Date: Dec. 15, 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 recent ceremony at Purdue North Central, students were recognized for their personal accomplishments and awarded lifetime membership certificates and pins.

The new members are: Amanda Hale, Westville; David Hunt, Porter; and Nichole Murphy and Danny Soria, both of Valparaiso . 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. Participation in campus and community service is an expectation of membership.