Officers, Representatives and Committee Members

A description of section officer duties can be found in the Section Procedures Handbook

 Voting Members of the Executive Committee

Chair
two-year term,  April 2024– April 2026
Beth Burroughs Department of Mathematical Sciences
Montana State University
P.O. Box 172400
Bozeman, MT 59717-2400
burroughs@montana.edu
(406) 994-3604
Chair-Elect
April 2025 – April 2026
Travis Kowalski South Dakota Mines
501 E. Saint Joseph St.
Rapid City, SD 57701
Travis.Kowalski@sdsmt.edu
(605) 394-2471
Vice-Chair
two-year term, expires 2026, after which the new by-laws take effect and there is no Vice-Chair.
Brittni Lorton Department of Mathematics
Community College of Denver
Campus Box 800
P.O Box 173363
Denver, Co 80217
Brittni.Lorton@ccd.edu
(303) 352-6417
Secretary/treasurer
three-year term, expires 2026, after which the new by laws take effect.
A new Treasurer will be elected and a Secretary will be appointed by the Executive Committee
for a one-year term before the Secretary’s election in 2027
Rebecca Swanson Applied Mathematics and Statistics Department
Colorado School of Mines
1500 Illinois St.
Golden, CO 80401
swanson@mines.edu
(303) 273-3813
MAA National Representative
three-year term, expires June 30th 2026
Anne Dougherty University of Colorado Boulder
Department of Applied Mathematics
1111 Engineering Center, ECOT 225
526 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0526
Anne.Dougherty@colorado.edu
(303) 492-4011
2026 Program Co-Chairs
appointed by host institution, expires after 2026 Section meeting
Lisa Driskell
Eric Miles
Colorado Mesa University ldriskel@coloradomesa.edu
emiles@coloradomesa.edu

Other Committee Members and Representatives for 2025 - 2026

Terms start and end in April (following the Annual Section Meeting), unless otherwise noted.

Section Awards Coordinator

appointed by Secretary, three-year term ending 2026

Kyle Riley
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD 57701
Kyle.Riley@sdsmt.edu
(605) 394-2471

Section Nominating Committee

three members, appointed by Section Chair

Martha Garlick, Committee Chair
term ends 2026
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD Martha.Garlick@sdsmt.edu
Robert Cohen
term ends 2027;
Western Colorado University rcohen@western.edu
Adam Spiegler
term ends 2028;
University of Colorado Denver adam.spiegler@ucdenver.edu

Early Career Teaching Award Selection Committee

Travis Kowalski
Section Chair Elect or Past Chair, term ends 2026
South Dakota Mines
Travis.Kowalski@sdsmt.edu
Forest Mannan
previous year ECTA recipient, term ends 2026
Western Colorado University fmannan@western.edu
Robert Benim
Appointed by Section Chair, term ends 2027
University of Colorado robert.benim@colorado.edu
Carol Kuper
Appointed by Section Vice-Chair, term ends 2026
Morgan Community College Carol.Kuper@Morgancc.edu

Distinguished Teaching Award Selection Committee

Travis Kowalski
Section Chair Elect or Past Chair, term ends 2026
South Dakota Mines Travis.Kowalski@sdsmt.edu
Robert Benim
Appointed by Section Chair, term ends 2027
University of Colorado robert.benim@colorado.edu
Carol Kuper
Appointed by Section Vice-Chair, term ends 2026
Morgan Community College Carol.Kuper@Morgancc.edu

Section Student Activity Coordinator

appointed by Vice-Chair, three-year term ending 2026

Jennifer Holmes Pikes Peak State College Jennifer.Holmes@PikesPeak.edu

Higher Education Representative on CCTM Governing Board

appointed by MAA National Representative, two-year term ending June 2025

Mark Koester Metro State University Denver koesterm@msudenver.edu

Section NExT Committee

Committee on hiatus

Section Book Sales Coordinator

Position on hiatus

Public Information Officer and Section Liaison Coordinator

term ends 2026

Rebecca Swanson Applied Mathematics and Statistics Department
Colorado School of Mines
1500 Illinois St.
Golden, CO 80401
swanson@mines.edu
(303) 273-3813

Web Page Editor

appointed by Secretary, term ends 2027

Oscar Levin University of Northern Colorado oscar.levin@unco.edu

Section Activity Grants Committee

Travis Kowalski
Section Chair Elect or Past Chair, term ends 2026
South Dakota Mines Travis.Kowalski@sdsmt.edu
Anne Dougherty
MAA National Representative
University of Colorado Boulder anne.dougherty@colorado.edu
Oscar Levin
term ends 2026
University of Northern Colorado oscar.levin@unco.edu
Ryan Grady
term ends 2027
Montana State University ryan.grady1@montana.edu