Maine Alpha The University of Maine Chapter Report

 

Advisor and Officer

Advisor: Steven Kimball

President: Christine Young

Number of New Members Inducted:

17

Number of Continuing Members:

44

Describe the two most interesting or unusual chapter activities this year:

Attended Fall Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America. Went bowling and gave prizes for every string score that was a prime number over 100.

Do any of your chapter members plan to attend or present a paper at the 2009 PME national meeting at MathFest in Portland, Oregon?

No.

Do you have any news about current students or recent graduates, for example, scholarships or other awards, acceptances to graduate school, paper presentations at conferences?

Christine Young was awarded the John and Beverly Toole scholarship of ($150) for the current president of the Maine Alpha chapter of PME.