September 12, 2007 == MEDIA ADVISORY
Summary: A Calvin College professor has been elected as associate secretary of one of the nation's two major mathematics organizations.
Full story see http://www.calvin.edu/news/releases/2007-08/venema.htm
A Calvin College professor has been elected as associate secretary of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), putting Calvin alumni in top positions at the nation's two major mathematics organizations.
Gerard Venema will begin a five-year term as associate secretary with the MAA in January 2009 after first serving for a year as associate secretary elect. A 30-year member of the MAA, Venema says he sees these new, upcoming duties as a chance to be of service to the discipline of mathematics, and an opportunity to be involved at the national level in setting the direction of the profession and the professional organization.
The two major professional organizations in mathematics are the MAA and the American Mathematical Society (AMS). The mission of the MAA is to promote collegiate mathematics, while the mission of the AMS is to promote research mathematics.
Interestingly one of the top people at the AMS, its secretary, is Robert Daverman, a Calvin graduate on the faculty at the University of Tennessee. He also is a co-author with Venema of several research papers, including a major research monograph that is to be published by the AMS in 2008.
Now Venema and Daverman will get a chance to work together on the AMS/MAA joint meeting, which annually is attended by approximately 5,000 people.
Says Venema with a smile: "The unusual thing is that two Calvin College graduates will have a hand in shaping the character of the national meetings for the entire mathematical community."
Contact Venema at 616-526-6908
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