UT Tyler Celebrates Superior Academic Performance Among Majors
December 19, 2019
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UT Tyler Celebrates Superior Academic Performance Among Majors: Alpha Chi Honor Society Inductees Recognized
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The University of Texas at Tyler announced the induction of 46 students into its Texas Alpha Xi chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society for the 2019—20 academic year.
Alpha Chi recognizes superior academic performance in all fields of study. The Texas Alpha Xi chapter has been celebrating UT Tyler student achievement for 43 years.
To be eligible for membership, an undergraduate student must be at least a junior, have completed a minimum of 24 hours at UT Tyler and be ranked in the top 5 percent of students in their college with a minimum 3.5 GPA. Eligible graduate students are those who have completed at least 15 hours at UT Tyler and fall in the top 5 percent of their college with a minimum 3.5 GPA.
Student inductees are listed by hometown.
ARLINGTON – Calen Bratcher Higginbotham.
AUSTIN – Hannah Noel Breeden, Katherine Britt and Stacie Jakle.
BEN WHEELER – Dane L. Clarke.
BOGATA – Teresa Wommack Townes.
BRYAN – Jeannie M. Elwood.
BULLARD – Jennifer Constante.
CEDAR PARK – Betsy Mauldin.
CHANDLER – Derrick Wong.
CYPRESS – Christina Edwards.
DESOTO – Susana G. L. Brommers.
FLINT – Kyle Matthieu Ferrer, Gilberto Jose Mendoza and Jessica Pruett.
GARLAND – Jeffrey Woodward.
GARRISON – Lori Ann Frederick Center.
GREENVILLE – David Foote.
HOUSTON – Naph'tali B. Edge, Radie Said and Amy Wright.
LONGVIEW – Emily Hazel Holloway.
MARSHALL – Olivia Santana Saucedo.
MCKINNEY – Brooke Rose Brewer.
PALESTINE – Heather Marie Haas and Leah K. Morris.
PARIS – Sarah Marie Edzards.
RICHARDSON – Rachel Wong Garcia.
ROUND ROCK – Brian Piland.
SAN ANTONIO – Amy Whittington.
TEMPLE – David R. Herrera, Jr.
TYLER – Sarah Kappen, Nathan McNamara, Jacob Guerrero, Ahmira Jade Manalac, Virginia Grace Jeske, Shaela Renee Wilson, Bennah Lightbody, David Kyle Shamburger, and Udara Jayanganee Dharmasena.
WHITEHOUSE – Kimberlie Boger Carrell.
WINNSBORO – Virginia K. Frazier.
CLOVIS, CALIFORNIA – Jody Kyoko Takemoto.
LAWERENCE, KANSAS – Rhonda Renae Boeckman.
SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NEW YORK – Mamdooh Alqathami.
LAGOS – Kelechi G. Mmuobuike.
A member of the prestigious UT System, The University of Texas at Tyler focuses on student success and innovative research in the more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs offered to nearly 10,000 students. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News and World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.