The Arkansas Theta chapter of the Alpha Chi National Honor Scholarship Society at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, will induct 60 new members at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, in the Grand Hall of the Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center.
The University’s chapter sponsor for Alpha Chi is Dr. Scott White, assistant professor of chemistry.
The purpose of Alpha Chi has been to promote academic excellence and exemplary character among college and university students and to honor those who achieve such distinction.
Membership in the Theta chapter of Alpha Chi is by invitation only through a nomination process completed by members of the SAU faculty. Membership is limited to the top 10 percent of juniors and seniors at the University.
Those inducted to Alpha Chi at SAU include the following:
From Ashdown, Erica Edmisten, a sophomore nursing major.
From Bearden, Andrew Word, a senior graphic design major.
From Camden, Barbara Johnson, a senior human performance, recreation, and community service major; Martha Moses, a senior accounting major; and Heather Word, a senior graphic design major.
From El Dorado, Tyronza Clark, a senior criminal justice major; Anette Garrett, a senior accounting and finance double major; Michael Green, a senior mass communication-print journalism major; Charles Honeycutt, a senior computer information systems major; Austin Lambert, a junior pre-pharmacy major; Cristie Mays, a senior English education major; Kimberley Shirey, a junior accounting major; and Britt Stevens, a senior early childhood education major.
From Emerson, Holly Ball, a junior criminal justice major; Lynn Delaney, a junior agriculture sciences major; Christopher Emerson, a senior management major; and Cheryle Nix, a junior criminal justice major.
From Hope, Micah Hicks, a junior English major; and Jaclyn Murry, a senior criminal justice major.
From Lewisville, Sarah Pulliam, a senior organizational management major.
From Magnolia, Doris Derrickson, a senior Spanish major; Lois Doss, a senior art design – studio major; Amanda Haynes, a senior agriculture sciences major; Jamie Jackson, a senior mass communication-print journalism major; Dawn Sanders, a senior early childhood education major; Jessica Wallace, a senior early childhood education major; and Samantha Young, a senior finance major.
From Malvern, Amber Sharp, a senior organizational management major.
From McCaskill, Sara Rhodes, a senior criminal justice major.
From McNeil, Daniel Sanders, a senior chemistry and biological science double major.
From Monticello, Anna Albrecht, a senior Spanish major.
From Mount Holly, Lisa Lewis, a senior biological science major.
From Nashville, Anne Mitchell, a senior Spanish major; and Kayla Sharp, a junior Spanish education major.
From Taylor, Bryan Davis, a senior chemistry major; and Melanie Hines, a senior early childhood education major.
From Waldo, Rickey Hughey, a senior biological science major.
From Warren, Maribeth Adams, a senior accounting and finance double major; and Sheena Smith, a junior pre-nursing major.
From Plain Dealing, La., Molly Dinkins, a senior psychology major.
From Springhill, La., Lindsey Bradley, a junior mathematics major; David Hunt, a senior computer information systems major; Callie Boucher, a junior middle school education major; and Emily Hamilton, a senior early childhood education major.
From Blue Springs, Mo., Brian Hendrickson, a senior biological science major.
From Sevierville, Tenn., Anna Maltseva, a senior finance and accounting double major.
From Atlanta, Texas, Kristina Treadway, a junior marketing major.
From Carrollton, Texas, Andrea Spradlin, a junior accounting major.
From Corrigan, Texas, Al Torres, a senior music education and mass communication-print journalism double major.
From Fort Worth, Texas, Valarie Norris, a senior accounting and finance double major.
From Greenville, Texas, Rachel Vinsant, a senior biological science major.
From Kilgore, Texas, Cheyenne Savony, a senior athletic training major.
From New South Wales, Australia, Mark Legge, a senior exercise science major.
From Kenya, Maureen Atieno, a junior finance major.
From Dillibazar, Kathmandu, Nepal, Sony Byanjankar, a junior finance major.
From Kathmandu, Nepal, Diwakar Bista, a senior biological science major; Pradeep Sapkota, a junior finance and accounting double major; and Darshan Shrestha, a junior computer science major.
From Akoba Yaba Lagos, Nigeria, Kelechi Offonry, a junior computer science major.
