Pi Mu Epsilon

Pi Mu Epsilon

Pi Mu Epsilon

Pi Mu Epsilon is a national mathematics honor society that was established in 1914. In 1989 the New York Alpha Delta Chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon was established at SUNY Geneseo. The purpose of Pi Mu Epsilon is the promotion of scholarly activity in mathematics. Each year we induct our best students into this prestigious national honor society.

Each spring, the Pi Mu Epsilon faculty coordinator reviews the transcripts of current mathematics majors with sophomore standing, or above. Candidates must meet both internal standards of excellence and the nationally set criteria to be inducted.

For more information on the national organization go to: http://www.pme-math.org/

Requirements for Induction

Membership in Pi Mu Epsilon, New York Alpha Delta Chapter, is open to all students in good standing who meet the following eligibility requirements:

  • Major in mathematics
  • Completion of Math 221, 222, 223, and 239 (or their equivalent), and two courses in mathematics at the 300 level, and
  • GPA in mathematics of at least 3.5 and overall GPA of at least pi.

Potential inductees are identified in each spring semester. Students who meet all of the eligibility requirements will be invited to be inducted to the society during a ceremony held in late spring.

Induction Ceremony

An induction ceremony and reception are held for inductees, current members, and their families each spring. If you are being inducted, we encourage you to attend this ceremony so that we can celebrate your academic and mathematical achievements with you. A list of students who have been inducted into PME in previous years (since 2007) is below. Also, we like to invite special guest speakers to the induction ceremony each year, including graduating seniors and a Geneseo alumni.

Previous Guest Speakers

  • 2024: Darien Connolly (Class of 2024)
  • 2023: Mackenzie Castiglione (Class of 2023)
  • 2022: Rachel Serpe (Class of 2013)
  • 2019: Tom Fisher (Class of 2013)
  • 2018: Malcolm Kotok (Class of 2011)
  • 2017: Kaitlyn Gayvert (Class of 2012)
  • 2016: Michael Bennett (Class of 2009)
  • 2015: George Reuter (Class of 1996)
  • 2014: Alison Bowen (Class of 2011)
  • 2013: Arunima Ray (Class of 2009)
  • 2013: Caitlin Lamoreaux (Class of 2011)

Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Competition Prize

To promote scholarly work in mathematics among our students, the Alpha Delta Chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon offers a prize for our top scoring students on the annual William Lowell Putnam mathematics competition in the fall and other math competitions (University of Rochester Math Olympiad, SUNYMathics, etc.) A list of recent award recipients can be found here.

  • First Place PME Putnam Prize: $75 award to the top scoring SUNY Geneseo student on the annual William Lowell Putnam mathematics competition. To be eligible the individual must receive a positive score. If no student is eligible, the award may be given for top performance in later mathematics competitions. In the event of a tie for first place, then those students will split the total first-second place prize amount of $125.
  • Second Place PME Putnam Prize: $50 to the second highest scoring SUNY Geneseo student on the annual William Lowell Putnam mathematics competition. To be eligible the individual must receive a positive score. If no student is eligible, the award may be given for top performance in later mathematics competitions. In the event of a tie for second place, then those students will split the total second place prize amount of $50.
  • First Place PME Mathematics Competition Prize: $75 award to the top scoring SUNY Geneseo student in other math competitions, such as the University of Rochester Math Olympiad or SUNYMathics. To be eligible the individual must receive a positive score. In the event of a tie for first place, then those students will split the prize amount of $75.

* - All prizes are contingent on the availability of funds.


Previous Inductees

Members Inducted
in 2024

Thomas Joseph Abate
Hannah Brockman
Samantha Conrow
Laya Davis
Zachary Ehret
Nicole Indelicato
David Lawler
Hannah C. Olejniczak
Hannah Slawson

 

Members Inducted
in 2023

Darien Connolly
Andrew Mosbo
Kevin Rogers

Members Inducted
in 2022

Makenzie Castiglione
Una Donovan
Kaitlyn Eck
Zachary Gauronski
Huiming Huang
Jessica Nischo
Marcus Paone
Leah Reynolds
Robert Sinesi
Drew Southcott
Sophia Tiffany
Luis Yanez Zamora

Members Inducted
in 2021

Kayla Borozny
Jackson Brazo
Jeremy Contreras
Lucas Craner
Riley Grossman
Luz Melo
Kaitlin Miron
Matthew Signor
Jake Storey

Members Inducted
in 2020

Joseph Cilento
Matthew Ficarra
Cristina Gulli
Laura Kowalski
Julian Lee
Jonathan McCart
Rachel McLauchlin
Natalie Schurman

Members Inducted
in 2019

Yi Liu Chen
Gena Driscoll Brantley
Sarah Loprieno
Natalie Kot
Katarina Nichols
Taylor Ott
Ian Parks
Genevieve Rowe
Amanda Smalley
Jenna Urso
Nate Walker
John Wilson

Members Inducted
in 2018

Alexander Belles
James Canning
Marcus Converse
Jeffrey Doser
Duncan Ho
Kathryn Kress
Natalie LaCourt
Eric Piato
Caroline Rupp
Kayla Truong
Robert Tumasian
Greg Vinal

Members Inducted in 2017

Gabrielle Angeloro
David Clarkson
Justen Geddes
Katie Patterson
Dillon Ramsey
Adam Schneider
Samantha Summers
Julia Witkowski

Members Inducted in 2016

Stephanie Allen
Heather Barcomb
Natalie DuBois
Robert Fogelson
Walter Gerych
Anna Holcomb
Connor Keenan
Christopher Kramer
Nicholas LaVigne
Laura Mattison
Shayne O'Brien
Keith Osborne
Andrew Pensoneault
Lisa Rosenberg
Jessica Steidle
Brianna VanSoest
Cameron Ziegler
Jenna Zomback

Members Inducted
in 2015

Anna Clifford
Jane Coons
Carolyn Engelhardt
Samir Farooq
Jacob Goldberg
McKinley Gray
John Hines
Madeline Klein
Doug Knowles
Kwan Ho Lee
Rayanne Luke
Marina Massaro
Michael O'Boyle
Michael Ramsey
Timothy Rusaw
Rebecca Stefano
Alina Versalova
Stephanie Wilcoxen

Members Inducted in 2014

Michelle Barnum
Stephen Barron
Shannon Dorney
Marcus Elia
James Ford
Andrew Hessler
Jack Jenkins
Cathryn Menarchem
Michael Pilosov
Andrew Samer
Gregory Spitz
Carmen Staub
Herbert Susmann
Shawn Ward
Katherine Weber

Members Inducted in 2013

Alexander Chichester
Shane Clark
Noah Dukler
Sara Gearhart
Katherine Gullo
Ethan Koreff
Meghan Milana
Emily Novak
Emmy Petty
Megan Ryan
Rachel Serpe
Anh Tran
Suraj Uttamchandani
Jian Cong Zeng

Members Inducted in 2012

Stephanie Berland
Raymond Cook
Patrick Daniels
Thomas Fisher
Jessica Guise
Timothy Jones
Minchul Kang
Hannah Keehan
Brian Knapp
Robert Magnus
Kristina Punzi
Sarah Schaefer
James Sincebaugh
Joseph Storm
Michael Vaiana

Members Inducted in 2011

Nathan Benz
Michael Cerchia
Wilson Cheung
Samuel Cohn
Kaitlyn Gayvert
Kaitlin Keller
Kirill Lazebnik
Zachary Nelson
Daniel Rossi
Jeffrey Singer
Jeffrey Zeitler

Members Inducted in 2010

Erik Baranowski
Alison Bowen
Boning Chen
Lee Gabler
Geoffrey Henderson
Ashley Hewson
Julie Howell
Stefan Kell
Malcolm Kotok
Caitlin Lamoreaux
Hannah Miller
Karyn Muir
Brendan Murphy
Sarah Orbesen
Kevin Palmowski
Melissa Patti
Carla Pennello
Wanting Shao
Edward Watts
Christopher Zorn

Members Inducted in 2009

Alison Amidon
Lindsay Burcyk
Bridgette Heap
Robert Henchen
David Kent
Kurt Kubli
Casey Lane
Kathleen Nowak
Dennis Ruppe
Zachary Wolf
Phillip Zizzi

Members Inducted in 2008

Nicholas Devin
Aaron Fried
Heather-Lyn Good
Nicole Kingsley
Andrew Knight
Colin Kremer
Nathan Lauffenburger
Elizabeth Peterson
Alexandra Pink
Alissa Pioli
John Reynolds
Jason Scott
Donovan Shickley

Members Inducte;in 2007

Michael Bennett
Michael Costanza
Jesse Cutting
Michelle Davis
Amanda Kelly
Ryan Mahoney
Gina Marzullo
Arumina Ray
Jordan Rogers
Laura Salvalzo
Jacqueline Strain
Aaron Young

Faculty in PME

Carrie Green
Erin Harris
Aaron Heap
George Reuter
Melissa Sutherland
 

Retired Faculty in PME

Lew Friedland
Olympia Nicodemi
Gary Towsley
Edward Wallace