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's 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 where he remains active today.
Professor Sally's research has been 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 has 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 has served on and/or chaired a number of committees for the National Science Foundation and the American Mathematical Society.
The 2008 award was won by Brendan Keenan, shown above with Professor Friedberg. He was presented with the award at a Department Awards Ceremony on Thursday, May 1. A second, formal presentation will be made by Dean Patrick Maney at the A&S Awards Ceremony on Sunday, May 18.
| Previous Winners of the Paul J. Sally, Jr. Award | |
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2000: Anya Kuznetsova and Peter Rankel | |
The Bennett Award
The Department annually presents the Albert A. Bennett award to a graduating mathematics major who has shown a high level of achievement and a desire to teach mathematics.
This award was instituted in 1980 in honor of Dr. Albert A. Bennett, who passed away in 1971. Professor Bennett received degrees from Brown and Princeton (Ph.D., 1915), and held positions at Princeton, Brown, Southern Illinois, Rhode Island, and (for several years after his formal retirement) at Boston College. He published many texts and articles in algebra and logic.
Professor Bennett was a true gentleman who was interested in expanding the mathematical interests and abilities of high school teachers. From 1962 until shortly before his death, Professor Bennett would travel via train from his home in Providence, R I, to the Chestnut Hill campus two days each week to conduct classes.
Colleen A. Sampson was selected as the recipient of the 2008 Albert A. Bennett award. She was presented with the award at the Department Awards Ceremony on Thursday, May 1. A second, formal presentation will be made by Dean Joseph O'Keefe at the LSOE Awards Ceremony on Sunday, May 18.
Winners of the Bennett Award to date are:
| 1980 Margaret Mary Napolitano |
1990 Thomas Kelleher |
2000 Ana B. Monteiro |
| 1981 Stephanie Kay Kevin Andrew O'Laughlin |
1991 S. John DiBartolo |
2001 Theresa A. Cojohn |
| 1982 Diane Duffy Jennifer Sulla |
1992 Christopher Ryan Hawkins |
2002 Emily K. Harvey |
| 1983 Robert Clancey Powers |
1993 Stephanie Ruggiano |
2003 Thomas M. Smith |
| 1984 Antone R. Costa Jr. |
1994 Theresa M. Tucci |
2004 Rebecca E. Stern |
| 1985 Barbara Marie Helmes |
1995 Sarah E. Quebec |
2005 Mark Russo |
| 1986 Mary Frances Mangraviti |
1996 Joseph A. Donahue |
2006 James K. LaJoie |
| 1987 Aimee Ann Walker |
1997 Emily F. Gallagher |
2007 Elizabeth Rini |
| 1988 Jennifer Marie Fish |
1998 Alyson B. Foley Jennifer L. Roche |
2008 |
| 1989 Susan Elizabeth Lerro |
1999 Thomas J. Doherty |
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, 2007.