineers‖,―the reckoner‖, and ―our master of the world‖.Although Kāshānī‘s interests were in mathematics andastronomy, he was actuallya physician. Like manyother scientists of theMiddle Ages, he dedicatedmost of his known scientifictreatises to monarchsor other influentialrulers of his time in orderto receive compensation.Kāshānī was Persian,but, in order to increasehis readership, he wrotemost of his mathematicalwork in Arabic. Most ofhis work was written insexagesimal system, asystem where the digitsare separated by commas, and the integral and fractionalparts by semicolons. (For example, ―1, 23; 45, 57‖ in base60 is1 × 60 + 23 × 60 0 + 45 × 60 -1 + 35 × 60 -2 in base 10.) Today,his best-known work has been translated into English,French, German, and Russian. For a more detailed discussionof Kāshānī‘s life and his mathematical achievements,we refer the reader to the references provided for this article,especially [5].Mathematical Achievements―The Treatise on the Circumference‖ was completedin Arabic as Al-Risāla al-muhītīyya in July of 1424(Sha‘bān 827 AHL). In this masterpiece of computationaltechniques, Kāshānī used his fundamental theorem fromthis risāla to calculate the value of Л, correct to 16 decimalplaces. He used inscribed and circumscribed polygons,each with 805,306,368 sides. This approximation ofЛ was a remarkable achievement for that time. It far surpassedall approximations of Л by all previous mathematiciansthroughout the world, including Archimedes, Ptolemy,and Muhammad al-Khwārizmī. Archimedes‘ approximationwas 3.14 (250 BC); Ptolemy‘s result was 3.14166(150 AD); and al-Khwārizmī‘s approximation was 3.1416(800 AD). It took European scientists 186 years to improveon Kāshānī‘s approximation of Л.―The Treatise on the Chord and Sine‖ was completedin Arabic as Risāla al-watar wa’l-jaib around 1427. Themain part of this work involves the creation of and solutionsto the cubic equation ax = b + x 3 where a and b areconstants. He then found an approximation of sin 1 o viatrigonometric identity sin 3x = 3sin x - 4sin 3 x. By usingan iterative method, today known as the fixed-point method,he found thatsin 1 o = .0174524064372835103712which is correct to 22 decimal places (and is equivalent tosin 1 o = 1;2,49,43,11,14,44,16,26,17, correct to ten sexagesimalplaces). This was the first approximation methodin the history of mathematics and the most significantachievement in medieval algebra. Before this work, thebest known approximation was found in the tenth centuryAD by Abu‘l-Wafā and Ibn Yūnus but they were correct toonly four sexagesimal places.―The Key of Arithmetic‖ or ―The Calculators‘ Key‖was completed in Arabic as Miftāh al-hisāb on March 2,1427 (Jamādi al-awwal 3, 830 AHL). It took Kāshānīmore than 7 years to complete this work. It was writtenprimarily as a textbook and was used for more than fivecenturies as a textbook as well as an encyclopedia. Itserved many generations of students, accountants, astronomers,architects, engineers, land surveyors, and merchants.Side NoteThe start of the Islamic calendar is the year 622 AD inthe Western calendar, the year the prophet Muhammadmade the hijra, his migration Mecca to Medina. There aretwo Islamic calendars in use: the lunar, which is 354 daysand the solar, which is 365 days. In this article, ―AHL‖and ―AHS‖ are used for these two calendars, respectively.NAM Newsletter 3

Spring 2011and emailed the author with some general comments. I amvery pleased to recommend this book. My copy has markings,comments, and underlined passages on almost everypage. This short history of the Wilkins family is an importantwork withinthe context ofAfrican Americanhistory and culture.In spite of beingbrief, the bookprovides a sensitiveand deep commentaryon what itmeans to hold distinguishedmembershipin theblack elite, inDr. Mickens discussing the book at theJMM 2011 NAM BusinessMeeting in New Orleanswhich, simultaneouslythe individualsare also ―damnnear white.‖Buy a copy, now!In our mathematics community, when the name Dr. J.Ernest Wilkins is called forth, we are generally referring toJ. Ernest Wilkins, Jr., a son of the J. Ernest Wilkins, who isthe subject of Damn Near White. J. Ernest Jr. is a distinguishedmathematician, engineer, science administrator,and mentor to many professors and students. It is of significanceto note that his mother, Lucile Robinson, and fatherreceived undergraduate degrees in mathematics; the fatherfrom the University of Illinois (BS, 1918) and his mother atthe University of Chicago (BS, 19??).In addition to J. Ernest Jr., the Wilkins had two otherchildren, Julian and John. Both graduated from the LawSchool of Harvard University. The author‘s father, Julian,had a very successful career as an attorney, while Johnworked for the U.S. Justice Department in Washington,DC. For our purposes, it is of interest to know that CarolynWilkins‘ mother told her (pp. 33) that ―Lucile and J. Ernestwere hard on their children … Your father never felt hewas bright enough or good enough to suit either one ofthem.‖ Further, ―Both Aunt Constance and my mother describedJ. Ernest‘s criticism of his boys as ‗unrelenting,‘‗harsh,‘ and ‗extreme‘ (pp. 32). Even when they hadgrown to adulthood, J. Ernest rode his boys hard.‖My own deep personal and professional relations with J.Ernest, Jr. began about 1988 when I initiated discussionswith him on accepting a professorship at the then newClark Atlanta University, which was a consolidation ofAtlanta University and Clark College. In 1990, he was appointedDistinguished Professor of Applied Mathematicsand Mathematical Physics and retired from that position in2003.J. Ernest, Jr. was a very sociable person and on manyoccasions my wife and I enjoyed the warm and cozy atmosphereof his home, along with Sylvia (Spelman College)and Robert (Morehouse College) Bozeman. At othertimes, especially for lunch, Sandra Rucker (Clark AtlantaUniversity) and Earl Barnes (Morgan State University)would be present.I had the opportunity on several occasions to formallyinterview J. Ernest, Jr. These sessions generally lasted forabout three hours and he provided me with a wide range ofhis views on subjects involving personal, private, and publicaspects of his careers, life, and wishes. A small part ofmy short bio-essay on him is based on my notes from thesediscussions. However, reading the book Damn Near Whiteallows me to place many of his replies to my questions in abroader perspective. In particular, I think I now understandhis general kindness and patience with both students andcolleagues, and why he was such a successful mentor toboth sets of individuals.Before I end, two ―stories‖ may be of interest to thereader. First, J. Ernest, Jr. once told me that during the reviewof one of his mathematics research manuscripts, theeditor wanted him to change only one word to have thepaper accepted for publication. He wrote back that hisword selection was the proper one to use and that if thesuggested change was required, he would withdraw themanuscript. Upon receipt of the editor‘s reply, he withdrewhis work from further consideration in that journal.The second ―story‖ involves me. For almost thirtyyears, I have taught a graduate course in mathematicalphysics. When J. Ernest, Jr. arrived at Clark Atlanta University,he would often stand outside my classroom andlisten to my lectures. On four or five occasions, severaldays later, he would produce a massive (~ 20 pages) documentgiving the full mathematical proof details on sometopic that I had presented to my graduate students. Ofcourse, I always welcomed these results and for all of themwe jointly reworked them into papers emphasizing both themathematical and physical aspects of the topics. He enjoyedmy deep physical reasoning associated with theseproblems and I came to appreciate greatly the precision ofhis quick and sharp mind as it related to many areas of appliedmathematics. While these joint efforts generally wereon problems not before discussed in the research literature,we never published any of them. Maybe, this will be donein the near future.In summary, we should all thank Carolyn Wilkins forbringing to us the details of the Wilkins family history.Hopefully, someday soon, someone will write a fuller volumeon this remarkable family and give in detail their contributionsto help create a more humane and understandingAmerican society.Ronald Mickens is a Professor of Physics at Clark AtlantaUniversity and a life member of NAM . His email isrmickens@cau.edu.NAM Newsletter 5

6NAM NewsletterVolume XLII Number 1The Archives of American Mathematics PreservesMathematics HistoryCarol MeadDuring the January 2011 Joint Mathematics Meeting inNew Orleans, I had the good fortune to meet Dr. TalithaWashington, this newsletter's editor. When I told Talithawhat I do–preserve the papers of mathematicians and recordsof mathematics organizations at the University of Texasat Austin (UT)–we discovered a mutual interest: seeingmore underrepresented mathematicians preserve their papersfor future generations to research. She encouraged meto write an article about the collections I curate, with theaim of appealing to the NAM membership to preserve theirpapers for the historical record.What Is the Archives of American Mathematics?The mission of the Archives of American Mathematics(AAM), a research component of the Dolph Briscoe Centerfor American History (the Center) at UT, is to collect, preserve,and provide access to the records of American mathematiciansand mathematical organizations for use by historians,mathematicians, educators, and others interested inthe history and development of mathematics. Since its inception35 years ago, the AAM has grown from two toover 100 collections, housing the papers and records ofprominent American mathematicians and organizations,including those of the MAA, for which we are the officialrepository for its historical records. In 2003, with the supportof the MAA and the Educational Advancement Foundation,an Austin-based philanthropic organization, theCenter created a position unique in the United States: anarchivist dedicated to curating mathematics collections.Now, with a solid foundation of mathematical archivalcollections, the AAM‘s goal is to become the preeminentresource for the history of American mathematics. To accomplishthis goal, we must include mathematicians andorganizations from a wide range of the American mathematicscommunity, including underrepresented minorities.Why Preserve Papers?I have found, in talking with mathematicians, thatmany of you do not consider your papers to have archivalmerit. I would like to counter that belief by saying thatyour papers do have historical value. Whatever the subjectarea, including mathematics, archives can reveal, amongother things, the genesis and development of ideas and,ultimately, document the progress of a nation‘s intellectualgrowth. The papers of African American and other minoritymathematicians are of particular importance both for theideas found within them and for the evidence they provideof minorities‘ growing participation in and contributions tothe American intellectual record.I realize that generally mathematicians do not use archivesin their research, unless it tendsto the historical. However, ideas, inthis case mathematical ones, are notcreated in a vacuum. They have a historicaltrail, which often is found inCarol Meadmathematicians‘ papers – in notes or correspondence, forinstance. One example of this trail comes from a small collectionhere of notebooks created by G. A. Hedlund, ofYale, during World War II, and two letters between Hedlundand Marston Morse in 1941. According to the donor,one of Hedlund‘s Ph.D. students, the notebooks and one ofthe letters is likely the beginning of the symbolic logic anddiscrete dynamical systems as we know them today.How Do You Donate Papers or Records?To initiate a donation, please contact me atcarolmead@austin.utexas.edu. Information I will ask forincludes the background of the creator of the collection, thegeneral contents (professional correspondence, lectures,etc.), volume, and formats of materials (paper, digital, photographs,etc.). I also request a general inventory of thecollection, which I use to determine what should be acceptedfor donation.Once we agree on the donation, the donor sends it tome and I then send the donor a Deed of Gift to sign and aletter of acknowledgment. Once the agreement is in place,we will ―process‖ the collection: establish an arrangementfor it, transfer the materials into archival quality foldersand boxes, create an online ―finding aid‖ (which containsbackground about the creator and the papers, and box contents),and store the boxes in our facilities. At this point,the collection is open to researchers.I encourage you to contact me if you have any questionsabout possible donations of collections, as well asinquiries about our research materials. For further informationabout the AAM, please visit our website:http://www.cah.utexas.edu/collections/math.php A listingof our collections and links to their inventories may also befound on the site: http://www.cah.utexas.edu/collections/math_findingaids.phpWhat is the Briscoe Center?The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History is aspecial collections library, archive, and museum that facilitatesresearch and sponsors programs on the history of theUnited States. The Briscoe Center supports research andeducation by acquiring, preserving, and making availableresearch collections and by sponsoring exhibitions, conferences,symposia, oral history projects, publications, andgrant-funded initiatives.

Spring 2011Nathaniel DeanThere are several institutes around thecountry that are at least partially fundedby the National Science Foundation(NSF). Eight of these institutes contributed$250 towards awards given to undergraduatepresenters at NAM‟s UndergraduateMATHFest, held from Novem-Dr. Nate Dean,NAM Presidentber 18-20, 2010 at Miami Dade College inMiami, Florida. These institutes are:American Institute of Mathematics (AIM)Institute for Computational and Experimental Researchin Mathematics (ICERM)Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA)Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM)Mathematical Biosciences Institute (MBI)Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI)National Institute for Mathematical and BiologicalSynthesis (NIMBioS)Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute(SAMSI)Students competed for cash prizes two separate competitions:oral presentations and problem solving. All studentswere allowed to compete in both competitions. Thejudges used a rubric with a detailed list of criteria to ensureconsistency. The actual scorecard was adapted by the authorfrom one used by the Society for the Advancement ofChicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) fora poster presentation competition at one of their conferences.Specifically, the judges evaluated each presentation‘scontent, organization, delivery, awareness of audience,quality of visual aids, and length of talk.Presentation Winners1 st PlaceRaymond Perkins, Pursuit Evasion Games on Graphs,SURIEM, Michigan State UniversityCarol Mead is the Archivist for the Archives of AmericanMathematics, The Dolph Briscoe Center for American Historyat The University of Texas at Austin. Her email iscarolmead@austin.utexas.edu.Mathematical Sciences Institutes Support NAM’sUndergraduate MATHFest 2010Davian Vernon, ClassifyingBol-Moufang Quasigroupsunder a Single Operation,SUMSRI, Miami University2 nd PlaceAshlee Edwards andCathalee Soergel, The TravellingSalesman at HomeNear You, SUMSRI, Miami UniversityDavian Vernon andRaymond PerkinsSam Somuah, Graph Mining, DIMACS, Texas SouthernUniversity3 rd PlaceKaren Nielson, Malin Rapp-Olsson, and Mame FatouThiam, Using Variations of Beta-Binomial Distributions toInvestigate Robust Scoring Methods, SUMSRI, MiamiUniversity4 th PlaceSovandara Chea, Expert Finder, Computer Science program,Texas Southern UniversityMarcia Higgins, Distribution of Emergency Supplies,Johnson C. Smith UniversityHonorable MentionRuqiah Muhammad and Aqeeb Sabree, Generating PeriodicSolutions of Higher Order Difference Equations viaSolutions of a First Order Equation, LL Clarkson MathematicalResearch Experience, Texas Southern UniversityAnother very lively activity for the students was theChallenge Problem competition organized by Dr. DuaneCooper of Morehouse College. He presented problemsto the students which were solved during the conference.The problem solving exercise is an important kind of mathematicalactivity as it encourages the students to do complexmathematical problems. Faculty members were notallowed to compete for the prizes, but, many of them foundthe problems intriguing and even attempted to find theirNAM Newsletter 7

own solutions.Challenge Problem WinnersDr. Duane Cooper(Morehouse College)Problem 1Raymundo Navarrete,MASS, The PennsylvaniaState UniversityProblem 2, Part 1Andre White, L.L. ClarksonResearch Experience, TexasSouthern UniversityProblem 2, Part 2assists problem solvers Andre White and Aqeeb Sabree,LL Clarkson Mathematical Research Experience,Texas Southern UniversityVolume XLII Number 1Excitement about the prizes and the competitionsloomed throughout the conference. As you can imaginethis lead to significant involvement from all attendees, notjust the competitors, and stimulated a lot of interaction. Iannounced the awards at the end of the meeting, and thestudents were ecstatic. It added a lot of excitement and anticipationat a point in the meeting when people would otherwisebe leaving early or starting to feel a little worn out. Ican’t wait until next year!Nathaniel Dean is a Professor of Mathematics at TexasState university, San Marcos and the President of NAM.His email is nd17@txstate.edu.Images of NAM at the 2011 Joint Mathematics MeetingsLeft: Nathaniel Dean, President of NAM,honors Robert Bozeman (Morehouse College)with a plaque for giving the Cox-TalbotAddressRight: Mohammad K. Azarian (University ofEvansville) with Edray Goins (Purdue University)who gave the Claytor-Woodard AddressRight: Past editors of NAM include Scott Williams(University at Buffalo, SUNY), Talitha Washington(University of Evansville), Janis Oldham (North CarolinaA&T), Johnny Houston (Elizabeth City State University)Below: Granville-Brown-Haynes Session organized by DawnLott (Delaware State University) featured recent Ph.D.‘s KatrinaCunningham (Southern University-Baton Rouge), Michael Young(Iowa State University), Patrice Benson (United States MilitaryAcademy), and Alejandra Alvarado (University of Arizona)Left: A panel honoring the lives of Drs. David Blackwell,Anglea Grant, and Cora Sadosky included Robin Wilson(California State Polytechnic University), Edray Goins(Purdue University), Johnny Houston (Elizabeth City StateUniversity), Roselyn Williams (Florida A&M University)and Dennis Davenport (National Science Foundation)Below: Courtney Fulton (Howard University),Michelle Craddock (United States Military Academy),Lakeshia Legette (Johnson C. Smith University)8NAM Newsletter

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Volume XLII Number 1NAM CalendarThe Underrepresented Students in Topology and AlgebraResearch Symposium (USTARS) will be held April1-3, 2011 at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa.The keynote speaker is Dr. Emille Davie Lawrence of CaliforniaState Polytechnic University, Pomona, California.See: http://www.mathalliance.org/ustars.aspTapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing will beheld April 3-5, 2011 in San Francisco, California. See:http://tapiaconference.org/2011/Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching) is a professionaldevelopment program for new and recent Ph.D.'s inmathematics. Applications are due April 15, 2011. See:http://archives.math.utk.edu/projnext/.Math SPIRAL 2011, an undergraduate research program,will be held May 30-July 8 at the University of Maryland,College Park. Participation is limited to students at theaffiliates. See: http://www.spiral.math.umd.edu/Conferences & WorkshopsCAARMS 17 will be held in June 1-4, 2011 at the Institutefor Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM) at the Universityof California, Los Angeles. See: www.caarms.netSIAM Workshop Celebrating Diversity will be held July19-21 at the International Council for Industrial and AppliedMathematics (ICIAM) 2011 in Vancouver, BritishColumbia, Canada. See: http://www.iciam2011.com/The SACNAS 2011 Summer Leader Institute will beheld July 25-29 in Washington, DC. Applications are dueMarch 24. The SACNAS National Conference will beheld October 27-30, 2011 in San Jose, California. See:http://sacnas.org/events/national-confMAA MathFest 2011,will be held August 4-5 in Lexington,Kentucky. The NAM David Blackwell Lecture will begiven by Dr. Farrah Jackson Chandler of Elizabeth CityState University and the AWM-MAA Etta Z. Falconer Lecturewill be given by Dr. Dawn Lott of Delaware State University.See: http://www.maa.org/mathfest/The Infinite Possibilities Conference 2012 will be heldMarch 30-31 at the University of Maryland, BaltimoreCounty. See: http://www.ipcmath.org/NAM Board of DirectorsPresident, Dr. Nathaniel DeanTexas State University San Marcosnd17@txstate.eduhttp://www.txstate.edu/math/Vice President, Dr. Dawn LottDelaware State Universitydlott@desu.eduwww.3lottdaughters.com/dlott/index.htmlSecretary/Treasurer, Dr. Roselyn WilliamsFlorida A&M UniversityRoselyn.williams@mail.famu.eduExecutive Secretary, Dr. Leon WoodsonMorgan State Universityleon.woodson@morgan.eduRegion A Member, Dr. Duane CooperMorehouse Collegedcooper@morehouse.eduhttp://www.morehouse.edu/facstaff/dcooper/Region B Member, Dr. William HawkinsUniversity of District of Columbia and MAAwhawkins@udc.eduhttp://www.maa.org/summa/archive/HAWKINSW.HTMRegion C Member, Dr. Mary S. HawkinsPrairie View A&M UniversityMaryHawkins@pvamu.eduMajority Institution Member, Dr. Donald A. OutingUnited States Military Academydonald.outing@usma.comhttp://www.dean.usma.edu/departments/math/people/Outing/Govt./Industry Member, Dr. Tuwaner Hudson LamarScientific-Atlanta, Inc.ACISCO Companylamarth@hotmail.comCommunity College Member, Jacqueline Brannon GilesHouston Community College System-Central Collegejbgiles@yahoo.comEditor, Dr. Talitha M. WashingtonUniversity of Evansvillenam_newsletter@yahoo.comhttp://faculty.evansville.edu/tw65Ex-Officio President Emeritus, Dr. John W. AlexanderMiami Dade Collegejalexan2@mdc.eduEx-Officio President Emeritus, Dr. Rogers J. NewmanSouthern Universityrnewman@subrvm.subr.eduExecutive Secretary Emeritus, Dr. Johnny HoustonElizabeth City State Universityjlhouston602@gmail.com10NAM Newsletter

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Dr. Talitha M. WashingtonNAM NewsletterDepartment of MathematicsUniversity of Evansville1800 Lincoln AvenueEvansville, IN 47722ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTEDSpring 2011