HUNTINGDON COLLEGE

News Release

April 23, 2024
For more information, contact:
Dr. Anthony Leigh, aleigh@hawks.huntingdon.edu

Huntingdon Students Inducted into Honor Societies

Montgomery, Ala.—Huntingdon College offers several honor societies into which students may earn membership on the basis of academic achievement, leadership, or other merits. The following students were recognized at the April 19 Awards Day Convocation with induction into various honor societies.

Alpha Beta

Alpha Beta is an honor society for upper-class students honoring excellence in scholarship and encouraging scholastic attainment. Spring 2024 inductees were:

Class of 2024

• Dylanie Chappel, Lebannon, Pennsylvania
• Keeley Johnson, Deatsville, Alabama
• Dylan Killingsworth, Calera, Alabama
• Austin Linville, Zephryhills, Florida
• Erin McIntyre, Selma, Alabama
• Peter Meilunas, Fairhope, Alabama
• Noah Phillips, Highland Home, Alabama
• Michael Storie, Springville, Alabama
• Rachel Williams Jackson, Montgomery, Alabama

Class of 2025

• Camden Cochran, Woodstock, Georgia
• Eva Ellenburg, Lindale, Georgia
• Richie Hicks, Wetumpka, Alabama
• Nathan Johns, Jemison, Alabama
• Braden Ross, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
• Taylor Rothe, Moody, Alabama
• Sarabeth Sansbury, Phenix City, Alabama
• Savannah Smith, Mobile, Alabama
• Katie Wade, Phenix City, Alabama

Beta Beta Beta

Beta Beta Beta is a national biological honorary society, installed at Huntingdon College in 1946. The membership consists of third- and fourth-year students who have demonstrated active interest in biology and have taken at least three biology courses, earning an average grade of B or better. Spring 2024 inductees were:

• Olivia Bailey ’25, Florence, Alabama
• Stefaney Chance ’24, Montgomery, Alabama
• Taylor Cole ’25, Prattville, Alabama
• Tate Goolesby ’25, Henager, Alabama
• Richie Hicks ’25, Wetumpka, Alabama
• Nathan Johns ’25, Jemison, Alabama
• Reese Owen ’24, Wetumpka, Alabama
• Sara Scott ’25, Brewton, Alabama
• Nathaniel Smith ’24, Huntsville, Alabama

Lambda Pi Eta

Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Honor Society, requires that a student earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 overall and 3.5 in the major; has earned at least 12 credit hours in communication studies courses; and ranks in the top 35 percent of his or her class. New inductees this year are:

• Terryn Abner ’24, Montgomery, Alabama
• Eva Ellenburg ’25, Lindale, Georgia
• Olivia Elmore ’24, Hueytown, Alabama
• Katie Wade ’25, Phenix City, Alabama

Psi Chi

The national honor society for psychology, Psi Chi was founded in 1929 for the purposes of stimulating and maintaining excellence in scholarship and advancing the science of psychology. The following students were inducted this year:

• Abigail Garrett ’25, Troy, Alabama
• Hannah Hollingsworth ’25, Shorter, Alabama
• Audrey Horsley ’24, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Addie Jacobs ’24, Opp, Alabama
• Jake Jeter ’25, Red Level, Alabama
• Keeley Johnson ’24, Deatsville, Alabama
• Logan Lee ’25, Tallassee, Alabama
• Ashleigh Miller ’25, Daphne, Alabama
• Jayden Quire ’24, Enterprise, Alabama
• Madison Salzman ’25, Midlothian, Virginia
• Sarabeth Sansbury ’25, Phenix City, Alabama
• Campbell Thornton ’24, Wetumpka, Alabama
• Stephanie Townley ’25, Millbrook, Alabama
• Isabelle Valldeperas ’24, Columbus, Georgia
• Katie Wade ’25, Phenix City, Alabama

Sigma Beta Delta

Sigma Beta Delta is an honor society for business, management, and administration, serving higher education institutions that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in business, management, and administration. To be eligible for membership, a student must rank in the upper 20 percent of the junior or senior class and be invited to membership by faculty members. Huntingdon’s chapter was founded in 1994. Spring 2024 inductees were:

• Chandler Buss ’24, Huntsville, Alabama
• Ja’Mya Broglen ’24, Panama City, Florida
• John Gaal ’24, Mobile, Alabama
• Addie Jacobs ’24, Opp, Alabama
• Blake Ritchey ’25, Fayetteville, Alabama
• Brady Ritchey ’25, Fayetteville, Alabama
• Matthew Robinson ’24, Montgomery, Alabama

Sigma Sigma Sigma

Tri-Sigma is an honor society for Huntingdon College seniors. Members are elected by the faculty and by members honored during the preceding year. The basis of selection is high attainment in scholarship, spirit, and service. The spring 2024 inductees were:

• Terryn Abner ’24, Montgomery, Alabama
• Juanita Angarita ’24, Troy, Alabama
• Conner Bradford ’24, Millbrook, Alabama
• Ty Brown ’24, Alexander City, Alabama
• Madison Clay ’24, Columbia, Alabama
• Abigail Cook ’24, Moulton, Alabama
• Olivia Elmore ’24, Hueytown, Alabama
• Tyler England ’24, Navarre, Florida
• Emily Threadgill Gray ’24, Plantersville, Alabama
• Natalie Harris ’24, Phenix City, Alabama
• Meredith Head ’24, Whitesburg, Georgia
• Abigail Hoggle ’24, Moundville, Alabama
• Addie Jacobs ’24, Opp, Alabama
• Dylan Killingsworth ’24, Calera, Alabama
• Bea Lindqvist ’24, Semmes, Alabama
• Mary Grace McInnis ’24, Geneva, Alabama
• Nevaeh McIntyre ’24, Pelham, Alabama
• Will Pilgrim ’24, Tuscumbia, Alabama
• Jayden Quire ’24, Enterprise, Alabama
• Jimmy Schomburg ’24, Decatur, Alabama
• Nathaniel Smith ’24, Huntsville, Alabama
• Michael Storie ’24, Springville, Alabama
• Emma Jo Thomas ’24, Greenville, Alabama
• Jack Young ’24, Mechanicsville, Virginia
• Amya Zatarain ’24, Boaz, Alabama

Sigma Tau Delta

Sigma Tau Delta is an honor society whose purpose is to confer distinction upon students of English language and literature. The following students were inducted this Spring:

• Terryn Abner ’24, Montgomery, Alabama
• Mackenzie Fulcher ’25, Prospect, Virginia
• Emma Hallman ’25, Birmingham, Alabama
• Hailey League ’24, Locust Fork, Alabama
• Jackson Pickering ’26, Alabaster, Alabama
• Maggie Schaub ’26, Montgomery, Alabama
• Jimmy Schomburg ’24, Decatur, Alabama

Theta Alpha Kappa

Theta Alpha Kappa is the only national honor society serving the needs of and honoring excellence among those involved in the study of religion and/or theology. The following students were recognized with induction this year:

• Terryn Abner ’24, Montgomery, Alabama
• Conner Bradford ’24, Millbrook, Alabama
• PresLee Pittman ’24, Prattville, Alabama
• Grayson Ryland ’25, Auburn, Alabama
• Jimmy Schomburg ’24, Decatur, Alabama

Huntingdon College, grounded in the Judeo-Christian tradition of the United Methodist Church, is committed to nurturing growth in faith, wisdom, and service and to graduating individuals prepared to succeed in a rapidly changing world. Founded in 1854, Huntingdon is a coeducational liberal arts college.

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