Eighteen Westminster College juniors and seniors will be inducted into the Missouri Delta Chapter of the prestigious national academic honor society, Alpha Chi, at 9 a.m., May 3, in the Church of St. Mary, Aldermanbury on the Westminster campus.Only the top 10 percent of seniors and the top 5 percent of juniors are eligible for this honor at Westminster. This is more selective than most chapters, which accept members in the top 10 percent of both classes.
New members to be inducted are: Seniors—Lauren Brohammer, Wentzville, MO; and Lindsey Woodland, Jefferson City, MO; and Juniors—Ben Baker, Kirksville, MO; Pamela Cornelison, Crocker, MO; Darius Dashtaki, Jefferson City, MO; Marta Flores, Springdale, AR; Sara Herman, Jefferson City, MO; Elizabeth Jansen, Bonnots Mill, MO; Clayton Jordan, Jefferson City, MO; James Kienker, Eureka, MO; Lexi Klaus, Columbia, MO; Mary Miller, Jefferson City, MO; Ashley Nelson, Columbia, MO; Scott Oldebeken, Gladstone, MO; Sharad Paudyai, Kathmandu; Jennifer Reeve, Millington, TN: Brandon Schafer, Martinsburg, MO; and Jason Warncke, Saint Peters, MO.
Current Alpha Chi members include: Shawn A. Campbell, Fulton, MO; Justin Cave, Overland Park, KS; Janepicha Cheva-Isarakul, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Tiffany Eggleston, Hannibal, MO; Ashton Ellett, Cambria, IL; Amy Fluker, Jefferson City, MO; Jacob Marsh, Sikeston, MO; Courtney Richter, Topeka, KS; Jennifer Roehrs, Sedalia, MO; Jennifer Sanders, Little Rock, AR; Godsway Sappor, Ghana;Kate Sickendick, Overland Park, KS; and alumni members Cyndi Elliott and Courtney Swan and honorary member David Jones.
The Missouri Delta Chapter was also recently named a Star Chapter for the sixth time in the last seven years. Only 38 of the more than 300 chapters nationwide receive this award and only two chapters in the state of Missouri will receive this recognition. The chapter award will be presented at the Alpha Chi Region IV Conference at Evangel University in March.
The Missouri Delta Chapter of Alpha Chi was founded at Westminster College on September 24, 1975. The objectives of this academic honor society, which was established in 1922, are the stimulation, development and recognition of scholarship and those elements of character that make scholarship effective.
“I want to congratulate all our new inductees on receiving this great honor,” says Westminster President Barney Forsythe. “These students are the epitome of what Westminster stands for—academic excellence, leadership and character.”