Alpha Chi Honors Society Chapter Welcomes New Members Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Students line up in the Lawrence Hall ballroom as they are inducted into the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. Below: Prof. Don Keller welcomes Janette Maple, an integrated marketing communications major, into Alpha Chi.

Point Park invited 55 students to join its Alpha Chi National College Honor Society chapter. The official induction ceremony was held on Friday, April 16th in the Lawrence Hall Ballroom.

Nominated junior and senior students are selected because of their outstanding grade point averages, according to Helen Fallon, honors program director, and Donald Keller, Ph.D., chapter advisor. Alpha Chi promotes academic excellence and exemplary character among university and college campuses. An invitation to membership is extended to those who rank in the top 10 percent of their classes and achieve high distinction among the community.

Fallon, Keller and Laura Frost, Ph.D., assistant director of the honors program officiated at the ceremony. Karen McIntyre, Ph.D., vice provost and dean of faculty, offered congratulatory remarks on behalf of the University.

The following students are this year's inductees:

Crystal M. Beck Jena S. Bence Rachael L. Berube Adelyn L. Biedenbach William L. Brunner Douglas J. Burek Marcy Byrne Emily A. Cain Rosemary N. Coombs Faith S. Cotter John A. Dallas Daniel T. Diley Terry E. Dougan Chelsey N. Engel Colleen N. Ferguson Angela Geither Meghan M. Ginley Shonica J. Gooden Devon C. Gregg Elizabeth B. Grimminger Abbie R. Heigel David R. Heinz Ashley N. Henderson Eliza R. Hudson Thomas J. Hultz Sheila A. Jeffries Sheena M. Johnson CrystalAnn Jones

Carl J. Kovach Michelle R. Labash Sutton E. Lenhart Janette A. Maple Melissa A. May Jessica A. McMahon Amanda E. Meyers Abigail S. Neely Angela C. Nelson Tina M. Paluti Aaron T. Roupe Jennifer A. Russell Wido A. Sagerer Bridget N. Scheiner Teresa J. Scholze Francesco R. Sebastiani Dominique S. Shurtz Denita L. Smith Meagan F. Stroud Desiree L. Taylor Richard G. Venezia Stefania Vitale Marcie L. Wallace Nikki L. Wallace Raymond J. Wimple Joshua J. Winter Jessica Yacobucci

Written by Zoë Sadler, freshman, advertising and public relations major
Photos by Camelia Montoy, freshman, photojournalism major