Aug. 10, 2009

Morningside College chapter of first-year national honor society is recognized

Michelle Delaney

The Morningside College chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta has once again been nationally recognized for its efforts to continue pursuing excellence in chapter programming, communications and service.

Alpha Lambda Delta is a national honor society that recognizes and encourages academic excellence among first-year college and university students.

In 2007, Morningside College was one of five schools in the nation to receive an Order of the Torch Award from the National Council of Alpha Lambda Delta on the basis of outstanding chapter work in programming, internal communication, campus visibility and overall scrapbook presentation.

Recipients of the Order of the Torch Award are not eligible to compete for the award again for four years, so the national council developed the Maintaining the Flame Award for Torch winners who continue to pursue excellence. Morningside College won a Maintaining the Flame Award for 2007-2008, and it has won the award again this year.

Michelle Delaney, a Morningside student from Lake Park, Iowa, served as chapter president this past year. Chapter advisors were Marty Knepper, professor and chair of English, and Terri Curry, vice president for student life and enrollment.