Distinguished Service Award
At the business meeting of the Southeastern Section in Knoxville, Tennessee, in April, 1989, the Section membership instituted the Section Distinguished Service Award. This award will be given by the Section to a member of the Section who has made outstanding contributions at the Section level. The Section Service Award Committee shall solicit nominations and shall select the recipient of the Section's annual Distinguished Service Award.| Year | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Trevor Evans | Emory University |
| 1992 | Billy Bryant | Vanderbilt University |
| 1994 | James Ware | University of Tennessee |
| 1996 | Marcellus Waddill | Wake Forest University |
| 1997 | John Kenelly | Clemson University |
| 1998 | David Stone | Georgia Southern University |
| 1999 | Mary F. Neff | Emory University |
| 2000 | Tina Straley | Kennesaw State University |
| 2001 | Charles Cleaver | The Citadel |
| 2002 | Sharon Ross | Georgia Perimeter College |
| 2003 | Sylvia Bozeman | Spelman College |
| 2004 | Theresa Early | Appalachian State University |
| 2005 | W. Hugh Haynsworth | College of Charleston |
| 2006 | Stephen Davis | Davidson College |
| 2007 | Joel Brawley | Clemson University |
| 2008 | Benjamin C. Klein | Davidson College |
| 2009 | Walter M. Patterson | Lander University |
| 2010 | Ray E. Collings | Georgia Perimeter College |
| 2011 | Ellen E. Kirkman | Wake Forest University |
| 2012 | Charlotte Knotts-Zides | Wofford College |
| 2013 | Jim Vandergriff | Austin Peay State University |
| 2014 | John Mayer | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| 2015 | Jeff Clark | Elon University |
| 2016 | Martha Abell | Georgia Southern University |
| 2017 | Virginia Watson | Kennesaw State University |
| 2018 | Pat Humphrey | Georgia Southern University |
| 2019 | Julia Barnes | Western Carolina University |
| 2020 | Jeff Knisley | East Tennessee State University |
| 2021 | Emily Hynds | Samford University |
| 2022 | Catherine Matos | Clayton State University |
| 2023 | Ron Taylor | Berry College |
| 2024 | Karen O’Hara | High Point University |
Meritorious Service Award
The Board of Governors of the Mathematical Association of America instituted the award of a Certificate of Meritorious Service at its meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, in January, 1984. This certificate will be awarded once every five years in each section to a member of the section who has made significant contributions to the Association at the national and/or the section level. The nomination for this award is proposed by the section and approved by the Board of Governors and is awarded at a national meeting of the Association.This certificate is to be awarded every five years at a national meeting to a member of the Southeastern Section, beginning in 1984.
| Year | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | John D. Neff | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 1990 | Ivey C. Gentry | Wake Forest University |
| 1994 | Billy Bryant | Vanderbilt University |
| 1999 | Marcellus Waddill | Wake Forest University |
| 2004 | John Kenelly | Clemson University |
| 2009 | David Stone | Georgia Southern |
| 2014 | Tina Straley | Kennesaw State University |
| 2019 | Martha Abell | Georgia Southern University |