Greetings from Potsdam. I hope

this newsletter finds you in good health and

spirits. I just finished teaching a Set Theory

and Logic class. We showed that, for all sets

A, B and C, A x (B U C) = (A x B) U (A x C).

Does this bring back memories for you?

Mathematics has always been amazing to me

in that many great ideas and theorems remain

interesting over a long period of time. The

Fundamental Theorem of Calculus is about

350 years old and will be talked about for

many years to come. Yet, other big questions

remain unanswered (are there infinitely many

pairs of primes of the form p, p + 2)?

At Potsdam, we enjoy helping our students

master thinking about mathematics, through

writing and speaking it. This year (2010-11) I

am happy to report that we have large

numbers of students in all of our

undergraduate courses (especially in our 100

level courses—the college as a whole had the

largest first year class in years.) Though our

College budget has been cut severely, we are

still getting by. We now share our secretary,

Phyllis, with the Anthropology department

and she has done a great job. We have a lot

less support for professional development

from the State budget, so we have been going

to fewer national conferences (I don’t think

any faculty went to the Joint Mathematics

Meetings last January). Our Alumni

supported Foundation budget has helped

offset the loss in State budget money. Thanks

to this budget (Thanks Donors!), and thanks

to SGA support of the Math Alliance, we

have been able to bring a large number of

students to regional Seaway Section MAA

meetings.

I hope you enjoy this year’s newsletter, which

will bring you news of our current students’

achievements, as well as news from our

alumni. You can also find out more about the

department through the Facebook groups

SUNY Potsdam Math Alliance (our SGA

recognized Math Club) and the SUNY

Potsdam Mathematics Department. Please keep in touch!

Mathematics

School of Arts & Sciences

From the Chair, Dr. Joel Foisy

Our Philosophy

The program in Mathematics at

Potsdam is based on the premise that

the study of pure Mathematics can be

undertaken successfully by a large

number of students if they are

provided with a supportive

environment. This includes careful

and considerate teaching by well-

trained and dedicated faculty,

continual encouragement, successful

role models, enough success to

develop self esteem, enough time to

develop intellectually, recognition of

their achievement, and the belief that

the study is a worth-while endeavor.

We are dedicated to providing this

supportive environment not only to

our majors but also to all of our

students.

Summary of 2009-2010

The Department of Mathematics had

another strong year. We view our

interactions with our students in the

classroom and during office hours as

our main focus. We continue to

strive to cultivate in them a love of

learning mathematics. The number

of majors, minors and concentrators

remained high. Students participated

in 15 semesters worth of seminars

and independent studies led by 6

different faculty members. Our

department continued to receive

national recognition, as evidenced

by Dr. Reuben Hersh’s article in the

MAA Math Horizons: The Most

Famous Undergraduate Mathematics

Program You’ve Never Heard Of.

A total of 12 Potsdam students

a t t e n d e d t h e F a l l A M T N Y S

( A s s o c i a t i o n o f M a t h e m a t i c s

Teachers of New York State) in

Buffalo. A total of 10 Potsdam

students attended the Fall MAA

Seaway Section Meeting in Fredonia,

NY, and a total of 12 Potsdam

students attended the Spring Seaway

Section Meeting at SUNY Oswego.

Several of Blair Madore’s Math 524

students gave presen tations on

projects they worked on as part of

their course work. A good number

of students a t tended the Sa int

Lawrence Valley Undergraduate

Mathematics Conference, Clarkson

University, February 19-20, 2010.

A total of 6 articles or books by

faculty were either published,

submitted for publication, or in

progress. Faculty members

performed several reviews of a wide

variety of books, textbooks and

research articles.

The SUNY Potsdam/Clarkson

Summer Mathematics Research

Experience for Undergraduates

Program, under the direction of Dr.

Joel Foisy, with Harold Ellingsen,

Derek Habermas and Christino

Tamon (Clarkson) serving as faculty

advisors, held its 12th program in

2009. Three SUNY Potsdam

students participated in the 2009

program, working with top math

majors from across the country. The

2010 program is currently underway,

with Dr. Madore, Dr. Foisy, Dr.

Aaron Luttman (Clarkson) and Dr.

Tino Tamon (Clarkson) serving as

faculty advisors. Four SUNY

Potsdam students are participating in

the program.

Dr. Ellingsen continued offering

scholar ships through the NSF

supported von Neumann program,

which just ended in the Spring of

2010. Dr. Madore also organized the

American Mathematics Competition

at SUNY Potsdam, bringing in 122

students from local high schools.

The Department was also active in

service, with most faculty members

serving on school or college-wide

committees.

We were pleased with our students

who graduated. One is going on to a

doctoral program in Mathematics.

Many others plan to teach at either

the elementary or secondary level.

Faculty Report

There were nine full time faculty

members (including the Chair) in the

Deparment during 2009-2010. These

were: Kerrith Chapman, Harold

Ellingsen, Joel Foisy (Chair), Derek

Habermas, Jason Howald, Blair

Madore, Cheryl Miller, Victoria

Klawitter, Laura Person, and Cornelia

Yuen. Alison Chapman, as an

adjunct, taught 0 credit hours in the

fall semester and 3 credit hours in the

spring. Carroll Boswell taught 9

credit hours in the fall semester, and

9 credit hours in the spring. Cheryl

Miller was on sabbatical for the year.

Ms. Toni Oakes was the departmental

secretary for the first month of

school. In October, Ms. Phyllis

Charleson took over secretarial

duties, splitting her time between the

Mathematics and Anthropology

Departments.

Carroll Boswell,

Visit Asst Prof, BS, Cal

Inst of Tech,

MA, Washington Univ,

PhD, Clarkson Univ

(Fall 2008)

Harold Ellingsen,

BS, MS, PhD,

Virginia Tech, Assoc

Professor

Jason Howald, B.S.,

M.A., Miami Univ of

Ohio; Ph.D., Univ of

Michigan; Asst

Professor; PME

Alison Chapman,

Adjunct , BA, MA

(Mathematics),

MST (7-12

Mathematics), SUNY

Potsdam

Kerrith Chapman, AB,

Assumption College;

MS,

PhD, Kansas State

Univ,

Assoc Professor

Chair

Joel Foisy, BA,

Williams College; PhD,

Duke Univ,

Assoc Professor; AMS, MAA

Derek Habermas, B.

S., New Jersey

Institute of

Technology; M.S.,

Montclair State Univ;

Ph.D., Univ of

Arizona;

Asst Professor; PME

Victoria Klawitter, BS,

Univ of Bucharest; MA,

PhD, Univ of

Michigan; Assoc

Professor; AMS; AWM; MAA

Blair Madore,

B Math, MSc

Mathematics, PhD,

Univ of

Toronto; Asst Professor; AMS; MAA

Cheryl Chute Miller,

BS, John

Carroll Univ; PhD,

Wesleyan

Univ; Assoc Professor, AMS; ASL; AWM; CMS; MAA

Laura Person, BS,

MA, PhD,

Univ of California-

Santa

Barabara, Assoc

Professor;

AMS; AWM; MAA

Cornelia Yuen,

B.S., Univ of

California-

Berkeley; M.A.,

Ph.D., Univ of

Michigan-Ann

Arbor; Asst

Professor (On

Leave/Post-Doc at

Univ of

Kentucky-

2006/2007)

2009-2010 Mathematics Department Faculty

AMS = American Mathematical Societ

AMTNYS = Association of Mathematics Teachers of New York State

ASL = Association of Symbolic Logic

AWM = Association for Women in Mathematics

MAA = Mathematical Association of America

NCTM = National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

D e p a r t m e n t

S c h o l a r s The Department of Mathematics named

six senior majors Departmental Scholars

in 2010. Each of the students designated

had a mathematics average of 3.50 or

better and college GPA of 3.51 or better.

The highest mathematics average was 4.0

and was attained by two scholars. The

highest college GPA was 3.97 and was

attained by one Scholar.

The recipients this year are;

Darrell Rimbert, Vivian Fischer, Shawn Mead-Gluchacki, Eric

Hutchins, Colleen Fagan and Kathryn Edwards (not shown)

Mathematics Department Awards & Scholars

Charlie Smith Calculus Prizes Beginning in the academic year 1997-1998, through a grant from the

San Antonio Area Foundation, an anonymous donor has pledged to

donate at least $5,000 per year to a fund in honor of Dr. Charles L.

Smith, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Mathematics,

bearing the name THE CHARLIE SMITH MATHEMATICS

SCHOLARSHIP FUND. Through this fund and under established

guidelines of disbursement, substantial cash awards are given to the recipients

of the C. S. Stephens Mathematics Scholar Award, the Mathematics

Alumni Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and the Charlie Smith Calculus I and II Prizes

described below.

The Charlie Smith Prize for Calculus I 2009 recipient is

Eric Nelson.

This prize is a cash award given to the Calculus I student in the fall of the

year who makes the highest score on the common final. In the event of ties,

each high scorer shall receive the same (undiminished) cash prize.

The Charlie Smith Prize for Calculus II 2010 recipient is

Jiauluo Cheng.

This prize is a cash award given to the Calculus II student in the spring of the year who makes the highest score on the common final. The student(s) receiving the Calculus II Prize will be recognized at the following year’s School of Arts and Sciences Honors Convocation.

Jr. M.A.A.E.M Award

2010 Recipient:

Stephen Trefethen with Dr. Yuen

Sophomore M.A.A.E.M Award

2010 Recipients: Kassandra Averill, Suprabha Baniya,

Jualuo Cheng, Alexander Murray & Amy Smith

Above: Dr. Person, Suprabha Baniya & Alexander Murray

Senior M.A.A.E.M Award

The Mathematics Alumni Award for Excellence in Mathematics senior award consists of a check and a framed certificate of award. The name of each

recipient is also inscribed on a plaque that is on permanent display in the Mathematics Department area. Both the check and certificate are presented

at the College Honors Convocation held in the Spring. Junior and sophomore M.A.A.E.M. awards consisting of credit at the College Bookstore and a

certificate are presented at the School of Arts & Sciences Honors Convocation. Funds for the MAAEM awards are provided by our Alumni, through

t h e D e p a r t m e n t ’ s C o l l e g e F o u n d a t i o n A c c o u n t , a n d b y t h e C h a r l i e S m i t h M a t h e m a t i c s S c h o l a r s h i p F u n d .

2010 Recipient: Darrell Rimbert with Dr. Madore

―I began here at SUNY Potsdam in 2006 in the 3-2 Engineering

Program with Clarkson with a Math major. I eventually switched to

the Math/Physics double-major program which I will finish this

May. I hope to attend Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in

Denton, NE in the fall‖.

Darrell

Previous Recipients 1975 Emilio Casaero Niagara Falls

1976 Paul Hafer Potsdam Susan Hartwig Kirkey Massena, NY

1977 Philip Schwartau Saranac Lake

1978 Nancy Burger Vestal

1979 Catherine McMillan Webster James Snyder Tupper Lake

1980 Sue A. Bauer Rochester Colleen Maloney Webster

1981 Laurinda Corman Utica Stephen O’Keefe Rochester

1982 Nancy Ofslager Rochester Ronald Vienneau Henrietta

1983 Marcia Borden Boonville Sharon (Schacter) Shoemaker Middletown

1984 Gregory VanSlyke Riverhead Karen Whitting Burnt Hills

1985 Barbara Boytim Endicott Dwight Tuinstra East Lansing, MI

1986 Susasn Doriski Fort Edward John Kinateder Wappingers Falls

1987 Stacy A. Miceli Williamsville Carolyn Stisser Lydonville

1988 Donald C. Straight Massena Eichiro Tokutomi Kanagawa, Japan

1989 Ronald D. Bousquet Champlain Lisa L. Carte Hudson Falls

1990 Nga-Shan (Phoebe) Cheung Hong Kong Darwyn C. Cook Parish

1991 Charles J. Calhoun Greene Paula J. Golding Rochester

1992 Steven J. Bourgault Troy

1993 Monica Gabriel Delhi

1994 Jennifer Ims Webster

1995 Christopher Hilt Rochester

1996 John L. Dowett Granville

1997 Madelyn Baker N. Bangor Heather Delpapa Warren, RI

1998 Larry A. Butler Potsdam

1999 Catherine Dahlheimer Queensbury Katherine Sharrow Ogdensburg

2000 Jennifer Hespen Ft. Lauderdale, FL Jennifer Robinson Black River

2001 Wesley Cramer Phoenicia Doug Van Nort Bridgewater

2002 Joshua Wood Gansevoort

2003 Kathryn Barger Carmel Eli Drake Dickinson Center Keiko Sekiya Nishinasuno, Japan

2004 Peter Hernberg Rochester Charles Hoffman Canandaigua

2005 Meredith Haas Corning Bishal Thapa Kathmandu, Nepal

2006

Mika Irie

Tochigi, Japan

Trinia-Marie Petrie

Calcium

2007

Elizabeth Harris

Clifton Park

Erin Zeiders

Randolph

2008

Jason Charleson

Ogdensburg

2009

Andrew Brouwer

Potsdam

Nick Zufelt

Ontario, NY

This award, established in 1987, is given

annually by the School of Arts & Sciences and

the Mathematics Department to the non-

graduating mathematics major who, by his or

her achievement in mathematics, best personifies

C. F. Stephens’ vision of the mathematics

student who is becoming all he or she is capable

of being. The award is a $250 credit at the

Potsdam College Bookstore and a check from

the C. L. Smith Mathematics Scholarship

Fund. In addition, the recipient will be

designated a Clarence F. Stephens Mathematics

Scholar and his or her name will be inscribed on

a plaque to be displayed in Carson Hall. The

recipients of the C. F. Stephens Mathematics

Scholar award are chosen by the Mathematics

Faculty.

2010 Recipient Leanne Merrill

& Dr. Joel Foisy

Leanne Merrill is a second-year senior at SUNY Potsdam. She is pursuing

the B.A./M.A. mathematics degrees and a B.A. in music with a concentration

in voice. She will complete her degrees in the Spring of 2011. She

participated in Potsdam’s REU program in the summer of 2009 and the

Oregon State University REU in the summer of 2010. She has presented her

research at local and national conferences. Outside of mathematics, she has

served two years on the Student Government Executive Board and will

continue to serve next year as Student Government Association President.

She is a member of Pi Mu Epsilon and Sigma Alpha Iota. After graduation,

she plans to pursue a Ph.D. in pure Mathematics.

Previous C. F. Stephens Mathematics Scholars

(The first two scholars were chosen by Dr. Stephens himself in consultation with the Mathematics faculty.)

1987-88

Donald C. Straight

Massena

Eiichiro Tokutomi

Kanagawa, Japan

1988-89

Lisa L. Carte

Hudson Falls

Ronald D.

Bousquet

Champlain

1989-90

Nga-Shan

(Phoebe)

Cheung

Hong Kong

1990-91

Charles J. Calhoun

Greene

Paula J. Golding

Rochester

1991-1992

Steven J. Bourgault

Troy

1992-1993

Monica Gabriel

Delhi

Christopher S. Hilt

Rochester

1993-1994

Janet Learned

Potsdam

1994-1995

Charles Rocca

Canton

1995-1996

John L. Dowett

Granville

1996-1997

Heather Delpapa

Warren, R.I.

1997-1998

Brian J. Shay

Farmingville

1998-1999

Katherine Sharrow

Ogdensburg

1999-2000

Jennifer Robinson

Black River

Thomas Schink

Odessa

2000-2001

Wesley Cramer

Nassau

2001-2002

April Siegler

Buena Vista, GA.

2002-2003

Keiko Sekiya

Tochigi, Japan

2003-2004

Charles Hoffman

Canandaigua

2004-2005

Bishal Thapa

Kathmandu, Nepal

2005-2006

Mika Irie

Tochigi, Japan

2006-2007

Elizabeth Harris

Clifton Park

2007-2008

Andrew Brouwer

Potsdam

2008-2009

Colin Formanek

Gorham, NY

2009-2010

Shawn Mead-

Gluchacki

Granville

Clarence F. Stephens Mathematics Scholar Award

Clarence F. Stephens

Susan Portugal Statistics & Business

Award

The Susan Portugal Award is awarded to a junior or senior

student majoring in mathematics and minoring or pursuing a

second major in business administration. This award

recognizes the value of a strong mathematics background for

students pursuing a career in business.

2010 Recipient Kaitlin Delles from Theresa NY. Daughter of

K i m a n d R a n d y D e l l e s .

A senior at SUNY Potsdam, majoring in Math and Business

Administration and will be graduating in December of this

year. I am currently working at Northwestern Mutual

Financial Network as a financial representative intern. After

graduating I plan on getting my MBA at Syracuse University at

B o s t o n U n i v e r s i t y .

Vasily Cateforis Scholarship

The Vasily Cateforis Scholarship fund was established in 2004, and the

first award was presented in the Fall of 2007. This award is given

annually, by the Mathematics Department, to non -graduating

mathematics majors, who are fully admitted into the BA/MA Program.

The award is a minimum of $1000 from the Vasily Cateforis

Scholarship Fund, and the ultimate, long-term goal is to reach $100,000

for multiple scholarships. The recipients of the Vasily Cateforis

Scholarship award are chosen by the Mathematic s Faculty .

2010 Recipient Killian Meehan

& Dr. Klawitter

Susan Dewitt Kaiser Award

The Susan DeWitt Kaiser Award is given to the graduating mathematics major who has the highest academic average on record

prior to the May graduation, who will also graduate with teacher certification, and who has also completed all academic years at

Potsdam. The award was established in 1986 by the family and friends of the late Susan DeWitt Kaiser, mathematics teacher,

class of 1967.

Colleen is a BA/MA math student with a second major in

Middle/Secondary Education. She is also a member of Pi Mu

Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society and the Vice President of

Math Alliance. She plans on student teaching in the Fall and then

pursuing a career in mathematics education.

Dr. Yuen & Recipient, Colleen Fagan

Recipient, Colleen Fagan

Pi Mu Epsilon Sr. Award

We are pleased to announce that Shawn Mead-Gluchacki was chosen to receive the 2009 Pi Mu Epsilon Award. 2009-2010 President of PME,

Darrell Rimbert, presented the award at the 2010 College Honors Convocation held at the Snell Music Theater.

Previous SUSUAN DEWITT KAISER AWARD Recipients:

Previous PME Recipients:

1986 Cheri Brunner

1987 Jennifer Every

1988 Donald Straight

1989 Kathleen D. Andrews

1990 Debra Zeller

1991 Gregory Gunn

1992 Elizabeth Converse

1993 Tamara Puckett

1994 Kathryn Longacker

1995 Maria Neleski

1996 Amy DeMitry

1997 Mandie Phillips

1998 Tina Bellinger

1999 Jill Sheldon

2000 Kellie Rivette

2001 Mary Jo Lightfoot

2002 Willard Hardin III

2003 Cory Young

2004 Kerri Camidge

2005 Brianne Mandryck

2006 Stacy Cole

2007 Michael McHenry

2008 Kathleen Wrobel

2009 Danielle Trim Amy Wilson

1973 Colleeen Guinn Baldswinsville Richard Gustafson Syracuse

1974 Harris Schlesinger Glen Cove

1975 Barney Watson Canton

1976 Paul Hafer Potsdam

1977 Ron Olsson Huntington Station

1978 Nancy Burger Vestal

1979 Peter Brouwer Potsdam

1980 Sue A. Bauer Rochester

1981 Laurinda Corman Utica

1982 Lydia Hardy Pleasantville Nancy Ofslager Rochester

1983 Marcia Borden Boonville

1984 Carla Genzel Carthage Gregory VanSlyke Riverhead

1985 Barbara Boytim Endicott

1986 Susan Doriski Hudson Falls

1987 Kimberly Johannes Greece

1988 Donald Straight Massena

1989 Ronald Bousquet Champlain

1990 Heidi J. Learned Sandy Creek

1991 Paula J. Golding Rochester

1992 Brent J. Carswell Whitehall

1993 Alexander Weissman Malone

1994 Jennifer Ims Webster

1995 Derrick Koes Potsdam

1996 Daniel Grazier Chester

1997 Madelyn A. Baker North Bangor Mandie K. Phillips Lockport

1998 Brian Shy Famingville

1999 Lisa Lucas Massena

2000 Kelly Rivette Troy Jennifer Robinson Black River

2001 Doug VanNort Bridgewater Wesley Cramer Phoenicia

2002 April Siegler Buena Vista, Georgia

2003 Jill Spear Salem

2004 Charles Hoffman Canandaigua

2005 Meredith Haas Corning

2006 Alice Wilson Potsdam

2007 Danielle Wheeler Burke

2008 Kathleen Wrobel Liverpool

2009 Tiffany Terpstra Gouverneur

Shawn Mead-Gluchacki entered SUNY Potsdam in the fal l of 2005.

He graduated in May, 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in Physics as a Distinguished

Scholar. He took part in SUNY Potsdam’s REU program in mathematics last

summer, which yielded a publication in the International Journal of Quantum

Information. He is a member of both the American Mathematical Society and the

honor society Pi Mu Epsilon. Shawn plans to pursue a Ph. D. in Mathematics,

specifically in the field of algebra.

Association of Mathematics Teachers of New York State Awards (A.M.T.N.Y.S.)

In the spring of 1992 the Department established the AMTNYS Award to encourage prospective teachers of mathematics.

To be eligible for the award students must be juniors or seniors who have completed at least four courses in the Potsdam College mathematics major (or their equivalent) with an average of at least 3.25 in all mathematics courses taken (transfer grades in mathematics

courses will be included in this average). In addition, the student must have declared a major in one of the mathematics teacher certification programs of the School of Education and Professional Studies.

2010 Members: Timothy Ciampa Deanne Lauzon Malinda Schaefer Danielle Dalessio Sarah McCullough Rebecca Shoemaker Kari Gadway Sara Obernesser Stephanie Potter Suzanne Landry Nichole Sullivan Lisa Weninger

Brittany Yando

Mathematics Department Memberships

Association for Women in Mathematics Members of the AWM are chosen from a list of junior and senior women math majors with a Math GPA of 3.80 or higher.

New Members for 2010: Current Members Vivian Fischer Cynthia Beal Kari Gadway Kaitlin Delles Michelle Kenyon Kathryn Edwards Rebecca Shoemaker Colleen Fagan

Leanna Merrill

Leanne Merrill, Vivian Fischer, and Colleen Fagan

American Mathematics Society Membership

In recognition of their high academic achievement as a graduate student at our college, the following student’s dues

will be paid by the Mathematics Department:

Members not in Picture:

Cynthia Beal

Phillip Deon

Kathryn Edwards

Nathan Emrick

Matt Lavine

Chenxi Lin

Kristi Rugg

Andrew Van Ness

Front Row:

Leanne Merrill

Colleen Fagan

Back Row:

Stephen Trefethen

Killian Meehan

Nick Ahlfeld

Shawn Mead-Gluchacki

Eric Hutchins

Pi Mu Epsilon Honor Society

To be eligible for election into the New York Phi chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon, students must be:

1) Sophomores who are majoring in or intend to major in mathematics who have completed at least three semesters of college

mathematics including one semester of Calculus and who have achieved a grade of 4.0 in all mathematics courses taken and an

overall grade point average of at least 3.25 (4.0 is the highest possible grade to obtain at SUNY Potsdam).

2) Juniors or Seniors who have completed at least four courses in the SUNY Potsdam mathematics major or their equivalent with an

average of at least 3.25 in all mathematics courses taken and an overall grade point average of at least 3.0.

Graduate students whose mathematical work is at least equivalent to that required of undergraduates who have maintained an av erage of at

least 3.25 in all mathematics courses taken during the two semesters (immediately) preceding their election.

President……………...…..Darrell J. Rimbert

Vice President…….......…..Deanna Lauzon

Secretary…..……...............Killian Meehan

Treasurer………..………...Leanne Merrill

Faculty Sponsor…………..Dr. Cornelia Yuen

Nicholas Ahlfeld

Jeremy Amidon

Amanda Barr

Cynthia Beal

Stephany Bremer

Brandie Lynn Colton

The officers and members of New York Phi Chapter, Pi Mu Epsilon,

welcome into membership the following inductees:

Kassandra Averill…….……..……...…Edwards Cody Campbell…………..…....………..Hamlin

Brandon Cronk……….……..…..Ronkonkoma Jialuo Cheng………….………........…Shanghai

Michael Ezzo…………….……........….Elbridge Ryan LaBarge……….………......……..Norfolk

Suzanne Landry……….…….....………Malone Sean M. LaPlante…………….…....…Norwood

Margaret Moore………….….…....…Albertson Alexander Murray……..….…......….…Malone

Adebisi A. Oje…………………...…..….Nigeria Stephanie L. Potter………...…........…Potsdam

Erica L. Sager……….…….……...….Castleton

Candice Reavis

Darrell Rimbert

Rebecca Shoemaker

Stephen Trefethen

Brittany Yando

Current Members:

2010 Officers

Vivian Fischer

Deanna Lauzon

Matt LaVine

Shawn Mead-Gluchacki

Killian Meehan

Leanne Merrill

Kaitlin Delles

Jesse Dettmer

Kathryn Edwards

Nathan Emrick

Colleen Fagan

Jared Federman

Math Alliance

The SUNY Potsdam Math Alliance is a student-run organization on campus that gathers math lovers

and enthusiasts from across the Potsdam campus to learn and explore fun new math topics outside of the

classroom.

The purpose of this club shall be to foster an appreciation of mathematics at the collegiate level and

explore areas of mathematics other than those covered in the curriculum. Also, this club shall act as a forum

for math enthusiasts of all kinds, on a non-professional level.

Membership is open to all SGA fee-paying students. One is considered a member after attending 3

meetings or activities during one semester.

2009- 2010 Officers

President: Jesse Detmer

Vice President: Colleen Fagan

Treasurer: Killian Meehan

Secretary: Kristi Rugg

2010-2011 Officers

President: Vivian Fischer

Vice President: Killian Meehan

Treasurer: Candice Panetta

Secretary: Stephanie Bremer

Mathematical Association of America

The MAA Institutional Membership is in recognition of high academic achievement as a student at

our college. These recipients are recognized at the spring 2010 Honors Convocation of the School

of Arts and Sciences and are presented with a certificate and thier annual dues will be paid by our

Mathematics Department.

Congratulations to: Nick Ahlfeld

Rose Bierce

Killian Meehan

Darrell Rimbert

Andy Van Ness!

Darrell Rimbert, Killian Meehan & Nick Ahlfeld

Math Majors on the President’s List Students named to the President’s List completed at least 12 hours of numerically graded

undergraduate credit hours during the semester(s) with a grade point average of 3.50 or better.

An asterisk (*) indicates students honored for both the fall 2009 and spring 2010 semesters.

Math Majors on the Dean’s List

Students named to the Dean’s List completed at least 12 hours of numerically graded undergraduate credit hours during the semester(s) with a grade point average between 3.25 and 3.49.

An asterisk (*) indicates students honored for both the fall 2009 and spring 2010 semesters.

Nick T. Ahlfeld* Kassandra L. Averill* Jeremy Matthew Amidon* Suprabha Baniya* Amanda Marie Barr* Travis E. Bogart* Cody Daniel Campbell Timothy John Ciampa* Danielle Le Delessio Kaitlin Denise Delles* Kathryn Ann Edwards* Collen Elizabeth Fagan Sheri Lynn Fields* Colleen Anne Flaherty Vivian Rose Fischer Evan Gregory Freitag Daniel N. Hammack Julie Ann Hewes Amanda Sue Hunkins Eric Peter Hutchins

John Mark Krop* Sean Michael La Plante Suzanne Marie Landry* Matt Berndt Leifeld Samantha Ann Love Stephanie Anne Marcotte* Alexander Joseph Martin Shawn A. Mead-Gluchacki Killian Meehan* Leanne Elizabeth Merrill* Jessica Leigh Merzke Margaret Mary Moore Aaron Nicolas Morse* Eric Russell Nelson Jessica Lynn Obercon Sara Pam Obernesser* Adebisi Abiola Oje Candice Anne Panetta Sophie Parks Durriya Danielle Pierce

Bryan Matthew Potter Sarah A. Rasco Candice Michelle Reavis* Richard W. Reihl Darrell J. Rimbert Michael Louis Ristau Benjamin Paul Schermerhorn* Mark Shatraw* Carol Anne Shattuck Rebecca Elling Shoemaker* Michael Scot Steckler James Thomas Smith Amy M. Smith* Nichole Phyllis Sullivan Stephen J. Trefethen Devinne Voigt Lisa Marie Weninger Brittany Lynn Yando

Brandon Lyons Cronk Michael Raymond Ezzo Phillip James Deon Amanda M. Fleury Danielle Christine Fountain Latesha Silver Fussell Lewis Arthur Hallman Eric Peter Hutchins Ryan Craig LaBarge Samantha Nicole Larson

Sean Michael LaPlante Matt Berndt Leifeld Chris William McKeown Mary Margaret Moore Jessica Lynn Obercon Adebisi Abiola Oje Rachel Marie O’Neil Candice Anne Panetta Sophie Parks Nathan Richard Pike

Richard W. Reihl Justin James Raimondi Kelsey Rocco Erica Lynn Sager Maribeth Lydon Simmons Michael Scot Steckler Katie Jonah Stoffel

Laura Elizabeth Thiele* Devinne Voigt

Clarkson-Potsdam REU Program

Supported by NSF, NSA, and the Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Mexico.

We enjoyed our thirteenth REU in the summer of 2010. We had student participants from all over the US, and two from Mexico. Each group worked on an original mathematics research problem, and wrote up a paper detailing their results. Several students presented their findings at regional and national conferences. We enjoyed numerous group activities, including several cook outs, a hiking trip, and a trip to Ottawa. We are grateful to the National Science Foundation as well as the National Security Agency, for their support of our program.

Groups and Participants:

Funcitonal Analysis Advisor: Aaron Luttman, Clarkson University Rob Silversmith, Williams College, Clinton, NY Ann Johnston, Harvey Mudd College; Cleveland Heights, OH Kassie Averill, SUNY Potsdam

Graph and Knot Theory Advisor: Joel Foisy (far right) Alex Murray, SUNY Potsdam, Malone, NY Peter Bonventre, Union College, Delmar, NY Sarah Rasco, SUNY Potsdam, Cadyville, NY Lydia Garcia, St. Mary’s College Maryland; Bowie, MD

Applied Graph Theory Advisor: Tino Tamon, (far right) Clarkson University Oscar Edgar Perez Gomez, Unversidad Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), Mexico Benjamin Greenberg, Grinnell College, Lawrence, KS Yang Ge, Harvard University, Jacksonville, FL

Analysis Advisor: Blair Madore

Caitlin Foulser, Clemson University, Melrose, MA Rob Purcell, Swarthmore College, Chesterfield, MO Stephen Trefethen, SUNY Potsdam, Norwood, NY Citlalli Zamora Mejia, UAEH, Mexico

The 2010 REU Program brought in the following speakers:

Rebekah Yates, Houghton College ―Classical Results from a Functional Analysis Perspective‖ Jeff Weeks, Freelance Geometer ―Visual Introduction to Curvature‖ Daniel Panario, Carleton University, Ottawa ―Normal Bases in Finite Fields‖ Russell Prime, Clarkson University ―Geometry in Classical and Modern Number Theory‖ Garry Bowlin, LeMoyne College - Graph Theory ―An Introduction to Signed Graphs‖ David Biddle, SUNY Oneonta – Topology ―What do Knots, Determinants, and Euler Characteristics have in Common? A look at Reidemeister torsion and the Alexander Polynomial. Mike Puls, John Jay College of the City University of New York - Group Theory ―The P-Harmonic Boundary of a Graph of Bounded Degree‖ Katie Fowler, Clarkson University -Numerical Analysis/Optimization ―Derivative-Free Optimization: When Calculus Doesn’t Work‖ Ruben Martinez -- Operator Theory ―Chaos: a Nonlinear Phenomenon?‖

Ruben Martinez David Biddle Russell Prime

Alumni News

BRIAN SHAY-I still teach calculus at Canyon Crest

Academy High School in San Diego, CA. I also teach

part time at San Diego Mesa Community College. I

was also chosen by the Governor to be one of 21

members of the California Academic Content

Standards Commission. The Commission evaluated the

Common Core Standards and recommended them, with

some additions, to the California Department of

Education. These standards will become the standards

taught to all students in California. I also serve on the

California Teacher Advisory Council, a group of 12

teachers who advise interest groups, legislator and the

community at large about improving education in

STEM California.

HARRIS SCHLESINGER (BA/MA 1974) was

recently awarded an honorary doctoral degree from the

University of Konstanz in Germany, for his

outstanding contributions to the theory of risk and

insurance. Schlesinger is a usual guest professor in

Konstanz every summer. More information is available

at: http://uanews.ua.edu/2010/07/ uas-schlesinger-receives-honorarydoctorate-from-german-university/ Schlesinger is Professor of Finance and Samford Chair of Insurance at the University of Alabama. He received the Pi Mu Epsilon Award at Potsdam in 1974 and the Minerva Award in 1994.

NANCY SOUSA After 18 months of consulting for

medical device start-up companies, I have started a new

position, as President, Us Operations for Trig Medical

Inc. Trig Medical combines ultrasound images with

position tracking sensors to create a labor and delivery

monitoring system, enabling obstetricians and mothers

to know what is happening during labor. This is my 3rd

medical device start-up and I am looking forward to

putting together a US team to make this a success.

Dear Potsdam, Thank you for the opportunities and trust you placed in me as an undergraduate and graduate student at Potsdam. While my life has taken many directions, it is through the classroom lessons and the many private heart to heart discussion I had with Dr. Stephens and Dr. Spencer that I have been able to complete more than I ever through possible.

I hope this brief (and somewhat boring) write up gives you some insight as to how struggling through undergraduate graduate school prepared me and brought me to a point where I was invited to present a PRA paper on two aspect of Risk at Indian Point at yearly meetings of the IAEA.

To this day I can still remember Dr Stephens' saying, "Read carefully, think deeply, and torture your definitions". Dr. Spencer's also use to ask the never-ending question, "So then what did you do"? In college it seems like just verbiage, but on many nights, as I sat in my office and had no one to discuss risk issues with, Dr, Stephens and Spencer's words gave me a guidance and direction that pulled me through seeming-less impossible problems and their solutions. May the most you pray for be the least you receive, PASTER TONY DIUGLIO (BA 1973) Pi Mu Epsilon

JOHN TRAUFFER ('92)BONNIE TRAUFFER

('92)Now living in York, PA. John is still doing

actuarial work. All six kids show aptitude in math,

many in music, too (we're both Cranies).Youngest

child is 9. Oldest started at Bucknell this fall. Bonnie

started working outside the home recently. We are

very involved in our local church, part of the Christian

and Missionary Alliance. We love having people in

our home.

ANTHONY VACCARO 1983graduate of SUNY

Potsdam. For the last 27 years I have been teaching

mathematics for the Potsdam Central School District. I

spent about 23 years at the high-school level and have

been teaching8th grade math for the last 3 years. Over

this same course of time, spent 7 years as an adjunct

professor for SUNY Potsdam. In addition to my

teaching duties, have been a coach of many sports over

the past 27 years. I coached Varsity Football, Varsity

Girls Basketball, Varsity Indoor and Outdoor Track and

Field, JV Boys Basketball, JV Boys Lacrosse, and all sorts

of junior sports. For the past seven years, I have been

the Potsdam Teachers' Associations Union President. I

am married to Kristen Marie Cox and we have 4

children: Isabelle, Mara, Rachael, and Nicholas. There

ages range from 6 to 14. We spend good deal of time

with our children and enjoy every minute of it. In a

nutshell, I have been busy with life and I am enjoying the

ride.

Alumni News Continued:

DANA HANNI (2010) & ROBERT HANNI (2008)

Dana received her degree in Elementary Education

with Math Specialization and Robert in Secondary

Education with Math Specialization. They were

married on July 26, 2008 in Redwood, NY and

honeymooned in Hawaii. They are already planning

their next trip. Both currently are working in Indian

River, Rob an eighth grade math teacher and Dana

pre-K.

farley18@potsdam.edu hanni18@potsdam.edu

Matt Molanare-My wife and I live in Oyster Bay, 3

children and life is pretty busy. Christopher J. Jones

CFP, CHfC CLU Managing Director Center for

Wealth Preservation 6800 Jericho Tpke, St 202W

Syosset, NY 11791 516.682.3379 (Telephone)

516.364.4263 (Fax) 516.558.7954 (Cell)

I'm working at Black River Systems Company, Inc. in

Utica NY as a Systems Engineer for tracking systems

(mostly). No major changes with my living situation

or family...I'll be volunteering at the Stanley Theatre

sometime in the near future. Otherwise I don't think

there's much else to tell :)

Jeffery Washburn '79 I am now the President of the

Alumni Association Board of Trustees at SUNY

Potsdam. I have been on the Board for six years and

make it back to Potsdam about four times a year. I

enjoy working with the other board members, faculty,

staff, and students. It is very rewarding to see how

much everyone cares about SUNY Potsdam and the

success of our students. Even in these tough economic

times, SUNY Potsdam continues to provide an

affordable and fantastic educational experience for its

students. If it weren't for faculty, staff, and volunteers

that care so deeply for SUNY Potsdam this probably wouldn't be the case. It is also very pleasing to see that the Mathematics Department continues to be one of the strongest and most successful educational disciplines at SUNY Potsdam. Keep up the great work. Jeffery Washburn 7088 Sutton Road Newark, NY 14513 washbujb191@potsdam.edu

KRISTI RUGG just accepted a permanent job as

aPark Ranger at Grand CanyonNational Park. I've

been workingthere for two summers as Lead

ParkAide.

From the SUNY Potsdam Class of '98, I'm Joe Shaver

and wanted to provide a brief update on "what's up". I

currently reside in Burlington, VT and have been with

the Department of Homeland Security for the past 8

years now, currently working as an Immigration

Officer. I've been married for 7 years now to my wife

Lisa (NC State/Davidson undergrad, U of VT grad

school, currently teaching Physics at Burlington High

School). My daughter Jane turns 5 on 10/10/10 and

my son Duncan is 2.

Joe

2009/2010 Math Major Graduates

Rose Bierce *** BA/MA Mathematics Major Mid/Sec Mathematics Ed Brooktondale, NY

Stephany Bremer ** Childhood Ed Major w/Spec: Math Hauppauge, NY

Joshua Briggs 2nd

Major: Mid/Sec Math Ed Hermon, NY

Jesse Dettmer ** Minor: Computer Science Verona, WI

Vivian Fischer *** New Haven, NY

Amanda Fleury * 2nd

Major: Mid/Sec Math Ed North Bangor, NY

Kari Gadway *** 2nd

Major: Mid/Sec Math Ed Malone, NY

Casey Grey 2nd

Major: Mid/Sec Math Ed Grahamsville, NY

Daniel Hammack Minor: Wilderness Ed Plattsburgh, NY

Stephanie Hanson 2nd

Major: Mid/Sec Math Ed Canton, NY

Marcus Hilts Gouverneur, NY

Eric Hutchins ** Computer Science Major 2nd

Major: Math Glenville, NY

Jennifer Leader Major: Childhood Ed w/ Spec Math Auburn, NY

Colin Leuze * Dexter, NY

Chenyang Liu Hengyang, China

Ryan LaBarge Minor: Physics Norfolk, NY

Shawn Mead-Gluchacki ** 2nd

Major: Physics Syracuse, NY

Durriya Pierce Bronx, NY

Bryan Potter ** Computer Science Major 2nd

Major: Math Saugerties, NY

Darrell Rimbert *** 2nd

Major: Physics Binghamton, NY

Umer Shahid Minor: Political Science Jamaica, NY

Ashley Truax ** Childhood Ed Major w/Spec Math Bolton Landing, NY

Andrew Van Ness *** 1st

Major: Music Ed 2nd

Major: BA/MA Math Red Hook, NY

Key ***Summa cum Laude **Magna cum Laude *cum Laude

Contributions

We wish to thank all the alumni, faculty and friends of our Mathematics Department who contributed to the Annual

Fund (restricted to the Math Department) for 2009-2010. Your contributions serve our students and program in

several important ways, not the least of which is the production and mailing of our newsletter.

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Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gilchrist III

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Ms. Ann Kaplan –

“International Business Machines Corp.”

Johnson & Johnson Family of Cosmetics

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Mr. & Dr. Michael Maida

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Mr. Gary Pietrocarlo

Mrs. Jane Posner

Mrs. Mary Louise Potter

Ms. Lata Reddy - “Prudential Finacial”

Mrs. Jeanne Roberts

Ms. Nancy Rogers

San Antonio Area Foundation

Dr. Harris Schlesinger

Ms. Christine Schneider

Mrs. Cynthia Sdrewski

Lt. Col. & Mrs. Barre Seguin

Mrs. Sharon Shoemaker

Mrs. Donna Smith

Mr. Francis Sobierajski

Ms. Michelle Montgomery – “Society For Industrial

and Applied Mathematics”

Dr. Clarence Stephens

Ms. Darlene Tegza

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Mr. Donald Toomey

Ms. Susan Ginsberg - “Toys R Us”

Mr. David Valois

Ms. Linda Welch-Joseph

Ms. Denise White

Mrs. Faye White

Mrs. Barbara Van Yserloo

Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Zanetti

MATH ALUMNI INFORMATION SHEET

Dear Alumni:

Please write to us TODAY! We look forward to hearing from you. Even if you responded earlier, please give us updated information!

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next year’s Alumni News sections of our newsletter even longer than this year’s. Write to us and get at least one other math alum to

also write to us.

Thanks for your help.

Joel S. Foisy.

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