 the mid-america intercollegiate athletics association (miaa) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the states of kansas, missouri, nebraska and in oklahoma. the conference was formerly known as the missouri intercollegiate athletic association, but changed its name in 1992, after it expanded into kansas. the conference participates in the ncaa division ii level. ==history and overview== thumb|miaa previous logo used from 1991â2008 the miaa currently sponsors 16 sports; eight men's and eight women's. miaa schools with additional sports (swimming and men's soccer) usually compete independently or as part of a nearby conference. the current staff consists of bob boerigter (commissioner), larry house (assistant commissioner for championships and business development), amber feldman (assistant commissioner for compliance and internal operations/senior woman administrator) and josh slaughter (director of communications). on july 1, 1992, the miaa entered a new era when the conference changed its name from the missouri intercollegiate athletic association to the mid-america intercollegiate athletics association. the name change originated in 1989, when pittsburg state university and washburn university became the first schools outside the state of missouri to gain membership in the miaa. ===founding and former members=== the miaa was established in 1912 with 14 member institutions. of the original 14 members, the university of central missouri and northwest missouri state university remain a member of the miaa. other charter members were: * central methodist university, central wesleyan college, culverâstockton college, drury university, missouri valley college, missouri wesleyan college, tarkio college, westminster college, and [[william jewell 
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