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Upsilon Pi Epsilon Honor Society
The International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines
Gamma Chapter of Pennsylvania
Department of Computing Sciences
草榴社区
Chapter Formed 1985
Chapter Guidelines
- The Gamma Chapter shall be located at the 草榴社区, 草榴社区, Pennsylvania, and its object shall be the promotion of high scholastic achievement and original investigation in the Computing Sciences.
- The Chapter shall be governed by its Constitution and its amendments, and by By-Laws enacted to provide for routine governmental functions.
- Persons eligible for election to membership to the Chapter shall not be judged according to race, creed, color, or gender, but must belong to one of the following categories:
- An undergraduate student must have completed at least 64 semester hours of overall credit, with at least 18 in Computing Sciences courses (which are those courses designated for programs of study offered through the Department of Computing Sciences). He/she must have a minimum GPA of3.2 both overall and in these Computing Sciences courses.
- A graduate student must have completed at least one half of the graduate degree requirement (15 credits in Software Engineering courses), and must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 in those courses.
- A faculty member must have been regularly teaching courses in support of programs offered through the Department of Computing Sciences, at the 草榴社区, for at least one year.
- A former student, at the time of his/her degree, must satisfy the same requirements as outlined for an undergraduate student.An honorary candidate shall be an individual of distinguished achievement in the field of Computing Science, otherwise ineligible for election to membership.
- All candidates for election to membership shall be reviewed by a Faculty Advisory Committee. Those reported favorably by the Committee shall be proposed for election to a standing committee on eligibility and membership, consisting of current members.
- The executive Council of the Chapter shall consist of the Faculty Advisor, and the following elected officers: President, Vice-President, Secretary-Historian, and Treasurer.
- The Faculty Advisor, who shall also be the presiding member of the Faculty Advisory Committee, shall consult on matters of Chapter Policy and act as auditor of Chapter finances. He/she must be a member of the Computing Sciences Department faculty.
- The chapter shall collect an initial induction fee of$80,and annual dues of $5 from each member.
- An induction ceremony, including dinner, shall take place at the 草榴社区 each spring.
Updated March 2024
"Members as of May 2023"
(All 448, with year of induction)
Members
Aldine, Brenda (2004)
Allerdyce, Brenda (1985)
Al Olayet, Thamer (2017)
Alsuhaibani, Feras (2014)
Alvarez, Sabrina (2021)
Amin, Sheetal (2003)
Anania, Peter (2003)
Anderson, Nathan (1995)
Anguita, Elena (1985)
Antosh, Joseph (1990)
Armstrong, Brian (2002)
Archer, Anthony (1988)
Atcavage, Carolyn (1985)
Aurora, Manish (1989)
Avilala, Chittaranjan (2001)
Babinski, Matthew (2020)
Balzani, Louis (2014)
Banta,Darlene (2004)
Barletta, Lori (1986)
Barrett, Elizabeth (2011)
Barrett, Patrick (2012)
Bassolino, Laura (2002)
Batten, Sean (1999)
Batzel, Sean (2019)
Becker, Mary Alice (1991)
Beckish, Michael (2001)
Behr, Kevin (2010)
Beidler, Kathleen (1999)
Benedict, Luke (2007)
Bennett, Colin (2019)
Bi, Yaodong (1994)
Bishop, Benjamin (2005)
Blasko, Brian (1987)
Boettger, Mason (2022)
Bogan, Patrick (1985)
Bonaventure, Gina (2002)
Borosky, Gerard (1985)
Borosky, Joseph (1998)
Bowery, Kevin (2021)
Brady, Maureen (2000)
Brannelly, Glenn (2019)
Brennan, Daniel (2012)
Bright, Norman (1986)
Brunetti, Luke (2023)
Burke, Austin (2004)
Burke, Frances (1986)
Burns, Martin (1991)
Burrell, Kyle (2018)
Cai, Dong (2004)
Calderon, Alexander (2022)
Camara, William Dinis (1998)
Candelli, Sally (1988)
Capobianco, Nicholas (2000)
Capper, Luke (2023)
Carone, Michael (2000)
Carpenter, Elizabeth (2021)
Carrill, Thomas (2004)
Carter, Nathan (1997)
Casabona, Joseph (2006)
Chabot, Felicia (2005)
Cheney, William (2004)
Chesna, John (1999)
Chiodo, Alex (2011)
Cichetti, Tyler (2023)
Clark, Terrence (1994)
Clarke, Robert (1989)
Collins, Patrick (2016)
Connery, Timothy (1991)
Contes, Julia (1991)
Contiff, Joseph (1985)
Coolican, Mary (1987)
Coppa, Peter (2011)
Corcoran, Kelly (1995)
Courtright, Barbara (1985)
Covaleski, Richard (1985)
Cummings, Christopher (2012)
Cunningham, Philip (2010)
Curry, Kristin (2018)
Curtis, Paul ’84 (1992)
Daly, Seán (2014)
Danchak, Zachary (2023)
Dane, Michael (2015)
Dasari, Hepsiba (2010)
Dauer, Brian (2019)
David, Joshua (2018)
Davis, Evelyn (1986)
Davis, Jeffery (1988)
Davis, Robert (1996)
DeCarlo, Michael (2000)
DeCelles, Christopher (2005)
DeCelles, Salvador (2006)
Degler, Benjamin (2016)
Delevan, Michael Joseph (2019)
Derenick, Jason (2002)
Dermont, Marcus (2012)
DeSarro, Frank (1987)
DiCesare, David (2022)
Dillon, Jeanne (1987)
Dirlam, Debra (2004)
DiStefano, Marianne (1999)
Di Troia, Christian (2023)
Dittmar, Eric (2021)
Dixon, James (1998)
Doggett, Jeffery (1988)
Dolphin, Christine (1989)
Dombroski, Gerard (2003)
Dougher, James (1992)
Drozdik, Kristina (1991)
Duffey, Robert (1999)
Dwyer, Sean (2004)
Eagan, Robert (2011)
Easton, William (2011)
Eichelsdorfer, John (1987)
Erdman, Julia (2002)
Esposito, Evan (2020)
Fabiano, Joseph (1985)
Faltyn, Daniel (1997)
Filachek, Christopher (1995)
Fisher, Craig Alan (2014)
Flowers, Nicole (2001)
Fox, James (1990)
Fox, James (2023)
Franchak, Stephen (2012)
Frey, Raymond (2010)
Gallacher, Patricia (1990)
Gallagher, Clarence (2019)
Gallagher, Timothy (2021)
Gallia, Mark (1994)
Gangareddygari, Vijay (2003)
Garubba, Daniel (2006)
Garubba, Thomas (2003)
Gaughan, Sean (2022)
Gauntlett, Joseph (1987)
Gecawich, William (1985)
Geiger, Lawrence (1986)
Gelormini, Derek (2010)
Getts, Ryan (2004)
Gilmore, Mark (1996)
Gilmore, Shaun (2002)
Gioino, Patrick (2021)
Giordano, Ethan (2002)
Giulian, Brian (2001)
Glarakis, Alexander (1985)
Gnall, Joseph (2018)
Gochtovtt, Alexander (1988)
Gorel, Larry (1986)
Goss, Floyd (1988)
Graham, Christopher (1991)
Gray, Evan (2014)
Grega, Vincent Jr. (1985)
Grieb, Sean (2011)
Grizzanti, David (2004)
Groblewski, Maria (1990)
Gruszecki, Mark (2008)
Guerra, Nicholas (2023)
Guiton, Mark (1986)
Gunshannon, William (2011)
Gurski, Marybeth (1991)
Haggerty, Julie (1985)
Haggerty, Paul (1985)
Haher, Amy (1991)
Halfpenny, Kenneth (1988)
Hamilton, Brian (1998)
Hanusich, Andrew (2001)
Harding, Michael (1985)
Haser, Glenn (1997)
Heidelberger, John (1988)
Herre, Carol (1991)
Herrick, Daniel (2018)
Herrick, Harlan (1990)
Herschlag, Gillian (2021)
Holmes, Michael (2013)
Holt, Richard (2002)
Horger, Adam (2018)
Horger, Zane (2022)
Hughes, Edward (1988)
Hughes, Michael (1990)
Hundersmarck, Christopher (2006)
Huylo, Robert (2003)
Insogna, Albert (2000)
Jackowitz, Daniel (2010)
Jackowitz, Paul (1985)
Janic, Mary Jean (1986)
Janofsky, Thomas (1995)
Jaruszewski, Carlene (1986)
Jollie, Cheridy (1996)
Jones, Amanda (2013)
Joyce, Patrick C. (2005)
Kahlon, Harshdeep (2021)
Kaminshi, Corine (1988)
Karnoski, Shawn (2011)
Kashuba, Thomas (1986)
Kassm, Nada (1991)
Kaufman, John (2022)
Kausmeyer, Edward (2004)
Kearns, David (1987)
Kelly, Brian (2006)
Kelly, John (1985)
Kempter, Joy (1991)
Kennedy, Eamonn (2001)
Kepic, Paul (1986)
King, Robert (2011)
Kitcho, Kathryn (2015)
Klapatch, Calvin (1985)
Klassner, Frank (1987)
Klish, Emily (1997)
Kobayashi, Misako (2008)
Kokinda, Joseph (1994)
Kowalchik, Paula (1985)
Kozimbo, Kathleen (1986)
Kozlevcar, Frank (1988)
Kraker, Patricia (2003)
Krall, Christopher (1998)
Krashkevich, Yvonne (2006)
Krieger, Jonathan (2004)
Kroiss, Michael (2001)
Kumar, Ashok (1986)
Kuna, Valerie (2002)
Kung, Ho (1999)
Kwiatkoski, Jeremy (1985)
Lamphere, Amanda (2023)
Langan, Patrick (2016)
Larioni, Greg (1985)
Law, Robert (2012)
Lee, Gene (2003)
Lembo, Henry (2022)
Lenhart, John (2014)
Lind, Craig (2016)
Liskowicz, Mark (2018)
Little, Christopher (1989)
Lively, Jennifer (2001)
Lloyd, Harold (1991)
Locks, Kyle (2011)
Lodini, Daniel (2003)
Loitfelder, Ralph (2001)
LoManto, Joseph (2018)
Lucchese, Anthony (2022)
Lyons, John (2003)
Ma, Guanqiao (2021)
Maccari, Thomas (2020)
Mahon, Helen (2002)
Malloy, Barbara (1987)
Maloney, Patrick (1987)
Mancuso, Richard (2013)
Mangan, Kevin (1985)
Maradeo, Nicholas (1988)
Maroon, Peter (2000)
Martin, Dennis (1987)
Martynov, Michael (1994)
Marx, Gregory (2005)
Masters, Stacy (2000)
Maszeroski, Anthony (1999)
Matthews, Sean (2006)
Mauro, Thomas (2003)
May, Joseph (1988)
Mayo, Brian (1994)
McAndrews, Susan (1986)
McCauley, Christopher (2001)
McClain, Richard (1989)
McCloskey, Robert ’84 (1987)
McDyer, Christopher (2001)
McGivern, John (1985)
McGuire, Morgan (2022)
McTiernan, Sean (2019)
Meehan, Thomas (2023)
Meinke, John (1985)
Memmen, Brian (2022)
Mercatili, Keith (1997)
Meyers, Michael (1988)
Mezzacca, Marc (2005)
Mickiewicz, Alexander (2003)
Miller, Brett (2000)
Mills, Lorri (1992)
Mills, Matthew (2021)
Morgan, Michael (2003)
Morrow, William (2012)
Mullan, Ashley (2021)
Mulvihill, Tyler (2018)
Murray, Joseph (1987)
Myer, Ronald (1991)
Narsavage, Paul (1994)
Naughton, Robert (2022)
Nauroth, Christopher (1998)
Naveda, J. Fernando (1989)
Nguyen, Cuong (2022)
Nicolaro, Frank (2022)
Nidoh, Michael (2012)
Nonnemacher, Sean (2018)
Nordberg, Kevin (1988)
Noto, Kelly (1991)
Novitsky, Shane (2023)
Nowakowski, Duane (2005)
O'Boyle, Matthew (2000)
O'Hara, Christopher (1994)
O’Hara, Ian (2019)
† O’Malley, Ryan (2003)
O'Neill, Erin (1985)
Orr, Eamonn (2015)
O'Sullivan, Niall (1998)
Ochman, John (1989)
Olaski, Ronald (2004)
Oplinger, Bret (2013)
Orozco, Daniel (2004)
Owens, Matthew (2016)
Owens, Raymond ’78 (2013)
Ozovek, Jonathan (2003)
Pacelli, Frank (2008)
Paganini, Kevin (2006)
Panzarella, Michael (2003)
Pasciuta, Vincent (1994)
Patel, Hanskamal (2016)
Patel, Neelkanth (2022)
Paulukonis, Michael (2010)
Pedley, Michael (2010)
Pegg, David (1986)
Perhac, Tracy Lynn (1987)
Petren, John (1994)
Petruski, Lisa (1991)
Pidich, Mary (2002)
Pirozzi, Glenn (2013)
Plishka, Richard (1988)
† Plonsky, Andrew (1992)
Potter, Sarah (2017)
Predenkoski, David (1990)
Prendergast, John (2018)
Prestifilippo, Matthew (2006)
Quinlan, Kevin (2001)
Quinn, Keith (2000)
Raymer, Robert (1992)
Reardon, Kevin (1994)
Redding, David (2011)
Reese, David (2023)
Ricker, Daniel (2018)
Rizzo, James (1987)
Roani, Mario (2019)
Robinson, Mary Ann (1986)
Rook, Mitchell (2018)
Rostock, Ralph (1992)
Rudniy, Alexander (2021)
Ruff, James (2020)
Rushen, Kathleen (2002)
Ryan, Gregory (1999)
Sami, Simal (2023)
Samuels, Christopher (2008)
Savarese, Raymond (1988)
Sawyer, Michael (2004)
Scaramastro, Michael (2007)
Scarangella, Michael (2001)
Schafer, Raymond (2001)
Schaub, Philip (2002)
Schirra, Joseph (1985)
Seitz, Charles (2023)
Sekela, Shawn (1987)
Serra, Joseph (1985)
Shah, Avish (2018)
Shah, Dhara (2010)
Shah, Hitesh (1998)
Shah, Parth (2019)
Sherwin, Michael (2014)
Shillingsburg, Steven (1996)
Shimkus, Thomas (1994)
Sidbury, James R. (1987)
Sikorski, Edmund (1988)
Simmons, Conner (2014)
Sincavage, Diane (1986)
Slack, Edward (2001)
Smarkusky, Debra’96 (2015)
Smart, Carolyn (2004)
Snyder, Stephen (1992)
Soares, Samuel (2017)
Sorge, Brian (1998)
Soy, Jane (1986)
Sparrow, Patrick (2005)
Speicher, Geoffrey (1996)
Spinosa, Joseph (2017)
Sponsler, Brandon (2019)
Sprows, Thomas (1995)
St. Ledger, Susan (1986)
Staretz, Nicole (2003)
Steffenauer,Robert (2001)
Stein, Rhonda (1992)
Stone, Moinca (1986)
Sudhakara, Suhasini (2010)
Sweeney, Dennis (2021)
Swierczek, Michael (1999)
Syme, Heather (2001)
Szymanski, Karen (2001)
Tailor, Akash (2019)
Tallman, Eric (2005)
Tanwar, Rajeev (2002)
Tarantino, Matthew (2015)
Taylor, Charles (1990)
Taylor, Tristram (2013)
Tamosaitis, Geraldine (1985)
Tartaglione, Daniel (2019)
Teschke, Jeffrey (1999)
Thoennes, Alexander (2018)
Tholley, Francis (2023)
Thomas, Ethan (2023)
Thomas, Justin (2020)
Tofani, Nicholas (2018)
Tomaine, Kris (2014)
Tomaine, Mark (1985)
Tomasofsky, Harold (1995)
Touch, Joseph (1985)
Travis, Kristin (2012)
Trigg, Ciara (2023)
Trischetta, Michael (2015)
Tronoski, John (1990)
Truszkowski, Christopher (2007)
Truszkowski, Thomas (1998)
Tyira, Melissa (2003)
Valleri, Carl (1988)
Vanora, David (2018)
Varriale, Roland (2008)
Vasky, James (2015)
Veca, Ann Marie (1991)
Vicente, Christina (2019)
Villa, Mathew (2016)
Vispi, Donald (2021)
Walker, Brendan (2010)
Walsh, Jason (2004)
Walter, Scott (1999)
Wang, Michael (2002)
Washo, Jason ’G13 (2019)
Wasilnak, John (1986)
Waugh, Justin (1997)
Webb, Jeffrey (2005)
Weller, Cheryl (1988)
Wetter, Kevin (2004)
Wierbowski, David’81 (2016)
Wierbowski, Judy’82 (2016)
Wierbowski, Shayne (2015)
William, William (1988)
Wooster, Angie (1988)
Wynn, Michael (2020)
Yamona, John (2012)
Yanchulis, Charles (1989)
Yaninas, Scott (2008)
Yasiejko, Matthew (2005)
Yeselavage, David (1995)
Zacker, Sonya (2001)
Zambetti, Lisa (1985)
Zaverl, Eric (2001)
Zembrzycki, Audry (1986)
Zhai, Jiehua (2003)
Zielinski, Eric (2015)
Zych, Daniel (2023)
Current Officers 2023-2024
President – Cuong Nguyen '23 G '25
Vice President – Nicholas Guerra '24
Secretary – Ciarra Trigg '24
Treasurer – David Reese '24
Moderator: Professor Paul M. Jackowitz
Former Officers
For 2022-2023:
President – Timothy Gallager
Vice President – David DiCesare
Secretary – Cuong Nguyen
Treasurer – Brian Memmen
Directors – Clarence Gallagher, Morgan McGuire and Justin Thomas
Moderator: Professor Paul M. Jackowitz
For 2021-2022:
President – Clarence Gallager
Vice President – Justin Thomas
Secretary – Ashley Mullan
Treasurer – Timothy Gallagher
Directors – Evan Esposito and Thomas Maccari
For 2020-2021:
President – Evan Esposito
Vice President – Thomas Maccari
Secretary – Justin Thomas
Treasurer – James Ruff
Director – Michael Wynn
For 2019-2020:
President – Sean McTiernan
Vice President – Colin Bennett
Secretary - Michael Delevan
Treasurer – Brian Dauer
Director – Glenn Brannelly
For 2018-2019:
President – Sarah Potter
Vice President – Kristin Curry
Secretary – Mark Liskowicz
Treasurer - John Prendergast
Director - Joseph Spinosa
For 2017-2018:
President – Craig Lind
Vice President – Joseph Spinosa
Secretary – Sarah Potter
For 2016-2017:
President – Michael Dane
Vice President – Craig Lind
Secretary – Patrick Langan
Director – Eric Zielinski
For 2015-2016:
President – Shayne Wierbowski
Vice President – Michael Dane
Secretary – Eric Zielinski
For 2014-2015:
President – Louis Balzani
Vice President – Conner Simmons
Secretary – Bret Oplinger
For 2013-2014:
President – Christopher Cummings
Vice President – Amanda Jones
Secretary – Michael Holmes
Director: Bret Oplinger
For 2012-2013:
President – Will Morrow
Vice President – Michael Nidoh
Secretary – Marcus Dermont
Directors: Chris Cummings, Daniel Jackowitz
For 2011-2012:
President – Sean Grieb
Vice President – Elizabeth Barrett
Secretary – Shawn Karnoski
Treasurer – Robert King
For 2010-2011:
President – Kevin Behr
Vice President – Derek Gelormini
Secretary – Dhara Shah
Treasurer – Michael Pedley
Directors – Phillip Cunningham, Daniel Jackowitz, Brendan Walker
For 2009-2010:
President – Joe Casabona
Vice President – Luke Benedict
Secretary – Chris Truszkowski
For 2008-2009:
President – Joe Casabona
Vice President – Daniel Garubba
Secretary – Yvonne Krashkevich
For 2006-2007:
President - Dave Grizzanti
First Vice President - Patrick Sparrow
Second Vice President - Brenda Aldine
For 2004-2005:
President - Dave Grizzanti
First Vice President - Carolyn Smart
Second Vice President - Jonathan Krieger
Secretary - Darlene Banta
Treasurer - Brenda Aldine
For 2003-2004:
President - Thomas Garubba
First Vice President - Alex Mickiewicz
Second Vice President - Jiehau Zhai
Secretary - Jonathan Ozovek
Treasurer - Melisa Tyira
For 2002-2003:
President - Jason Derenick
First Vice President - Ethan Giordano
Second Vice President - Rajeev Tanwar, Secretary - Laura Bassolino
Treasurer - Julia Erdman
For 2001-2002:
President - Eamonn Kennedy
Vice President - Heather Syme
Secretary - Michael Kroiss
Treasurer - Rob Steffenauer
Director - Raymond Schafer
For 2000-2001:
President - Keith Quinn
Vice President - Peter Maroon
Secretary - Maureen Brady
Treasurer - Stacy Masters
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