data test;
input month $ year;
datalines;
Jan 2001
Feb 2002
Mar 2003
Apr 2004
May 2005
Jun 2006
Jul 2007
Aug 2008
Sep 2009
Oct 2010
Nov 2012
Dec 2013
; run;
/* call symput() function */
data _null_;
set test;
call symput('last'||put(year,4.), month);
m = symget('last'||put(year,4.));
put m=;
run;