Invited addresses by the MAA journal and magazine editors have been a popular feature of many section meetings over the years. The Editor Lectures Program has been developed to maintain and enhance the connection between the journal editors and the section membership.
Thus the goals of this program are to:
- Regularly provide outstanding speakers to the sections.
- Provide editors with opportunities to discuss their journal’s mission and policies with the membership.
- Increase attendance at section meetings.
- Increase the readership & subscription rates of the journals.
- Increase the submission rates to each journal.
To accomplish these goals, in the second year after a section is eligible for a Pólya Lecturer, a section is eligible for an Editor Lecture. The table below provides the schedule for when a section is eligible for a speaker.
The sections may invite any one of the editors from American Mathematical Monthly, Mathematics Magazine, The College Mathematics Journal, Math Horizons, Convergence, Math Values, and MAA FOCUS. The Board of Directors will review and modify this list periodically.
The Association will pay the travel expenses of speakers; the editor will pay his/her own travel expenses and will be reimbursed by the Association directly. Sections are not expected to provide a stipend, but it is customary for the section to waive any registration, banquet and social fees for the editor. The section leadership should designate some one to assist in making arrangements for travel, lodging, meals, local transportation and registration.
Because many section meetings are scheduled for a short "window" in the spring, editors are in high demand at that time. Therefore section leaders should extend invitations as early as possible. The MAA Secretary and Chair of the Council on Publications will assist if a section has difficulty scheduling an Editor Lecture, but early planning is essential.
After completing the visit, the editor will prepare a short report for the Chair of the Council on Publications summarizing the visit, with particular attention to items which might impact (positively or negatively) MAA publications. For example, the editor may identify names of potential reviewers, or encourage an individual to submit an article to one of the journals, or report compliments or complaints about electronic publications.
Rotation for Editor Lecture Program eligibility
2019-2020
Allegheny Mountain
Intermountain
Maryland/DC/Virginia
New Jersey
Oklahoma/Arkansas
SoCal/Nevada
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2020-2021
EPaDel
Iowa
Metro New York
North Central
Pacific Northwest
Southwestern
|
2021-2022
Florida
Kansas
Michigan
Northeastern
Rocky Mountain
Texas
|
2022-2023
Illinois
Kentucky
Missouri
Golden
Seaway
Wisconsin
|
2023-2024
Louisiana/Mississippi
Indiana
Kentucky
Nebraska/SE South Dakota
Ohio
Southeastern
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2024-2025
Allegheny Mountain
Intermountain
MD/DC/VA
New Jersey
Oklahoma/Arkansas
Southern California/Nevada
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Current List of Association Editors
American Mathematical Monthly
Della Dumbaugh
University of Richmond
ddumbaugh@richmond.edu
Available through 2026
The College Mathematics Journal
Dominic Klyve
Central Washington University
Dominic.Klyve@cwu.edu
Available through 2023
Mathematics Magazine
Jason Rosenhouse
James Madison University
Rosenhjd@jmu.edu
Available through 2024
Math Horizons
Tom Edgar
Pacific Lutheran University
edgartj@plu.edu
Available through 2024
MAA FOCUS
Allison Henrich
Seattle University
henricha@seattleu.edu
Available through 2026
MAA Press Acquisitions Editor
Thomas Sharland
American Mathematical Society
tjs@ams.org
Math Values
Deanna Haunsperger
Carleton College
haunspe@carleton.edu
Available through 2023
Convergence
Amy K Ackerberg-Hastings
aackerbe@verison.net
Available through 2023
Convergence
Janet Barnett
Colorado State University
janet.barnett@csupueblo.edu
Available through 2023
Scatterplot
Richard Cleary
Babson College
rcleary@babson.edu
Available through 2025