At its August meeting in 1983, the MAA Board of Governors voted to establish a Meritorious Service Award. The Certificate of Meritorious Service is to be presented for service at the national level or for service to a Section of the Association. The first such awards were presented at the August 1984 meeting. The process…

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We maintain an archive of prior year program details and abstract booklets from past MAA MathFest events for both the main program and the student poster sessions. Please use the drop-down control below to view details of mathematical sessions in& archived MathFests for any selected year. To view program books and schedules from previous MathFests,…

The Edyth May Sliffe Awards for Distinguished Mathematics Teaching in Middle School and High School are given annually to middle and high school mathematics teachers who have done outstanding work to motivate students in mathematics by participating in one of the MAA American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) competitions. What is the award? More than 20 competition managers…

In January 2003 the MAA established the Henry L. Alder Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Beginning College or University Mathematics Faculty Member to honor beginning college or university faculty whose teaching has been extra ordinarily successful and whose effectiveness in teaching undergraduate mathematics is shown to have influence beyond their own classrooms. Each year…

The Chauvenet Prize, consisting of a prize of $1,000 and a certificate, is awarded at the Annual January Meeting of the Association to the author of an outstanding expository article on a mathematical topic. First awarded in 1925, the Prize is named for William Chauvenet, a professor of mathematics at the United States Naval Academy….

The Trevor Evans Award, established by the Board of Governors in 1992 and first awarded in 1996, is presented to an author or authors of an exceptional article that is accessible to undergraduates and published during the preceding year in Math Horizons. The Award is named for Trevor Evans, a distinguished mathematician, teacher and writer at Emory University. The award is $1,000. Approved by the…

The Paul R. Halmos-Lester R. Ford Awards recognize authors of articles of expository excellence published in The American Mathematical Monthly. This award is $1,000 and up to four awards may be awarded each year.  The awards were established in 1964 as the Ford awards, named for Lester R. Ford, Sr., a distinguished mathematician, editor of The American Mathematical…

The George Pólya Award, established in 1976, is named after the renowned teacher and writer, and is given for articles of expository excellence published in The College Mathematics Journal.  This award is $1,000. Up to two awards can be given each year.