The Rocky Mountain Section is the section of the Mathematical Association of America that serves Colorado, Wyoming, Eastern Montana, and Western South Dakota
To promote excellence in mathematics education, especially at the collegiate level
Recent News
Forest Mannan, from Western Colorado University, has been awarded the Early Career Teaching Award for 2025 from the MAA Rocky Mountain Section. The Early Career Teaching Award was established to recognize outstanding contributions for faculty that are within seven years of obtaining their degree.
Voting results are in for the section’s most recent elections. Congratulations to Travis Kowalski of South Dakota Mines, who was selected as the section's Chairperson-Elect. He will begin serving immediately and throughout 2025-2026 as Chair-Elect, then 2026-2028 as Chair, and 2028-29 as Past-Chair. Thank you, Travis, for your willingness to serve.
MAA NAM Speaker Lorin Crawford (Microsoft Research) will give a virtual presentation, Statistical opportunities in modeling and targeting cell state in cancer, on Monday, April 28, 3:30-4:30 (MDT). See the official announcement to register (and share with your students).
We are excited to announce that the 2025 Pikes Peak Regional Undergraduate Mathematics Conference (PPRUMC) will be hosted by Pikes Peak State College! The conference will take place on Saturday March 1, 2025 from 9:30-4:30.
The abstract submission deadline is Friday, February 14th and the registration deadline is Friday, February 21st . More information is available at the conference website.
Congratulations to Shelby Stanhope, from the United States Air Force Academy, who is one of the people selected for the 2024 Henry L. Alder Award. This prestigious award recognizes Dr. Stanhope’s extraordinary success in teaching undergraduate mathematics and her impact beyond her own classes.
Congratulations to Dr. Rebecca (Becky) Swanson, winner of the 2024 Burton W. Jones Distinguished Teaching Award, and Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) Arnold, winner of the 2024 Early Career Teaching Award.
Voting results are in for the section’s most recent election — please join the Nominating Committee in congratulating our new Vice-Chair, Brittni Lorton (Community College of Denver).
We further wish to thank our outgoing Vice-Chair, Carol Kuper (Morgan Community College), for her service on the Executive Committee over the past two years.
Other changes on the Executive Committee this year include the start of Beth Burroughs (Montana State University) two-year term as Section Chair, with Gulden Karakok (UNC) stepping into the position of Past-Chair.
The Section Nominating Committee is pleased to report that Brittni Lorton (Community College of Denver) has accepted a nomination for the position of Section Vice Chair.
Additional nominations for this vital leadership position will be accepted from the floor of the Annual Section Business Meeting at Colorado College on Saturday April 20, 8–8:50 am. Nominations can also be sent in advance of that meeting to Mike Jacobson. Self-nominations are encouraged. All elected officers must be members of the MAA.