The Pennsylvania Epsilon Chapter of the National Society of Alpha Chi, an academic society, inducted 86 students from Robert Morris University on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2003 in the Charles L. Sewall Center. Faculty sponsors of Pennsylvania Epsilon, include Yildirim (Bill) Omurtag, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Engineering, Mathematics, and Science, Charles Zimmerman, Ph.D., professor of mathematics, Maria Kalevitch, Ph.D., assistant professor of science, and Kenneth LaSota, Ph.D., Director and associate professor of Science. The key note speaker for the event was Desmond Bartlett, OBE (Order of the British Empire), an internationally known industrialist and engineer, who spoke on the importance of understanding the culture of a country in which a U.S. company wishes to do business.
Membership into the society is limited to juniors and seniors who earn a minimum 3.6 grade point average. In addition to the 86 new members, nearly 100 family and friends attended this year's ceremony. The Pennsylvania Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Chi at RMU has been in existence since 1983. The following students are the newest inductees to Alpha Chi:
Name | Major | Hometown |
Jesse Gilbert Anderson | Economics | Kane, PA |
Kathryn E. Bair | Human Resources Management | Zelienople, PA |
Daniel L. Bates | Accounting | Coraopolis, PA |
Terri Beck | Human Resources Management | McKees Rocks, PA |
Jason T. Bennett | Accounting | New Florence, PA |
Lisa D. Borchart | Marketing | Clinton, PA |
Donato O. Bucci | Sport Management | Pittsburgh, PA |
Shane N. Calhoun | Information Sciences | Bedford, PA |
Shannon N. Cekala | Accounting | West Mifflin, PA |
Mary L. Chain | Computer Information Systems | South Park, PA |
Catherine Cohen | Accounting | Pittsburgh, PA |
Peter J. Czajkowski | Engineering | Pittsburgh, PA |
James DeAngelis | Information Sciences | Aliquippa, PA |
Gretchen A. Decker | Communications | McDonald, PA |
Janine S. Depkon | Social Studies Teacher | Moon Township, PA |
Linda Devlin | Information Sciences | Munhall, PA |
Kristen Dunmyer | Elementary Education | Carnegie, PA |
Tracy Emmett | Secondary English Education | Aliquippa, PA |
Susan L. Flesher | Accounting | Pittsburgh, PA |
Corinne Franklin | Elementary Education | Pittsburgh, PA |
Lani F. Fritz | Information Systems Management | Beaver, PA |
Angela L. Hall | Accounting & Information Systems | Warrendale, PA |
Dana M. Hanzlik | Communications | Bridgeville, PA |
Lyndsay Harrington | Management | Midway, PA |
April Hendricks | English Education | Aliquippa, PA |
Philip M. Herrle | Computer Information Systems | Pittsburgh, PA |
Jessica Lynn Himes | Finance | New Brighton, PA |
Linda M. Hirsh | Marketing & Information Systems | Pittsburgh, PA |
James P. Hogan | Accounting | Pittsburgh, PA |
Aimee S. Hoover | Applied Math | Moon Township, PA |
Kristen A. Hosey | Accounting | Glenshaw, PA |
Christina C. Hough | Human Resources Management | Latrobe, PA |
Michelle Lynn Ireland | Marketing | Pittsburgh, PA |
Kayla Jenkins | English | Moon Township, PA |
Amanda Sue Johnson | Elementary Education | Midland, PA |
Maureen T. Kane | Elementary Education | Midland, PA |
Alana Janel Keister | Communications | Rimersburg, PA |
Emily Lynn Koch | Human Resources Management | New Kensington, PA |
John Koch | Applied Mathematics | Glenshaw, PA |
Christina M. Krieger | Elementary Education | Beaver Falls, PA |
Patricia L. Kretschman | Management | Beaver Falls, PA |
Tiffany M. Krupp | Management | Jefferson Hills, PA |
Kelly R. McCullough | Information Systems Management | Coraopolis, PA |
Stacy McGarr | Computer Information Systems | Crescent, PA |
Morghan K. McLaughlin | Hospitality Administration | Pittsburgh, PA |
Marci McManus | Business Education | Charleroi, PA |
Crystal Martin-Cervone | Information Sciences | Carnegie, PA |
Melissa Lynn McMaster | Accounting | Valencia, PA |
Darcey E. Miller | Engineering | Boulder, CO |
Kenneth Myles Miller | Hospitality Administration | Pittsburgh, PA |
Lois A. Miller | Computer Information Systems | Coraopolis, PA |
Michelle L. Miller | Information Systems Management | Coraopolis, PA |
Elizabeth Helena Moody | Elementary Education | Coraopolis, PA |
Breanne Mueller | Communications | Pittsburgh, PA |
Christopher Nash | Sports Management | Monaca, PA |
Tamara Lyn Oliver | Secondary Education | Pittsburgh, PA |
Kayla Marie Otto | Math Education | Somerset, PA |
Lisa A. Pemper | Business Education | Butler, PA |
Amy Lynn Picard | Information Systems Management | Pittsburgh, PA |
Juliet M. Pishinsky | Information Sciences | West Mifflin, PA |
David John Roman | Information Sciences | Beaver, PA |
Lauren Nichole Rossi | Finance | Hurrysville, PA |
Andrew Russell | Information Science | Moon Township, PA |
Christopher James Schons | Marketing/Sport Management | McKees Rocks, PA |
Julie Siefert | Nursing | Pittsburgh, PA |
Andrew Jack Smith | Applied Mathematics | York, PA |
Gary Brent Smith | Marketing/Finance | McKees Rocks, PA |
Jessica Rae Smith | Marketing | Monongahela, PA |
John A. Snyder | Finance/Accounting | Bradford Woods, PA |
Jason T. Stauber | Management | Ben Avon, PA |
Karen M. Thomas | Software Engineering | Georgetown, PA |
Ashley Tippen | Marketing | Wattsburg, PA |
Jeffrey A. Trabbold | Information Sciences | Verona, PA |
Toni J. Tustin | Accounting | New Brighton, PA |
Brenda Ungarean | Elementary Education | Aliquippa, PA |
Anna R. Weaver | Marketing | Zelienople, PA |
Robert L. Weihaus III | Management | Pittsburgh, PA |
Michael D. Welsh | Accounting | Bridgeville, PA |
Jennifer L. Wilkinson | Information Sciences | Beaver Falls, PA |
Christopher Williams | Information Sciences | Steubenville, OH |
Michelle Ann Wilson | Elementary Education | Aliquippa, PA |
Kathy L. Woytovich | Information Systems Management | Port Vue, PA |
Nikki L. Yost | Elementary Education | Hookstown, PA |
Ted J. Zola | Software Engineering | Allison Park, PA |
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