The American Midwest Conference (AMC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) with 10 member institutions located in Arkansas and Missouri in the United States. History The conference began as the Show-Me Conference in 1986, then changed to its current name in 1994, reflecting that its footprint had expanded beyond Missouri. Chronological timeline 1986 - The American Midwest Conference was founded as the Show-Me Conference. Charter members included Columbia College of Missouri, Hannibal–LaGrange College (now Hannibal–LaGrange University), Harris-Stowe State College (now Harris-Stowe State University), Missouri Baptist College (now Missouri Baptist University), and Park College (now Park University) beginning the 1986-87 academic year. 1987 - McKendree College (now McKendree University) joined the Show-Me in the 1987-88 academic year. 1990 - Fontbonne left the Show-Me and the NAIA to fully align with the Division III ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NAIA) and the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) after the 1989-90 academic year. 1993 - Iowa Wesleyan College (now Iowa Wesleyan University), Lindenwood College (now Lindenwood University) and William Woods College (now William Woods University) joined the Show-Me in the 1993-94 academic year. 1994 - Park left the Show-Me to join the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC) for most sports, while its men's basketball team had become an NAIA Independent after the 1993-94 academic year. 1994 - The Show-Me Conference was renamed as the American Midwest Conference in the 1994-95 academic year. 1995 - Iowa Wesleyan left the American Midwest to join the Midwest Classic Conference after the 1994-95 academic year. 1996 - Lindenwood left the American Midwest to join the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) after the 1995-96 academic year. 2001 - Williams Baptist College (now Williams Baptist University) joined the American Midwest in the 2001-02 academic year. 2003 - The University of Illinois at Springfield joined the American Midwest in the 2003-04 academic year. 2008 - Stephens College joined the American Midwest in the 2008-09 academic year. 2009 - Park re-joined back to the American Midwest in the 2009-10 academic year. 2011 - McKendree left the American Midwest and the NAIA to join the NCAA Division II ranks as an NCAA D-II Independent (which would later join the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) beginning the 2012-13 academic year) after the 2010-11 academic year. 2011 - Benedictine University at Springfield joined the American Midwest in the 2011-12 academic year. 2012