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Induction Into Ashford ’s Alpha Sigma Lambda Organization


New members were recently inducted into Ashford University’s Alpha Sigma Lambda organization. Pictured are: front row: Kim Point, Brian Hodgini, Marcy Rowan, Noemi Hicks, Denise Snow, Carla Chumbley and Brenda Behrens; middle row: Dr. Karen Conzett, Nancy Rockrohr, Debra Meiste, Renee Krause, Julie Crow, Lance Eisenberg and W. Brian Borota; back row: Grace Johnson, Dr. W.Curt Lowe, Dawn Bush, Kathleen Holland, Amanda VanKampen, Dr. Barbara Philibert, Kelly Franklin, Dr. Joen Rottler and Dr. Hope Gardina; not pictured: Bruno Kapacinskas and John Tubbs.

Eighteen new members were inducted into Ashford University’s Alpha Sigma Lambda (ASL), a national honor society for students in continuing education, on Sunday, April 5. The inductees are all students in Ashford’s ASPIRE accelerated education program.

Alpha Sigma Lambda was founded in 1945 to honor adult students who, while handling their life responsibilities, achieve and maintain high scholastic standards. Alpha Sigma Lambda is not only the oldest, but also the largest, chapter-based honor society for full- and part-time students. There are more than 300-chartered chapters of ASL throughout the United States. The Alpha Lambda chapter of Ashford University was established on April 9, 2007.

To attain membership in the Alpha Lambda chapter, a student must be seeking his or her first Bachelor's degree, be in the highest 20 percent of students, based upon GPA, and have completed a minimum of 24 credits at Ashford University and a minimum of 12 credits of liberal arts coursework.

Inducted into the honor society were the following students: Dawn Bush, Morrison, IL; Amanda VanKampen, Fulton, IL; Lance Eisenberg, Sterling, IL; Debra Meiste, Chadwick, IL; Brenda Behrens, Maquoketa, IA; W. Brian Borota, DeWitt, IA; Carla Chumbley, Bellevue, IA; Julie Crow, Bryant, IA; Kelly Franklin, Camanche, IA; Noemi Hicks, Harmon, IL; Brian Hodgini, Bettendorf, IA; Bruno Kapacinskas, Dixon, IL; Renee Krause, Clinton, IA; Kim Point, Goose Lake, IA; Nancy Rockrohr, Clinton, IA; Marcy Rowan, Bellevue, IA; Denise Snow, Sterling, IL; and John Tubbs, Bettendorf, IA.

Ashford University’s online students are able to complete the online induction in the Blackboard virtual learning environment between April 14-27, 2009.

About Ashford University
Founded in 1918, Ashford University is a coeducational institution regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, with programs in education, business, accounting, criminal and social justice, computer animation and graphic design, and other areas. The University offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as a range of student activities and athletics, at its Clinton campus. Online degree programs are available in education, organizational management, business administration, and psychology. The University is known for its high quality yet highly affordable on-campus and online programs, with tuition fees among the lowest in the U.S. compared to other private institutions. Its tagline is: “Higher Education Made Affordable”SM. For more information, please visit Ashford or call Shari Rodriguez, Director of Public Relations, at 858/513-9240 x2513.

by  Editor, theCity1.com
April 23, 2009

 

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