Department Awards Banquet, 2016
The 2016 Department of Mathematical Sciences Awards Banquet was held on April 21 at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center in Dunkirk, NY. Nearly 80 people attended. Click here to view photos from the event.
The following scholarship recipients were recognized:
- Rachel Schank, major in Applied Mathematics from Little Valley, NY - Boynton Scholarship
- Danielle Dembrow, Mathematics/Adolescence Education, Lockport - Buckenmeyer Scholarship
- Holly Richardson, Mathematics/Adolescence Education, Lake View - Buckenmeyer Scholarship
- Chad Berggren, Mathematics, Westfield - DiPasquale Scholarship
- Michelle Persaud, Mathematics/Adolescence Education, Ozone Park - Mathewson Scholarship
- Ellia Brunacini, Applied Mathematics, Jamestown - Olson Scholarship
- Marleah Roseman, Mathematics, Canastota - Olson Scholarship
- Sarah Chamberlain, Applied Mathematics and Physics, Grand Island - Olson Scholarship
- Valerie Andryshak, Mathematics/Adolescence Education, Middletown - Wood Scholarship
- Raymond Tarnowski, Mathematics/Adolescence Education, Dunkirk - Wood Scholarship
The following students were presented awards:
- Leanne Hofstead, Psychology Major and Statistics Minor, Liverpool - American Statistical Association Award
- Megan Ott, Mathematics/Adolescence Education, Lake View - Dr. Fred Byham (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) Award
- Roberto Gonzalez, Mathematics/Adolescence Education, Binghamton - Dr. Fred Byham (NCTM) Award
- Samantha Nickerson, Mathematics/Middle Childhood Education, Ashville - Professor Dennis Cecala (NCTM) Award
- Sarah Mannion, Mathematics/Adolescence Education, Montague, NJ - Professor Dennis Cecala (NCTM) Award
- Courtney Schmidt, Childhood Education, Mathematics Middle School Extension, Hamburg - Professor Janet Meissner (NCTM) Award
- Manuel Candidato, Computer Science Major and Applied Mathematics Minor, Farmington - Dr. James McKenna (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) Award
- Shamus O'Conner, Physics, Forestville - Institute for Operations Research and Management Science Award
- Robert Chance Moore, Mathematics, Honeoye Falls - Dr. Arthur Danese (Mathematical Association of America) Award
- Jess Delcamp, Applied Mathematics, Portland - Dr. Richard Dowds (MAA) Award
- Myungsun "Sunny" Kim, Chemistry and Mathematics, Mapo-Gu, Korea - Professor Jean Harper (MAA) Award
- Nash Delcamp, Mathematics, Brocton - Dr. Albert Polimeni (MAA) Award
- Kaitlyn Elderkin, Mathematics, Ashville - Dr. Fawzi Yaqub (MAA) Award
- Tristin Hageman, Mathematics/Middle Childhood Education, Gowanda - Professor Arlon Georger Teaching with Technology Award
- Thomas Mellen, Mathematics/Adolescence Education, Depew - Excellence in Student Teaching Award
John Georger, principal of Northern Chautauqua Catholic School, was presented with the Sherry Dole Excellence in Mentorship Award. This award recognizes an area mathematics teacher/administrator who has provided outstanding support to our student teachers.
Founding members Dr. Fred Byham and Dennis Cecala, along with current members Ellie Brion, Dillon Castro, Sarah Chamberlain, Madison Cole, Thomas Mellen, Brigid Edwards, and Sunny Kim, helped induct seventeen new members into Pi Mu Epsilon, the national honorary mathematics society. The following students were honored:
- Valerie Andryshak, a major in Mathematics/Adolescence Education, from Middletown, NY
- Chad Berggren, Mathematics, Westfield
- Jacob Brostrom, Mathematics/Adolescence Education, Portland
- Danielle Dembrow, Mathematics/Adolescence Education, Lockport
- Abigail Dunn, Applied Mathematics, Delanson
- Kaitlyn Elderkin, Mathematics, Ashville
- Samantha Hoepfinger, Applied Mathematics, Hamburg
- Michelle Persaud, Mathematics/Adolescence Education, Ozone Park
- Marleah Roseman, Mathematics, Canastota
- Rachel Schank, Applied Mathematics, Little Valley
- Courtney Schmidt, Childhood Education, Mathematics Middle School Extension, Hamburg
- Michael Scull, Mathematics/Adolescence Education, Hamburg
- Andrew Senseney, Physics/Adolescence Education, Derby
- Collene Sikora-Press, MSED - Mathematics, South Dayton
- Steven Sturm, MSED - Mathematics, Amherst
- Raymond Tarnowski, Mathematics/Adolescence Education, Dunkirk
- Emily Tronolone, MSED - Mathematics, Orchard Park