These high-achieving students have earned the top 10% of GPAs across all disciplines at Grace. They join nearly 11,000 students inducted annually into Alpha Chi from across the country, according to a news release from Grace College.
Established in 1922, the national honor society celebrates 100 years of history marked by scholarship and service. Grace College is home to one of 300 chapters that spans nearly every state in the nation.
“As faculty, we look forward to this event every year, and this year was extra special for students being inducted on the society’s centenary,” said Dr. Lauren Rich, Alpha Chi faculty sponsor and chair of the Department of Humanities. “Membership in Alpha Chi is an honor signifying students’ hard work, dedication to learning, and strong character. These are students who have really distinguished themselves in academics throughout their time at Grace.”
At this year’s induction ceremony, Grace College Executive Vice President Dr. Drew Flamm gave the keynote address, and Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Laurie Owen gave the benediction. Several current Alpha Chi members served as attendants at the ceremony, and many parents and friends were present to celebrate with the inductees.
Newly inducted members of the Grace College Alpha Chi Honor Society are: Alexis Bergman, Swanton, Ohio, studying accounting; Claire Hershberger, Goshen, psychology; Emily Bradford, Mayfield, Ky., psychology; Emma Lingenfelter, Martinsburg, Pa., management of information systems and accounting; Emma Slusser, Hebron, psychology; Joseph Sass, Winona Lake, English; Linden Barcus, Poneto, history; Macallister Cheek, of Swayzee, accounting; Madeline Knapp, Linden, Iowa, counseling and sociology; Maggie Harlan, Mansfield, Ohio, English education; Mary Ellen Worden, Auburn, health science; Olivia Bergman, Swanton, Ohio, elementary education and mild intervention; Sarah Patalinghug, Greencastle, Pa., art and psychology; and Savanna Goss, Warsaw, Spanish.
The Grace College Alpha Chi chapter is sponsored by the Office of Faith, Learning & Scholarship.
For more information on the Alpha Chi Honor Society, visit www.alphachihonor.org. For more information about the Grace College Alpha Chi Chapter, contact faculty sponsor Dr. Lauren Rich at richlg@grace.edu.
