Penn College inducts seven into IT honor society

Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the only international honor society for computing and information disciplines, welcomed six students and one faculty member to the Pennsylvania College of Technology chapter during a recent induction ceremony.

The new members, the seventh class to be inducted at Penn College, are:

• Anthony J. Bobb, of Dillsburg, network administration & engineering technology
• Avery Z. Bowers, of Tunkhannock, information technology and information assurance & cyber security
• Nicolas A. Cremer, of Williamsport, information assurance & cyber security
• Diwash Dahal, of Harrisburg, network administration & engineering technology (received an associate degree in information technology last year)
• James A. Fuerlinger, of Seven Valleys, software development & information management
• Caleb J. Palmer, of Dillsburg, network administration & engineering technology (received an associate degree in information technology last year)
• Phillip C. Warner, computer information technology faculty

Penn College officials join the new members of UPE, the only international honor society for computing and information disciplines. Front row from left: Diwash Dahal, Avery Z. Bowers, Anthony J. Bobb, Nicolas A. Cremer and Caleb J. Palmer. Back row from left: Daniel W. Yoas, faculty adviser; Joanna K. Flynn, vice president for academic affairs & provost; Michael J. Reed, college president; Phillip C. Warner, faculty inductee; and James A. Fuerlinger.

Acceptance is based on outstanding achievement and high scholarship. Membership will be reflected through UPE graduation stoles and honor cords worn by students at commencement.

Presiding over the on-campus ceremony were current student members: Robert L. Parker II (chapter president), of Jersey Shore, enrolled in software development & information management and accounting; James L. Anthony Jr. (chapter vice president), of Montoursville, majoring in software development & information management; and Christian A. Kuykendall (chapter treasurer), of Lewistown, studying game & simulation programming.

The Penn College UPE chapter is advised by Stephen R. Cheskiewicz and Daniel W. Yoas, associate professors of computer information technology and members of the honor society.

“It’s always wonderful to see members of UPE welcome the new initiates. UPE is the premier honor society for information technology and allows our students to be recognized as the absolute best in their field,” Cheskiewicz said.

Penn College gained its charter in 2020 and is one of 23 UPE chapters in Pennsylvania.

The UPE mission is to recognize academic excellence at the undergraduate and graduate levels, promote the computing and information disciplines, and encourage their contribution to the enhancement of knowledge.

A member of the Association of College Honor Societies, UPE has chapters in more than 300 colleges and universities in North America and overseas. The honor society is endorsed by the Association for Computing Machinery and the IEEE Computer Society.

Upsilon Pi Epsilon officers (from left) Robert L. Parker II, Christian A. Kuykendall and James L. Anthony Jr. preside over the candlelit ceremony that welcomed six students and one faculty member into the honor society.