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Alpha Chi Inducts 23 at Carey

Hattiesburg, Miss., December 20, 2012 - William Carey University inducted 23 new members, all students on the Hattiesburg campus, into the Mississippi Beta Chapter of Alpha Chi National College Honor Society on December 19. Membership into Alpha Chi is limited to no more than 10 percent of the junior, senior, and graduate class members, and WCU students must have at least a 3.70 Grade Point Average on the 4.0 scale to qualify. 

The ceremony was led by Dr. Read Diket, professor of art and education, director of Center for Creative Scholars, and Alpha Chi advisor, and Dr. Randall Harris,professor of biology and Alpha Chi advisor. Dolores O’Mary, administrative assistant for language and literature, is also an Alpha Chi advisor. The officers for 2012-2013 are Marian Mauseth of Indianola, president; Rachel Harris of Petal, vice-president, and Alyssa Keyes, secretary.

      The inductees were Alyssa Bond, Perkinston; Rachel Brown, Columbus; Randi Clark, Purvis; Aaron Crowley, Biloxi; Allyson Dunn, Waynesboro; Melody Gatlin, Ellisville; Hannah Goff, Vancleave; Abigail Good, Macon; Melissa Johnson, Byram; Amber Jones, Huntsville, Ala.; Allison LeBoeuf, Collinsville, Okla.; Colton Lee, Poplarville; Ester Belinda Lyon, Ellisville; Joseph Daniel  Maqueda, Hattiesburg; Stella McIver, Columbia; Hannah Melancon, Eunice, La.; Bibhusha Pradhan, Kathmandu, Nepal; Katy Scott, Colorado Springs, Co.; John “Jes” Sullivan, Petal; Samantha Tucker, New Orleans, La.; Telea Wade-La Hart, Raleigh, N.C.; Dustin Warren, Wiggins; and Tomeka Williams, Monticello.
 

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WCU inducted 23 new members into its Alpha Chi National College Honor Society on December 19. Pictured is (front row, left to right) Telea Wade-La Hart, Raleigh, N.C.; Alyssa Keyes of Ringgold, Ga., secretary; Rachel Harris of Petal, vice-president; Tomeka Williams, Monticello; (second row, left to right) Dolores O’Mary, administrative assistant for language and literature and Alpha Chi advisor; Dr. Read Diket, professor of art and education, director of Center for Creative Scholars, and Alpha Chi advisor; Katy Scott, Colorado Springs, Co.; Ester Belinda Lyon, Ellisville; Hannah Melancon, Eunice, La.; Abigail Good, Macon; Rachel Brown, Columbus; (third row, left to right) Randi Clark, Purvis; Bibhusha Pradhan, Kathmandu, Nepal; (back row, left to right) Aaron Crowley, Biloxi; Colton Lee, Poplarville; Dr. Randall Harris, professor of biology and Alpha Chi advisor; John “Jes” Sullivan, Petal; and Joseph Daniel Maqueda, Hattiesburg. Also inducted into Alpha Chi were (not pictured) Alyssa Bond, Perkinston; Allyson Dunn, Waynesboro; Melody Gatlin, Ellisville; Hannah Goff, Vancleave; Melissa Johnson, Byram; Amber Jones, Huntsville, Ala.; Allison LeBoeuf, Collinsville, Okla.; Stella McIver, Columbia; Samantha Tucker, New Orleans, La.; and Dustin Warren, Wiggins.