Awards
The Sally Award
The Paul J. Sally, Jr. Distinguished Alumnus prize is awarded annually to a graduating senior (or seniors) who has shown true, academic distinction in a demanding program in Mathematics.
The award is endowed by Professor Sally himself, who graduated from Boston College in 1954, and received his Masters' degree from Boston College in 1956. After a short teaching career in area high schools and at Boston College, Professor Sally completed his Ph.D. at Brandeis in 1965 and joined the faculty in the Department of Mathematics of the University of Chicago and continued there until his death in 2013.
Professor Sally's research was in the areas of harmonic analysis and representation theory, which concern the understanding of complicated mathematical problems whose behaviors exhibit natural symmetries. They are central areas of modern mathematics.
Professor Sally served on the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and participated in the Association of Members of the Institute for Advanced Study. He served on and/or chaired a number of committees for the National Science Foundation and the American Mathematical Society.
Previous Winners of the Paul J. Sally, Jr. Award
2000
Anya Kuznetsova
Peter Rankel
2001
Allison Morabito
2002
Jacek Nowacki
2003
Tak-Lun "Koopa" Koo
2004
Melissa Maisch
Matthew Sequin
Paul Wenger
2005
David Goett
Stephanie Maniscalco
2006
Scott L. Gentile II
2007
Alex C. Landraitis
2008
Brendan Keenan
2009
Thomas R. Runyon
2010
Conor P. Schlick
2011
Edward (Michael) Belfanti
2012
Alex Walker
2013
Amy Nesky
Lisa Piccirillo
2014
Brian Jongwon Choi
Stephanie Ger
2015
Robert P. Laudone Jr.
2016
Emma West
2017
Champ Davis
Jian Zhou
2018
Christopher Ratigan
2019
Zihao Fang
2020
Lin An
2021
Jacob McErlean
2022
Jieqi Di
2023
Kenneth Betterman
The Bennett Award
The Department annually presents the Albert A. Bennett award to a graduating mathematics major who has demonstrated a high level of achievement in mathematics and who aspires to teach mathematics.
This award was initiated by former Department Chair, Father Stanley J. Bezuszka, S.J. in honor of his colleague and mentor, Albert A. Bennett, who earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at Brown University and a Ph.D in Mathematics at Princeton University. He enjoyed a lengthy distinguished career teaching mathematics at Brown University. After his retirement from Brown he taught at several institutions including Boston College, where for nine years he was engaged in teaching in a masters in mathematics program for secondary teachers.
Dr. Bennett published many texts and articles in algebra and logic, his fields of specialization. He also had a keen interest in applied mathematics and, during World Wars I and II, he served in the Army as a ballistics expert. It was his dedication to helping teachers deepen their mathematics content knowledge at Boston College that inspired the award that bears his name.
Previous Winners of the Bennett Award
1980
Margaret Mary Napolitano
1981
Stephanie Kay
Kevin Andrew O'Laughlin
1982
Diane Duffy
Jennifer Sulla
1983
Robert Clancey Powers
1984
Antone R. Costa Jr.
1985
Barbara Marie Helmes
1986
Mary Frances Mangraviti
1987
Aimee Ann Walker
1988
Jennifer Marie Fish
1989
Susan Elizabeth Lerro
1990
Thomas Kelleher
1991
S. John DiBartolo
1992
Christopher Ryan Hawkins
1993
Stephanie Ruggiano
1994
Theresa M. Tucci
1995
Sarah E. Quebec
1996
Joseph A. Donahue
1997
Emily F. Gallagher
1998
Alyson B. Foley
Jennifer L. Roche
1999
Thomas J. Doherty
2000
Ana B. Monteiro
2001
Theresa A. Cojohn
2002
Emily K. Harvey
2003
Thomas M. Smith
2004
Rebecca E. Stern
2005
Mark Russo
2006
James K. LaJoie
2007
Elizabeth Rini
2008
Colleen A. Sampson
2009
Rebecca F. Wentzel
2010
Vittoria M. Macadino
2011
Jennifer E. Meunier
Allison M. Rosshirt
2012
Kimberly Ralph
2013
Eric Gordon
2014
Benjamin T. Delwiche
2015
Kristen DiTroia
2016
Bonnie Ma
2017
Domenic Rosato
Megan Ryan
2018
Brenton Lussier
2019
Elisabeth Campbell
2020
Lizzy Roehm
2021
Jacob Kelleher
2022
Emilia Couture
2023
Kelly Ward
Pi Mu Epsilon
The Department annually inducts undergraduate majors and a handful of graduate students into Pi Mu Epsilon, an honorary national mathematics society.
Pi Mu Epsilon was founded on May 25, 1914 at Syracuse University. It is a non-secret organization and is dedicated to the promotion of mathematics and recognition of students who successfully pursue mathematical understanding. Pi Mu Epsilon also sponsors a journal devoted to topics in mathematics accessible to undergraduate students.
Our Chapter is named Massachusetts Zeta, since we are the sixth Chapter instituted in Massachusetts. Other Chapters have been inaugurated at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, College of the Holy Cross, Bridgewater State College, University of Massachusetts at Lowell, and Boston University.
We've put together a list of all students inducted into our local Chapter including students inducted in May 2019.
Class of 2019
Matthew Bonidie
Elisabeth Campbell
James Coen
Fiona Henry
Alex Karacaoglu
Justin Kim
Megan Lesha
Paul Joseph Shalhoub
Yucai Shao
Nanchun Shi
Deuk Hwan Shin
Huixia Xiao
Zihui Zhou
Yi Zhu
Class of 2020
Lin An
Jiaxuan (Isabell) Huang
Yiyuan Xu
Ke Jia Zhang
Previous Years
Class of 2018
Lily Gui Bessette
David Cao
James Croft
James DeAntonis
Gabrielle Harad
John William Kessler
Qi Ying Lim
Boyang Lu
Daniel Ralph Macchio
Meaghan McNally
Christopher Ratigan
Xueliu Wang
Yifan Wang
Tiancheng Wu
Class of 2019
Jiarui Cao
Ning Duan
Zihao Fang
Zehzi Wang
Ruifan Yang
Yajie “Angus” Zhao
Class of 2017
Shuhe Cao
Xin Cao
Tasfiqul Chowdhury
Christopher Dalla Riva
Champ Davis
Devin Fateux
Kraig Hackett
Jialu Liu
Yiru Song
Yehao Wang
Zachary White
Jian Zhou
Class of 2018
Christophe Bernier
Minghao Liu
Anthony Trasatti
Zhangyang Wei
Class of 2016
Elise Bailey
Daniel Cosgrove
Dong Young Kim
Ning Lu
Bonnie Ma
Joanna Saikili
Jesse Spinelli
Boyao Sun
Kristen Webber
Emma West
Class of 2017
Serge Aleshin-Guendel
Christian Cofoid
Mark Hebert
Dominic Rosato
Megan Ryan
Xiaorui Yang
Class of 2015
Angelena Bohman
Christie Choma
Maria Catherine Ferrari
Mary Rose Fissinger
Trevor Scott Gergen
Denn H. R. Hadiprawira
Joseph J. Liguori
Lauren Anne Marchetti
Michaela Murray
Katherine Pilewski
Michael Thomas Stanley
Keely Timms
Class of 2016
Nicholas Denari
Drew Dickman
Andrew Ferdowsian
Yuan Liu
Simo Mohamed
Senhaji Rhazi
Class of 1990
Jo-Ann Bowen Coe
Graduate Students
Garen Chiloyan
Kyle Hayden
W. Spencer Leslie
Lev Yovstopyat-Nelip
Shucheng Yu
Class of 2014
Kimberly Marie Attia
Samuel Baxter
Oliver Chun Hin Chan
Brian Andrew Chung
Anthony Dube
Brendan Peter Hayes
Filip Piasevoli
Katina Russell
Mark A. Viekos
Ying Zhou
Class of 2015
Brandon Bavier
Christopher S. Coscia
Kristen DiTroia
Robert P. Laudone Jr.
Zachary Skarka
Graduate Students
Yuanqing Cai
Thomas Crawford
Cihan Soylu
Steve Thakur
Class of 2013
Victor Churchill
Meghan Coughlan
Nathan Fisher
Scott Andrew Monaco
Sarah Mulcahey
Anne Pemberton
Nicholas Trombley
Nikolay Tsintsadze
Class of 2014
Brian Jongwon Choi
Benjamin T. Delwiche
Stephanie Ger
David Reilly
Ann E. Sizemore
Nicole Marie Wei
Graduate Students
Ian Banfield
Scott Mullane
Beth Romano
Adam Saltz
Class of 2012
Anna Broido
Yanjun (Cathryn) Chen
Julie Kauffman
Michelina Pallone
Duane Rich
Richard Seibert
Sean Talia
Dan Tracy
Class of 2013
Matthew Dillon
Matthew Foley
Katelyn Jeffries
Leo Lamontagne
Amy Nesky
Lisa Piccirillo
Siwei (Phil) Tu
Graduate Students
David Hansen
Robert Haraway
Diana Hubbard
Nicholas Vlamis
Andrew Yarmola
Class of 2011
Geoffrey Arno
Joseph Czop
Alexander Gestal
Steven Lannon
Jia Luo
Jennifer Meunier
Allison Rosshirt
John Zeiss
Class of 2012
Tair Akmejanov
Jacobson Blomquist
Joseph Falkson
Troy Heffernan
Thomas Holek
Jessica Smyth
Graduate Students
Syd Amit
Clarice Ferolito
Justin Mitchell
Diana Pell
Class of 2010
Melissa Benimeo
Lara Castleton
Rabih Geha
Emily Igo
Kazimierz Filus
Alex Kremer
John Lynch
Jeffrey Zhang
Class of 2012
Alexander Walker
Class of 2011
Mike Belfanti
Natalie Chin
William Glennon
Jack Wimberley
Graduate Students
Ronald Colaianni
Alexander Cotter
Ebony Harvey
Toussaint Towa
Cao Xiao
Class of 2009
R. Vincent Embser
David Emerson
Brian Ferrara
Benjamin Kelly
Tracy M. Maciolek
Anthony Matera
Thomas Quan
Thomas Runyon
Alan Shirfan
Jianxiong Sun
Kaitlyn Valente
Rebecca Wentzel
Class of 2010
Karen Chen
Vittoria Macadino
Amanda Miles
Conor Schlick
J. Niclas Svensson
Graduate Students
Laura Beltis
Crystal Fantry
Alison Fsh
Krystle Hinds
John McColgan
Class of 2008
Jonathan Carmine
Justin Henkel
Michael Musty
Rachel Quinn
Daniel Sievers
Class of 2009
Jillian Cronin
Peter Witlen
Graduate Students
Ben Flanders
Rose Morgan
George Potter
Bronwen Price
Matt Visker
Class of 2007
Lindsay Granatell
Laura Henry
Colette Irving
Robert Muller
Michael Reynolds
Elizabeth Rini
Daniel Simoncini
Class of 2008
Brendan Keenan
Colleen Sampson
Sebastian Skardal
Graduate Students
Paul Aseltine
Brandon Bate
Christof Franzsen
Alison Wood
Class of 2006
Susanne Brzostek
Elizabeth Callahan
Patrick Curley
Brendon Ferullo
David Karpuk
James LaJoie
Edward Liu
Matthew St Hilaire
Sergey Weinstein
Class of 2007
Danielle Carpentieri
Clare Duan
Thomas Duncan
Heather Ferron
Katherine Houghton
Justin Marcoux
Janine Molino
Quang Nguyen
Eric Pierce
Graduate Students
Sarah Kozik
Rebecca Mesh
Michael Nkakue
Jennifer Susel
Daniel Weiner
Class of 2005
Peter Deluca
Matthew Doria
David Goett
Sara Groth
Darienrae Klarman
Guillermo Lizano
Jason Viger
Diana Wong
Class of 2006
Scott Gentile
Hsing Liu
Alexander Landraitis
Elizabeth Ready
Jonas Westbrook
Graduate Students
Corinne Cole
Jeremy Crimmel
Andrew Rudman
Kristina Sramkova
Ted Zarrabi
Class of 2004
Eric Chen
Rebecca J. Kruger
Melissa S. Maisch
Alyssa M. Pierce
Kelly A. Wallace
Class of 2005
Lauren Fuentes
Kate Gunnery
Stephen P. Juraschek
Stephen Koza
Alex Lockwood
Stephanie Maniscalco
Dave Mosca
Philip Nicosia
Betsy Radtke
Aaron Rose
Mark Russo
Graduate Students
Steve DiMauro
Peter Herbst
Chinda Wongngamnit
Class of 2003
Brian J. Degnan
Matthew F. Demers
Jonathan Gemus
Laura G. Isbister
Amanda L. Kuhl
Heather A. Kusmierz
Elaine Q. Mei
Richard B. Rhodes
Thomas M. Smith
Paviola Stroni
Rebecca A. Zino
Class of 2004
Christina Apostolakis
Stephen P. Giusti
Erik J. Jensen
Andrew D. Naumann
Matthew J. Sequin
Rebecca E. Stern
Paul S. Wenger
Class of 2003
Patrick H. Carey
Graduate Students
Megan Andreoli
Steven Hilbun
Robert Huether
Caroline Jeffery
Russell Prime
Dayna Soares
Class of 2002
Ellen Arrigoni
Anthony Beirne
Joseph Cutrone
Emily Harvey
Meghan Kiernan
Jessica Kierulf
Katie Ryan
William Sample
Class of 2003
Karin Gallo
Samantha Lehn
Victoria Scott
David Stuart
Patrick Sullivan
Class of 2004
Joe Sasanuma
Graduate Students
Catherine Boisvert
Elena Bueno-Acedo
Jason Silverman
Gretchen Therrien
Christina Lauren Webb
Nadia Whisenand
(Heather Woods)
Class of 2001
Maria Aiello
Theresa Cojohn
Marne E. Gifford
Meghan Gnazzo
Christine Grella
Morgan Laholt
Virginia Lipscy
Rebecca Morgan
Marie Nycz
Class of 2002
Bria Berger
Julianne Dyer
Jill Geismar
Class of 2003
Tak-Lun Koo
Graduate Students
Abe Cabarubia
Ane Coughlin
Sean Duggan
Keith Schoonover
John Valentino
Eileen Moore
Class of 2000
Jennifer Brennan
Lauren Charles
Dennis Klem
James Mabli
David Rys
Kristine Severino
Class of 2001
Allison Morabito
Adrian Sudirgo
Class of 2002
Jacek Nowacki
Graduate Students
Jennifer Gillett
Suzanne Hargadon
Lynette Kelley
Benjamin Kennedy
Sarah Lehan
Steven Rattendi
Class of 1999
Lindsey J. Dubie
Timothy J. Halliday
Michael P. Kelly
Richard R. Metz
Jonathan S. Sullivan
Karen A. Tlucek
Sumaya M. Twal
Class of 2000
Tae Woo Kim
Amanda J. Mahoney
Aaron M. Moller
Ana B. Monteiro
Peter A. Rankel
Christine M. Sample
Graduate Students
Nancy Gaff
Jessica Kupferberg
Jamie McDowell
Stephanie Molnar
Carolyn Pointek
Cynthia Tahlmore
Nicholas Willis
Anthony Bo
Neva Lazzara
Carrie Spooner
Class of 1998
Adrianne Carabillo
Timothy W. Devoe
Francesca Lordo
Jennifer F. O'Neill
Stacy A. Reid
Katie E. Sinnott
Laura H. Towne
Meghan A. Tracey
Class of 1999
Thomas J. Doherty
Joseph Finnigan
Luigi Marandola
Gretchen E. Riddell
Danielle N. Shea
William C. Zahner
Class of 2000
Anna A. Kuznetsova
Graduate Students
Jennifer Goodyear
Sungho Nam
Jennifer Tauro
Jennifer Vezza
Class of 1997
Daniel J. Bachiochi
Mohit Chawla
Class of 1998
Stephen A. Bell
Jihae Chung
Alyson B. Foley
Cara E. Gady
Diane Hennessey
Charis B. Narkun
Jennifer L. Roche
Anthony D. Salido
Graduate Students
Robert S. Cruikshank
Amy S. Fare
Kristen Howarth
Miroslav Orna
Karin K. Schilling
Deborah S. Upton
Jay C. Wu
Class of 1996
Hideki Azuma
Jin-Hyung Cho
Yongsang Cho
Joseph A. Donahue
Rachel Kara Mott
Class of 1997
Karen M. Charles
Emily F. Gallagher
Brian E. McLain
Patrick J. Scheideler
Class of 1998
Jessica Ashley Rassler
Graduate Students
Grace Coulombe
Michael Henroid
Chih-Hsun Hung
Maria Kubasiewicz
Tonya McLean
Patricia Rockensies
Yutaka Shimada
Class of 1995
Jeannette Gaehwiler
Kristen M. Maguire
Philip M. Pergola
Krista Tokarz
Class of 1996
Katherine A. Becker
Peter T. Kennealey
Brian Magovern
Timothy M. Ryan
Andreas A. Szabados
James D. Ward
Graduate Students
John D. Bergin
Kathleen M. Bourn
Jian Chen
Mark Evans
Kristen L. Ludka
Jacqueline Tran
Class of 1994
Lisa M. Cinege
Class of 1995
Robert W. Bell
Sharon D. Bolduc
Sarah E. Quebec
Class of 1996
Courtney L. Burdick
John Ashley Judge
Graduate Students
Terry Kates
Gerald Kiwanuka
Chris Marino
Maura Murray
Class of 1993
Michael F. Gendron
Shari D. Lavidor
William J. McGraw
Linda K. Murphy
Class of 1994
Todd A. Michalik
Jianhong J. Yen
Class of 1995
Jennifer M. Aucoin
Nicole Tillyer
Leah M. Wasnewsky
Graduate Students
Christopher Boucher
Joan Cloherty-Sullivan
Catherine Dornback
Deborah Hayden
Ming Luo
Victoria Olson
Class of 1992
Wendy M. Chauvin
Suzanne Giordano
Howard Buckley
McHugh
Mary C. Noonan
Jennifer W. Paul
Catherine A. Paulhus
Helen G. Paulos
Anthony M. Sileo
Andrew J. Timpson
Class of 1993
Gregory L. Cerny
Kelly S. Lenzmeier
Class of 1994
Karen T. Eckstein
Taline Festekjian
Joseph C. Mangan
Ka Wah Ng
Jennifer A. Sullivan
Theresa M. Tucci
Graduate Students
Lisa Barbera
Xiaohui Cao
Mary Agnes McCarron
Robert McGrail
Nelissa Nowicki
Amber Rogers
Carmel Schettino
Class of 1991
Todd Dziedzic
Timothy Gendron
David Gloss
Daniel McCarthy
Jon Minzner
Class of 1992
Christopher Hawkins
Alex Herbstritt
Elizabeth Isacco
Karen Ricciardi
Yvonne Wong
Class of 1993
Brian Lauducci
Wei Ben Lu
Stephanie Ruggiano
Diana Shedd
Elizabeth Steinle
Graduate Students
Catherine Marcotte
Gregory Sethares
Class of 1990
Kimberly Farrell
Martin Konan
Thomas McGovern
Class of 1991
Elizabeth Abbruzzese
Maureen Blandino
Paul Joy
Kathleen Juan
Koon-Tung Anthony Lai
Diane Lewandowski
Deirdre Mangan
Deborah Reich
Christine Seubert
Stephen Stonehouse
Class of 1992
Jennifer Gutmann
Mark Moitoso
Graduate Students
Susan Barnes
Julie Belock
Colleen King
Christina Lui
Mark Mrozek
Qin Jian-Jing
John Yered
Class of 1989
Carmen Evangelista
James MacPhee
Theresa Seery
Class of 1990
Lori Ahearn
Mary Briody
Michele Cedrone
Diane Drop
Curtis Gehman
Michael Kart
Karen Kremer
Kristin Pelletier
Rebecca Titterton
Patricia Wright
Class of 1991
John DiBartolo
Karen DuBois
Lynn Lamson
Graduate Students
Karen Bryant
Lauren Langbert
Dawn MacAskill
Maureen Cox Paul
Danielle Potvin
Steve Richardson
Mary Grace Kelemani
Class of 1988
Kathleen F. Duke
Stephen R. Oates
Class of 1989
Michael D. Boucher
Kerry Corrigan
Ann Marie DiMauro
Joseph A. Iocono
Susan Lerro
Donna M. Nadeau
Kathleen M. Ryan
Ellen M. Small
Mark B. Sokolich
Christopher Y. Wu
Class of 1990
Thomas Kelleher
James J. Mangraviti
James M. McCarthy
Michele L. Notarianni
Graduate Students
Ronald E. Champeau
Kathleen Marie DeLello
Della Dumbaugh Fenster
Kenneth J. Kreinsen
Freydoon Rahbarnia
Shuhua Wu
Class of 1987
Rachelena M. Bifulco
Michael J. Burns
Robert T. Checkosky
Joann L. Ciaffaglione
Moira M. Gallagher
Nicholas J. Gendron
Sharon M. George
Selena Lee
Class of 1988
Michael B. Bell
Lisa M. Kuehne
John W. Lanoue
Tina A. Lynch
Thieu Nguyen
Janet M. Pekkarinen
Kelly Ann Penfield
Jose Vinagre
Class of 1986
Mark J. Bucceri
Maria E. Calzada
Julie A. Daniels
Kristin Glebus
Maria Isacco
Mary Judge
Rafael M. C. Romualdez
Class of 1987
Suzanne Ficks
Anne Kiritsy
Kirstin Mundy
Kimberly M. Quandt
Aimee Walker
Kimberly Walsh
Class of 1988
Steven Curran
Jennifer M. Fish
Maureen Fountain
Alice Kavanagh
Mary-Ann Lambert
Graduate Students
Lorraine G. Silva
Class of 1985
Karen Baierlein
Theresa A. Francis
Jaily Gomez
Michael L. Sullivan
Class of 1986
Elaine L. Ambrose
Carol L. Deuchler
Kerstin R. Gnazzo
Lisa J. Holden
Christopher M. Oates
Vincent A. Silvestri
Class of 1987
Denise M. Gunn
Joan M. Martin
Graduate Students
Joseph Galia
Daniel Leonard
Michelle McCaughn
Alfred Messina
Kimberly Parry
Dulce Rodriguez
Class of 1984
John J. Aversa
Joe C. Har
Donna E. Kusnierz
Maura A.Quinlivan
Laura J. Toole
Class of 1985
Pamela Albino
Mark A. Amalfitano
John D. Birkmeyer
Mary M. D'Agostino
Stephen F. Doucette
Gregory C. Hart
Lisa M. Hartunian
Barbara M. Helmes
Eric M. Klingler
Anne Marinaccio
James M. Marner
Joseph M. Massaro
Daniel T. O'Keefe
David J. Sullivan
Dianne M. Town
Sara A. Walker
Class of 1986
Leah M. Dinnigan
Mary F. Mangravitti
Susan L. Meghreblian
Bernadette M. Thie
Maria T. Young
Class of 1983
Deborah J. Bouley
Stacey L. Chapman
Diane M. Citino
Denise M. DeRose
Julie E. Devlin
Eugene J. DeCesare
Linda G. Hayes
Mark R. Matthews
Michael P. McDermott
Ellen R. Mouzon
Margaret M. O'Connell
John J. Paliotta
Robert C. Powers
Donald W. Procopio
Marci A. Reinhold
Jean M. Sannicandro
William W. Schultz
Thomas G. Smith
Anne C. St. Onge
Claire T. Stanley
David L. Tseki
Sandra J. Verrastro
Sharon E. Weinberger
Class of 1984
Gregory S. Beaulieu
John D. Bernhard
James A. Buckley
Stephen A. Buono
Kera A. Connolly
Antone R. Costa
Carla M. DeLellis
James F. Drew, Jr
John P. Garrahan
Mary Susan Gibbons
Sergio D. Guillen-Vicente
Ann E. Haltmaier
Donna M. Lynch
Jeanne M. Malone
Heidi E. McCarthy
Ellen R. McGratten
Donna M. Pflaumer
Timothy P. Pittinger
John A. Prego
Margaret M. Reynolds
Mary Susan Rosenthal
Kevin J. Shine
Constance A. Soper
Alice J. Telian
Peter Van Beaver
Mary E. Wasnewsky