Midwest Region
Post Conference Update
December 5, 2015
This year’s conference, like those in the past, was a blast. Having so many choices of excellent sessions occurring at the
same time, connecting with long-time friends and meeting new colleagues to discuss common issues, and visiting the
French Quarter and the sites and sounds of New Orleans after conference hours made this conference one to
remember.
The 2015 conference proceedings website has been created, and the presenters are beginning to submit their
presentations. Go to http://www.amatyc.org/?page=2015ConfProceedings to check out what’s currently available.
A couple of the highlights of the conference were our keynote speakers. The videos of these keynote presentations will
be available soon on the proceedings website.
Making Up for Lost Time —
Mathematics and Two-Year Colleges
When Life Is Linear:
From Computer Graphics to Data Mining
Shirley Malcom
Tim Chartier
Thanks to all of the conference presenters from the Midwest Region!
George Alexander
Beth Basista
Robert Cappetta
Rachel Frankel
Nahla Haidar
Brian Mercer
Kristin Oakes
Lori Pennock
Judith Sallee
Dave Sobecki
Erin Wilding-Martin
Kathleen Almy
Nasser Beidoun
Katie Cerrone
Edward Gallo
Jennifer LaRose
Keith Nabb
Jonathan Oaks
Pat Riley
Charlotte Schulze-Hewett
Bill Steenken
Rebecca Wulf
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Aaron Altose
Lisa Blaylock
Emily Dennett
Judy Giffin
Michelle Lis
Gary Netherton
Kinga Oliver
Leah Rineck
Nicholas Shay
Michael Sullivan
Michelle Younker
Abigail Bailey
Kimberly Boyke
Tamara Eyster
John Grade
Valerie Maciejewski
Daniel Nghiem
Mark Pelfrey
Jack Rotman
Charlotte Skinner
Janet Teeguarden
Deb Zopf
Amy Barnsley
Kimberly Bracey
Heather Foes
Julie Gunkelman
Scott McClendon
Rodney Null
Michael Pemberton
James Roznowski
Karen Smith
Lee Wayand
2015 Conference Statistics
AMATYC Members: 2144
Total Conference Attendees: 1342
Midwest Region Conference Attendees: 217
(IL=68; IN=21; KY=20; MI=56; OH=39; WI=13)
First-time conference attendees from the Midwest Region: 49
Conference Presenters from the Midwest Region: 54
Attendees at the Midwest Regional Luncheon: 164
42nd AMATYC Annual Conference
Denver, CO
Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel
November 17-20, 2016
Conference Theme: Math at a Mile High
Start making plans today to submit a presentation
proposal and attend the 2016 conference. Every session at
the AMATYC conference is relevant to what we do to
enhance mathematics teaching and learning in the first
two years of college.
Proposals to present are due by February 1, 2016
Affiliate Scholarship Continues! (Contact your affiliate
president for details.)
Thanks to Bill Steenken and Michelle Younker for
collecting donations during the Midwest Regional
Luncheon and Meeting.
AMATYC Foundation Update:
 The Foundation funds AMATYC projects like AMATYC
Project ACCCESS, member grants, the Presidential
Student Scholarship, and other AMATYC special projects.
 The Foundation recently established the AMATYC
Foundation Grants. These grants, big and small, are
available to all members. See
http://www.amatyc.org/?page=Grants for details.
 Also recently established is the Leila and Simon Peskoff
Award that will award a lifetime AMATYC membership to
an AMATYC Project ACCCESS fellow. See
http://www.amatyc.org/?page=PeskoffAward for details.
In 2015, AMATYC members, friends, and
conference attendees donated $23,999 to the
Foundation. AMATYC members from the Midwest
Region donated $6,199 so far in 2015. Because of
generosity of our regional colleagues, the Midwest
Region won the friendly competition among the
regions by contributing the most money. Because
the Midwest Region contributed the most money,
our randomly selected regional member, Patricia
Johnson from Ohio Northern University received a
1-year complimentary AMATYC membership.
Congratulations, Pat!
Thanks for your support!
Future AMATYC Conferences
• 2016: Denver, CO, November 17-20
• 2017: San Diego, CA, November 9-12
• 2018: Orlando, FL, November 15-18
• 2019: Milwaukee, WI, November 14-17
• 2020: Spokane, WA, November 12-15
• 2012: Phoenix, AZ, November 10-13
President Nancy Sattler recognizes Diane Koenig, a 2015
Teaching Excellence Award recipient, at the Midwest
regional meeting. Also pictured are President-elect Jane
Tanner and Midwest Vice President Jim Ham
The 2015 TE Awardees
AMATYC Project ACCCESS is a mentoring and leadership
project for two-year college mathematics educators who
are beginning their careers. Funded in large part by the
AMATYC Foundation, this year-long, multi-year project
sends about 25 new AMATYC members to the AMATYC
conference two years in a row and connects them with a
community of learners.
The 2014 cohort of Project ACCCESS fellows
The 2015 cohort of Project ACCCESS fellows
The deadline to apply to be included in the next cohort is
May 15, 2016. Please consider nominating one of your
newer colleagues.
Upcoming AMATYC’s Webinars
Bridging the Technology Gap:
Free Technology Tools for Math
1/26/2016
1:00 pm EST
Jon Oaks
Participate in a webinar or view one of AMATYC’s 53
archived webinars. You can view webinars in the library at
http://www.amatyc.org/?page=Webinars
Midwest Region’s Affiliate Presidents
IMACC –Andy Geary
INMATYC – Paul Kamber (Paul Hessert)
KYMATYC – Patrick Riley
MichMATYC – Cindie Wade
OhioMATYC – Aaron Altose
WisMATYC – Brian Murphy (George
Alexander)
Thanks to the affiliates in the Midwest Region for
donating to support the Hospitality Room at the
conference.
Lots of Kentucky smiles at the Midwest Regional Luncheon.
During the Midwest Regional Meeting, the presidents (or
representatives) from the six affiliates in the Midwest Region
shared recent events, issues, state-wide initiatives, or other
happenings in their affiliates.
Each of the AMATYC affiliates in the Midwest region has state-wide conferences, some with more than one conference
each year. If you are not a member, please consider joining or renewing your membership in your state affiliate. Names
of the officers of each Midwest affiliate appear below.
President: Andy Geary
President-Elect: Paul McCombs
Past-President: Connie McLean
Secretary: Kyra Rider
Treasurer: Steve Kifowit
Annual Membership: $15
Annual Conference: March 31 - April 2, 2016
http://www.imacc.org
President: Pat Riley
President-Elect: Scott McClendon
Secretary-Treasurer: Linh Changaris
Past-President: Don Barnes
Member-at-Large (Elected): Brandon Bartley
Member-at-Large (Appointed): Courtney Burch
Technology Officer (Appointed): Amanda Spencer-Barnes
Annual Membership: $15
Annual Conference: Late February, 2016
http://ky.matyc.org
President: Aaron Altose
Past President: Tony Ponder
President-Elect: Andrea Faber
Treasurer: Jessica Lickeri
Secretary: Katie Cerrone
Annual Membership: $10
Annual Conference: April, 2016
http://www.ohiomatyc.org
President: Paul Kamber
Past-President: Kathy Kravitz
Secretary: Renold Simmons
Treasurer: Hank Hernandez
Annual Membership: $5
Annual conferences: Spring, 2016; Fall, 2016
http://in.matyc.org
President: Cindie Wade
Past President: Jack Rotman
Secretary/Treasurer: Jeff Morford
Annual Membership: $5
Annual Conferences: Spring, 2016 (with MAA-Michigan
Section); Fall, 2016
http://www.michmatyc.org
President: Brian Murphy
Vice President: Flynn Dustrud
Secretary: Clare Hemenway
Treasurer: Megumi Onoda
Past President: Kevin Mirus
Annual Membership: $10
Annual Conference: Fall, 2016
http://wis.matyc.org
AMATYC Committee Update
There will be a new committee structure
beginning January 1, 2016. In the
restructuring, one academic committee was
deleted, one committee had a name change,
and four new AMATYC Networks (ANets)
were added. See the listing to the right.
AMATYC academic committees and ANets
focus on a single theme and are open (free!)
to all members. Members are encouraged to
join one or more of the committees or ANets.
The level of engagement varies from group to
group and from year to year. You can be as
active as you would like. One thing is sure:
you will find a community of learners who are
passionate about the group theme.
Academic Committees (Midwest Reps in parentheses)
• Innovative Teaching and Learning (Kelly Erin)
• Placement/Assessment (Michelle Younker)
• Teacher Preparation (Judith Sallee)
• Mathematics and its Application for Careers (Jeff Herrin)
• Developmental Mathematics (Vasu Iyengar, Jack Rotman,
Kathy Almy)
• Mathematics Intensive/College Mathematics (Paul Drelles, Bob
Cappetta)
• Research in Math Education at Two-Year Colleges (Vilma Mesa,
Keith Nabb)
• Statistics (Tim Grant)
ANets (AMATYC Networks)
• Division/Department Leadership
• Adjunct Faculty Issues (Judy Giffin)
• International Mathematics
• Mathematics for Liberal Arts
Teaching Excellence Award Update
An election was held at the regional meeting for the
Midwest regional representative on the 2017 TE Award
Committee. Paul McCombs was elected to serve on this
committee. Thanks to all members who volunteered to
serve on the committee.
The AMATYC TE Award is given to up to 8 members in odd
numbered years. The number of awards given is based on
the number of applications received. Twenty three
applications are needed in order to give 8 awards.
Past recipients of the TE Award from the Midwest Region:
Philip DeMarois (1997), Jan Hoeweler (1999), Sandy
Spears (2001), Jim Trefzger (2003), Jack Rotman (2005),
Mary Ann Hovis (2007), Jim Ham (2007), Robert Chaney
(2009), Janet Teeguarden (2011), Rodney Null (2013), Ed
Gallo (2013) and
Diane Koenig (2015)
The deadline for applications for the 2017 TE Award is
December 9, 2016
Please nominate a colleague!
2017 Selection Committee Chair: Jim Ham
Midwest Regional Rep: Paul McCombs
Midwest regional members enjoying conversation and lunch at the regional luncheon.
AMATYC Leadership Changes in 2016:
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Jon Oaks (Midwest Vice President)
Michelle Duda (Secretary)
David Tannor (Treasurer)
George Alexander (MathAMATYC Educator Editor)
Julie Gunkelman (Professional Development
Coordinator)
Nancy Sattler (Past-President)
Jim Ham (President-Elect)
TJ Duda (Student Mathematics League Test
Developer beginning April 1, 2016)
All of AMATYC leadership positions have term limits. As
such we are always looking for members to step into
leadership positions when the current leaders step down.
The position below will soon be vacated due to term limits.
Please consider stepping into one of these positions if it is
a good fit for you.
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Exhibits Chair (position is partially supported)
Please contact Jim Ham or the leader currently in the
position if you have questions about what is involved.
Note that many positions include some support to attend
the annual conference.
2015 Delegate Assembly
At the Delegate Assembly held on Saturday, November 21st, the following action was taken:
• The position statement on Time Limits for Course Prerequisites was approved.
(Download statement at https://amatyc.site-ym.com/?PositionTimeLimits.)
Thanks to all of the Midwest delegates:
State Delegates
• Diane Koenig (IL)
• Linda Blanco (IL)
• Chris Riola (IL)
• Paul Hessert (IN)
• Melinda Fox (IN)
• Michael Pemberton (KY)
•
Jeff Herrin (KY)
• Julie Gunkelman (MI)
• Amy Barnsley (MI)
• Jessica Lickeri (OH)
• Nina Schyllander (OH)
• George Alexander (WI)
• Turi Suski (WI)
All past presidents and AMATYC Executive Board
members are also delegates.
Affiliate Delegates
• Andy Geary (IMACC)
• Connie McLean (IMACC)
• Paul McCombs (IMACC)
• Paul Kamber (INMATYC)
• Ren Simmons (INMATYC)
• Patrick Riley (KYMATYC)
• Brandon Bartley (KYMATYC)
• Cindie Wade (MichMATYC)
• Jan Roy (MichMATYC)
• Marie St. James (MichMATYC)
• Aaron Altose (OhioMATYC)
• Michelle Duda (OhioMATYC)
• Cathleen Rossman (OhioMATYC)
• Brian Murphy (WisMATYC)
• Meg Onoda (WisMATYC)
The 2000-2014 AMATYC History document has been published.
AMATYC will fund at least 8 traveling workshop
grants for up to $2,000 each in 2016.
These TW grants will be awarded to (1) Affiliates,
or (2) AMATYC Institutional members.
http://matyc.org/history/AMATYC_History_2000-2014.pdf
Steve Hundert, the AMATYC Student Mathematics League Coordinator,
presented the regional team and individual awards. Macomb CC in
Michigan received the team award, and Zachary Obsniuk of Macomb
CC received the individual award. Jon Oaks from Macomb CC accepted
the awards on behalf of the recipients.
Each year at the conference there is a Faculty
Math League contest where colleagues
compete for their region on a faculty version
of the Student Math League test. The top 3
regional scores are combined to make a
regional team score. This year, after a long
drought, the Midwest team consisting of top
scorer, Chris Cunningham (29.5), Scott Barnett
(23.5), and Ben Aschenbrenner (23.5) won the
friendly competition. The newly named Steve
Blasberg Faculty Math League award was
presented to Jim Ham on behalf of the winning
team at the Saturday awards breakfast.
Thank yous:
 To Melinda Fox, Jeff Herrin, Paul Hessart, Bernard Cunningham, Laurel Cutright, Mike Bankhead, Kinga Oliver,
and Andy Geary for accepting a nomination to serve on the 2017 Nominating Committee. Andy Geary was
appointed by President Nancy Sattler to serve on the committee.
 To Amy Barnsley, Kinga Oliver, Paul McCombs, and Sherry McCormack for accepting a nomination to serve on
the 2017 TE Award Committee. Paul McCombs will serve as the Midwest representative on the TE committee.
 To Melinda Fox, Marie St. James, and Pat Riley who volunteered to serve on the 2015 conference Delegate
Assembly Minutes Committee.
 To Cindie Wade¸ Anna Cox, and Josua Illian for taking tickets at the door during the Midwest regional Luncheon.
 To Julie Gunkelman, Barbie Hoag, Mark Pelfrey, and Jerri Harbison for counting votes in the elections.
 To the incoming Midwest Vice-President, Jon Oaks, for taking pictures and helping out at the meeting.
 To my Delta College colleague, David Redman, for taking notes, recording the meeting minutes, and helping out
in many other ways at the Midwest Regional Meeting.
 To the Delta College Mathematics Division for donating several t-shirts as door prizes.
I have enjoyed the past 4 years as your Midwest Vice President. Jon Oaks will begin his first two-year term as the new
Midwest VP beginning January 1, 2016.
It takes so many engaged volunteers to make our wonderful conference happen each year. Thank you for all you do to
contribute to the annual AMATYC conference and for all the work you do in your state affiliate to bring leadership
opportunities and professional development opportunities to all in our region who have an interest in mathematics
education in the first two years of college.
Enjoy the rest of the semester and your holiday vacation.
Jim Ham
AMATYC Midwest Vice President
[email protected]