Date: May 3, 2010
Contact: Carol Connelly, Director, Media & Communication Services, ext. 5267, cconnelly@pnc.edu

PNC Students Honored for High Academic Achievement

WESTVILLE – Purdue University North Central students were recently honored for their high academic achievement in ceremonies conducted by the Alpha Mu Pi chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society. In a ceremony held at PNC, students were recognized for their personal accomplishments and awarded lifetime membership certificates and pins.

The new members are: Jessica Baldwin, Chesterton; Craig Golbesky, Hebron; Christina Fall, Kingsford Heights; Aram Arden, Lindsey Baugh, Deeb Browne and Renee Mangold, LaPorte; Sarah Lasser and Cara Vukusich, Valparaiso; and Cynthia Cunningham, Westville. The Sigma Tau Delta faculty sponsor is Dr. Jane E. Rose, PNC associate professor of English.

In addition to conferring distinction on outstanding students, Sigma Tau Delta promotes interest in literacy and literature on local campuses and in the surrounding community and fosters the discipline of English in all its aspects, including creative and critical writing.

 

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