New Members Initiated in 2007

Advisor and Officers

Advisor: Professor Donald Rhoads

President: Nicholas Valles

Vice-President: Christopher Armstrong

Secretary-Treasurer: Thomas C. Adams

Number of New Members Inducted:

9

Number of Continuing Members:

No.

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

1) A NOVA video about String Theory (Brian Greene).

2) A problem session in which teams of students were asked to solve three problems, such as “Pirates sharing the gold” and “Monty’s problem.”

3) Prof. Tim Pennings and his dog Elvis.

4) Pi day celebration.

Do any of your chapter members plan to attend or present a paper at the PME national meeting at MathFest in San Jose, California?

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. :

Chantel Blackburn, the 2005-6 PME president, is enrolled in the Doctoral program at the University of ArizonaKami Lizarraga, the 2004-5 PME president, is enrolled at Columbia University Law SchoolLaura Mack, an officer in 2005-6, is enrolled in a doctoral program in Meteorology at Colorado State UniversityLarissa Mann, a 2006 initiate, is enrolled in the Doctoral program in Audiology at Central Michigan University, with scholarship