own solutions.Challenge Problem WinnersDr. Duane Cooper(Morehouse College)Problem 1Raymundo Navarrete,MASS, The PennsylvaniaState <strong>University</strong>Problem 2, Part 1Andre White, L.L. ClarksonResearch Experience, TexasSouthern <strong>University</strong>Problem 2, Part 2assists problem solvers Andre White and Aqeeb Sabree,LL Clarkson Mathematical Research Experience,Texas Southern <strong>University</strong>Volume 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 <strong>of</strong> interaction. Iannounced the awards at the end <strong>of</strong> the meeting, and thestudents were ecstatic. It added a lot <strong>of</strong> 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 Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Mathematics at TexasState university, San Marcos and the President <strong>of</strong> <strong>NAM</strong>.His email is nd17@txstate.edu.Images <strong>of</strong> <strong>NAM</strong> at the 2011 Joint Mathematics MeetingsLeft: Nathaniel Dean, President <strong>of</strong> <strong>NAM</strong>,honors Robert Bozeman (Morehouse College)with a plaque for giving the Cox-TalbotAddressRight: Mohammad K. Azarian (<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><strong>Evansville</strong>) with Edray Goins (Purdue <strong>University</strong>)who gave the Claytor-Woodard AddressRight: Past editors <strong>of</strong> <strong>NAM</strong> include Scott Williams(<strong>University</strong> at Buffalo, SUNY), Talitha Washington(<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Evansville</strong>), Janis Oldham (North CarolinaA&T), Johnny Houston (Elizabeth City State <strong>University</strong>)Below: Granville-Brown-Haynes Session organized by DawnLott (Delaware State <strong>University</strong>) featured recent Ph.D.‘s KatrinaCunningham (Southern <strong>University</strong>-Baton Rouge), Michael Young(Iowa State <strong>University</strong>), Patrice Benson (United States MilitaryAcademy), and Alejandra Alvarado (<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Arizona)Left: A panel honoring the lives <strong>of</strong> Drs. David Blackwell,Anglea Grant, and Cora Sadosky included Robin Wilson(California State Polytechnic <strong>University</strong>), Edray Goins(Purdue <strong>University</strong>), Johnny Houston (Elizabeth City State<strong>University</strong>), Roselyn Williams (Florida A&M <strong>University</strong>)and Dennis Davenport (National Science Foundation)Below: Courtney Fulton (Howard <strong>University</strong>),Michelle Craddock (United States Military Academy),Lakeshia Legette (Johnson C. Smith <strong>University</strong>)8<strong>NAM</strong> <strong>Newsletter</strong>
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