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MAM Wins Emerald Award

MAM Wins Emerald Award

Mid-America Mensa (MAM) received some well-deserved recognition during the recent 2024-2025 Mensa National Awards. In Class II, MAM was awarded an EMERALD for a variety of its activities and accomplishments – which are points we earned as the whole local group....

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MAM at Planet Comicon 2025

MAM at Planet Comicon Weekend of March 21st thru March 23rd, 2025   Mid-America Mensa (MAM) once again will participate at Planet Comicon, one of the leading science-fiction Comicon in the U.S. This year will be the 26th Anniversary show of the event, held across...

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Annual Gathering 2025

Annual Gathering 2025

What is Mensa? Mensa is a social club and educational organization for people who have scored in the top 2% on a recognized and accepted standardized intelligence (IQ) test. What does Mensa stand for? Yes, it is possible to think of Mensa as a social organization...

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J. Theodore ‘Ted’ Johnson

J. Theodore 'Ted' Johnson, Emeritus Professor of French at the University of Kansas, a longtime Mensa member, and namesake of the Theodore Talks lecture series, passed away in the quiet moments of dawn Sunday. Mary, his bride of 65 years, asked me to share this with...

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AML Jewel: MAM Wins Ruby Award!

Mid-America Mensa (MAM) received some well-deserved recognition during the 2024 American Mensa Annual Awards. In Class II (400-1099 members), MAM was awarded a RUBY for a variety of its activities and accomplishments – earned by the whole local group all together....

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Ethan Hirsh Announces Audiobook Release

An audiobook version of My Search for Jazzbo Jones: A Real-life Memoir Adventure by Ethan Hirsh is now available from Amazon’s Audible as well as many other audiobook sources. Narrated by Los Angeles-based actor Jack Nolan, the voice of more than 200 audiobooks,...

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MAM Wins Emerald Award!!

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