Honor societies induct 8 juniors
By NELLIE WILLIAMS
News Writer
Thursday night eight Saint Mary's juniors were initiated into the Phi Alpha Honor Society for social work and the Lambda Alpha Honor Society for anthropology. The societies are based on outstanding scholarly achievement.
Inducted into the anthropology society were Melissa Corcoran and Melissa Sakaley. The Epsilon Chapter of Lambda Alpha was founded at Saint Mary's in 1995. The students in the society have the opportunity to submit papers to the Lambda Alpha Journal.
According to the society's national constitution, the purpose of the society is to "encourage and stimulate scholarship research in Anthropology by recognizing and honoring superior achievement in the discipline among students, faculty, and other persons engaged in the study of anthropology."
Laurie Berrett, Molly Buchanan, Marcie Livesay, Jenifer Macnak, Amy Mastagh and Jeanine Mauro received the award, the highest honor Saint Mary's bestows upon students for social work.
"You have demonstrated a commitment to the standards, ethics and goals of the social work profession," said professor Fran Kominkiewicz, during the initiating ceremony. "We are very fortunate to have students in a nationally accredited social work program."
Towards the closing of the ceremony, Laurie Benett, the president of the social work club for the 2000-2001 year, presented each of the seniors a memory of Kristi Morris, a senior who died over spring break and who had been a social work major and the social work club's treasurer.
"This is the most touching memorial we could do for [Kristi] right now," Kominkiewicz said.
The social work and anthropology departments will be having a car wash today from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Havican Hall parking lot at Saint Mary's. All the proceeds will be going to the Kristi A. Morris fund to help offset the cost of her funeral.
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