Point Park inducts 30 students into honor society Friday, May 1, 2015

Point Park University has inducted 30 new members into the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society chapter. The official induction ceremony was held on Friday, April 24, in advance of the Outstanding Student Awards ceremony at the Fairmont Pittsburgh.

Nominated junior and senior students are selected based on their grade point averages, according to Helen Fallon, Honors Program director and professor of journalism, and Laura Frost, Ph.D., assistant director of the Honors Program and associate professor of biology. Alpha Chi promotes academic excellence and exemplary character among university and college campuses. An invitation to membership is extended to those who rank in the top 10 percent of their classes and achieve high distinction among the community.

Fallon and Frost officiated the ceremony and Fredrick Johnson, assistant vice president of academic and student affairs, offered congratulatory remarks on behalf of the University.

The 2015 Point Park University Alpha Chi Chapter inductees are:

• Faiz Ali, information technology
• Alyssa Androski, special education dual certification, Pre-Kindergarten through 4th grade
• Jessica Baker, dance
• Nicholas Bitner, English and creative writing
• Connie Bulischeck, public administration
• Jakob Como, multimedia
• Steve Feki, accounting
• Lindsey Florence, dance
• Shawnda Gee, instructional studies
• Alicia Green, journalism
• Taylor Hornung, animation and visual effects
• Katherine Jones, public administration
• Kyle Klein, intelligence and national security
• Madison Krupp, journalism
• Paul Kuntz, business
• Shannon Lisowski, dance
• Jennifer Mardirossian, sports, arts and entertainment management
• Jane McAnallen, public relations and advertising
• Shannon McShane, sports, arts and entertainment management
• John Medred, public administration
• Justin Schilling, sports, arts and entertainment management
• Hugo Schroeder, theatre production
• Amar Shiwlochan, criminal justice
• Brian Smith, psychology
• Cheyenne Sturgis, premedical and preprofessional studies
• Tamara Sutton, public relations and advertising
• Nicholas Vercilla, journalism
• Ryan Vickers, intelligence and national security
• Autumn Whitehead, English and creative writing
• Haley Yanko, psychology

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