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Installation Report: Roger Williams University
(Rhode Island Alpha)
The installation of the Rhode Island Alpha Chapter of Kappa Mu Epsilon was held in Room 200
of the Marine and Natural Sciences (MNS) Building on the campus of Roger Williams University on Friday,
November 13, 2009, at 3:00 PM.
KME National Historian Peter Skoner served as the installing officer. Dr. Annela Kelly, faculty sponsor
and corresponding secretary, organized the event and participated in the ceremony; she was initiated previously
into the society while a faculty member of the Louisiana Delta chapter at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
Dr. Skoner began the day before the combined installation and initiation ceremony by presenting a talk "And the
Winner Is: Careers in Mathematics and Careers Using Mathematics."
The faculty charter members of Rhode Island Alpha are Bruce Burdick, Earl Gladue, Ruth Koelle, Koray Özer, and
Yajni Warnapala. The student charter members of Rhode Island Alpha are Joshua Boisclair, Jesse Farugella, Erin
Gilliam, Katie Kanakos, Alyssa MacDonald, Barbara Mann, Andrew Richard, Danielle Rubenstein, and Raveena Siegel.
Each initiate was invited to sign the Rhode Island Alpha Chapter Roll, and was presented with a membership card,
KME brochure, a program announcing the charter initiates, and a KME jewelry pin.
The officers of the Rhode Island Alpha chapter were also installed during the ceremony. They are Dr. Annela Kelly
as faculty sponsor and corresponding secretary; Danielle Rubenstein as president, Raveena Siegel as vice president,
Erin Gilliam as treasurer, Jesse Farugella as secretary, and Andrew Richard as webmaster. Each officer was charged
with the responsibilities of the office, and each chose to accept those responsibilities. After Jesse Farugella
completed describing KME's crest, the organization was declared to be the Rhode Island Alpha Chapter of Kappa Mu
Epsilon and the chapter's charter was presented to chapter president Danielle Rubenstein.
Congratulations, fellowship, and delicious refreshments were enjoyed by all following the both the presentation
and the installation/initiation ceremony. A total of about 30 people were in attendance.
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