President Tom Banchoff opened the Board meeting at 9 a.m. The Board voted to approve the recommendation of the Executive Director Search Committee that Professor Tina Straley , Associate Vice President for Scholarship and Graduate Studies at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, be named the next Executive Director of the MAA, to succeed Marcia P. Sward. Tina comes to the MAA with a wealth of experience in the Southeastern Section, lots of responsibility at the national level as Editor of MAA Notes and as co-PI on an MAA grant from the National Science Foundation, as well as administrative experience at various levels at Kennesaw. In addition, Dr. Straley served at the NSF as Program Officer and has continued to act as a consultant to the NSF since then. Kenneth Ross served as chair of the Search Committee.
Additional contributions are welcome.
The lobby is particularly beautiful since the installation of a Marjorie Rice tiling in the entry. Jerry Porter provided the funds for this mathematical delight, and Doris Schattschneider provided the tiling expertise. The Treasurer's Report along with the Audit and Budget Committee Reports revealed that the financial picture for the Association has improved so that there was a surplus last year. The Board reviewed the Investment Committee report and approved a budget for the year 2000. Actions of the Board include the approval of a change in the Bylaws to effect a merger of the Executive and Finance Committees.