COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO — More than 200 students at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs were inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta freshman honor society during formal ceremonies March 30.<\/p>\n
The students are charter members of a new Alpha Lamda Delta chapter at CU-Colorado Springs. Alpha Lamda Delta is an 80-year-old national honor society that recognizes and encourages academic excellence among first year students. There are 230 chapters nationwide, and the organization offers $100,000 in scholarships to its members. The local chapter was organized by a student group led by Philip Willburn, Buena Vista senior in Communication, and three-year student coordinator for Freshman Seminar.<\/p>\n
The ceremony was held at the local Wyndham Hotel. Glenda Earwood-Smith, national executive director of Alpha Lamda Delta, inducted the new members into the honor society. Earwood-Smith traveled from the organization’s headquarters in Macon, Ga., for the event. From CU-Colorado Springs, Jim Henderson, vice chancellor, Student Success, and administrative advisor for the local chapter, and Constance Staley, professor, Communication, and director of the Freshman Seminar program, assisted with the induction. Staley is the ALD faculty advisor. Nearly 600 students and guests attended the event.<\/p>\n
Membership in Alpha Lamda Delta is open to full-time freshmen (and sophomores for charter membership purposes) who earn a 3.5 or better GPA. The society emphasizes that educated persons have a responsibility to have tolerance in dealings with all persons, generosity in giving to those in need and insight into the feelings of others. Members are challenged to make meaningful contributions to society and, through local chapters, to engage in campus and community service projects. For more information about Alpha Lamda Delta Honor Society for First Year Students, visit www.mercer.edu\/ald<\/a>.<\/p>\n The students, as well as their hometown and high school, are:<\/p>\n Colorado<\/p>\n From Aurora<\/u><\/p>\n Anna Bertram<\/b>, Overland High School<\/p>\n Brittany Hanselin<\/b>, Rangeview High School<\/p>\n Michele Hanselin<\/b>, Rangeview High School<\/p>\n Schon Huntington<\/b>, Overland High School<\/p>\n Cortnie Erin Pickett<\/b>, Aurora Central High School<\/p>\n John Austin Simonson<\/b>, Eaglecrest High School<\/p>\n Laura Staton<\/b>, Overland High School<\/p>\n From Basalt<\/u><\/p>\n Megan Lund<\/b>, Alpine Christian Academy<\/p>\n Kristy Redd<\/b>, Basalt High School<\/p>\n From Berthoud<\/u><\/p>\n Martin Bromley<\/b>, Berthoud High School<\/p>\n From Breckenridge<\/u><\/p>\n Dolly Fiedelman<\/b>, Summit High School<\/p>\n From Buena Vista<\/u><\/p>\n Heather Boccaccio<\/b>, Buena Vista High School<\/p>\n Ashlee Foreman<\/b>, Buena Vista High School<\/p>\n Miranda Frank<\/b>, Buena Vista High School<\/p>\n Dina Kelly<\/b>, Buena Vista High School<\/p>\n From Colorado Springs<\/u><\/p>\n Lindsay Alexander<\/b>, Rampart High School<\/p>\n Amanda Marie Atkinson<\/b>, Roy J. Wasson High School<\/p>\n Candice Bailey<\/b>, Evangelical Christian Academy<\/p>\n Katherine Bautista<\/b>, Harrison High School<\/p>\n Gina Biondi<\/b>, St. Mary’s High School<\/p>\n Ashley Birger<\/b>, Air Academy High School<\/p>\n Krista Bock<\/b>, Widefield High School<\/p>\n Tiffany Braswell<\/b>, Rampart High School<\/p>\n Blake Breitmeyer<\/b>, Liberty High School<\/p>\n Zenia Brink<\/b>, Cheyenne Mountain High School<\/p>\n Kristin Campbell<\/b>, Hilltop Baptist School<\/p>\n Jared Cass<\/b>, Widefield High School<\/p>\n Doug Chartier<\/b>, Coronado High School<\/p>\n Emily Cunha<\/b>, William J. Palmer High School<\/p>\n Chelsea Davis<\/b>, Falcon High School<\/p>\n Kristi Egler<\/b>, Colorado Springs Christian School<\/p>\n Zane Gilmer<\/b>, Widefield High School<\/p>\n Fernando Gonzales<\/b>, Roy J. Wasson High School<\/p>\n Mark Griffith<\/b>, Air Academy High School <\/p>\n Taryn Hewett<\/b>, Sierra High School<\/p>\n Jacqueline Hladky<\/b>, Sierra High School<\/p>\n Noelle Hollister<\/b>, Home School<\/p>\n Matthew Jaramillo<\/b>, Coronado High School<\/p>\n Jason Jorgenson<\/b>, Doherty High School<\/p>\n Jennet Murray<\/b>, Rampart High School<\/p>\n Angela Nobile<\/b>, Evangelical Christian Academy<\/p>\n Rebecca Ondrovic<\/b>, Sand Creek High School<\/p>\n Alisha Richey<\/b>, William J. Palmer High School<\/p>\n Erica Rygg<\/b>, Sand Creek High School<\/p>\n Nicole Rykert<\/b>, Doherty High School<\/p>\n Anita Sharifi<\/b>, Mitchell High School<\/p>\n Tricia Smock<\/b>, Liberty High School<\/p>\n Shea Stoops<\/b>, Pine Creek High School<\/p>\n Ameila Swapp<\/b>, Liberty High School<\/p>\n Cheryl Swiatek<\/b>, North Atlantic Regional Schools<\/p>\n Megan Ulsh<\/b>, Coronado High School<\/p>\n Caridad Sophia Valencia,<\/b> Sierra High School<\/p>\n Julia Weiland<\/b>, Cheyenne Mountain High School<\/p>\n Amanda Jeanette Wessel<\/b>, Roy J. Wasson High School<\/p>\n Katherine Young,<\/b> St. Mary’s High School<\/p>\n From Cotopaxi<\/u><\/p>\n Amber Disney<\/b>, Cotopaxi High School<\/p>\n From Denver<\/u><\/p>\n Amanda Lenderink<\/b>, Jim Elliot School<\/p>\n Agnieszka Nawalany<\/b>, West High School<\/p>\n From Durango<\/u><\/p>\n Richenda Sandlin<\/b>, Durango High School<\/p>\n Jessica Wade<\/b>, Durango High School<\/p>\n From Eagle<\/u><\/p>\n Krista Middlesworth<\/b>, Eagle Valley High School<\/p>\n From Falcon<\/u><\/p>\n Christianne Carner<\/b>, Falcon High School<\/p>\n Jennifer Lynnette Herbst<\/b>, Falcon High School<\/p>\n Kayla Rae Myers<\/b>, Falcon High School<\/p>\n From Glenwood Springs<\/u><\/p>\n Jessica Beck<\/b>, Glenwood Springs High School<\/p>\n From Hayden<\/u><\/p>\n Adriana Svoboda<\/b>, Hayden High School<\/p>\n From Highlands Ranch<\/u><\/p>\n Britain Weise<\/b>, ThunderRidge High School<\/p>\n From Lakewood<\/u><\/p>\n Jacqueline Francis<\/b>, Lakewood High School<\/p>\n Christine Singer<\/b>, Alameda High School<\/p>\n From Littleton<\/u><\/p>\n Mark Snowden<\/b>, Bear Creek High School<\/p>\n From Manitou Springs<\/u><\/p>\n Edward Lachendro<\/b>, Manitou Springs High School<\/p>\n From Monte Vista<\/u><\/p>\n Michelle Keck<\/b>, Monte Vista High School<\/p>\n From Montrose<\/u><\/p>\n Britney Kovalaske<\/b>, Montrose High School<\/p>\n Kassy Layman<\/b>, Montrose High School<\/p>\n From Monument<\/u><\/p>\n Kristen Genz<\/b>, Lewis Palmer High School<\/p>\n Aaron Miksche<\/b>, Lewis Palmer High School<\/p>\n From Parker<\/u><\/p>\n Brittany DeMino<\/b>, Ponderosa High School<\/p>\n Aren Daniel Moore<\/b>, Chapparral High School<\/p>\n From Peyton<\/u><\/p>\n Karin Saxon<\/b>, Big Sandy High School<\/p>\n From Pueblo<\/u><\/p>\n Jenna Aasen<\/b>,Pueblo East High School<\/p>\n Savannah Christman<\/b>, Pueblo South High School<\/p>\n Amanda Laughlin<\/b>, Pueblo County High School<\/p>\n Megan Miller<\/b>, Pueblo South High School<\/p>\n Rachel Montoya<\/b>, Pueblo South High School<\/p>\n Ronda Wantland<\/b>, Pueblo County High School<\/p>\n From Rifle<\/u><\/p>\n Jacob Tabor<\/b>, Rifle High School<\/p>\n From San Luis<\/u><\/p>\n Nicole Carino<\/b>, Centennial High School<\/p>\n Jennifer Rae Rodriguez<\/b>, Centennial High School<\/p>\n From Simla<\/u><\/p>\n Amy Bakke<\/b>, Big Sandy High School<\/p>\n From Stratton <\/u><\/p>\n Marissa Gray<\/b>, Stratton High School<\/p>\n Alaska<\/p>\n From Delta Junction<\/u><\/p>\n Benjamin J. Schultz<\/b>, Delta High School<\/p>\n California<\/p>\n From Capitola<\/u><\/p>\n Natascha Vander Molen<\/b>, Soquel High School<\/p>\n Hawaii<\/p>\n From Makawao, Maui<\/u><\/p>\n Kelliann Rita<\/b>, Maui High School<\/p>\n New Mexico<\/p>\n From Albuquerque<\/u><\/p>\n Dominic Gutierrez<\/b>, St. Pius X High School<\/p>\n Stephanie Jarrett<\/b>, La Cueva High School<\/p>\n From Raton<\/u><\/p>\n Tarin Quint<\/b>, Raton High School<\/p>\n Texas<\/p>\n From San Antonio, TX<\/u><\/p>\n Stephanie Mesley<\/b>, Ponderosa High School<\/p>\n CU-Colorado Springs, located on Austin Bluffs Parkway in northeast Colorado Springs, is the fastest growing university in Colorado and one of the fastest growing universities in the nation. The university offers 25 bachelor’s degrees, 17 master’s and two doctoral degrees. 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