Kappa Tau Alpha

            An induction ceremony was held on Thursday, April 20, to commemorate the six newest members of the Dayle H. Molen Chapter, of Kappa Tau Alpha, a journalism honor society. Inductees were awarded with Kappa Tau Alpha pins and certificates.

          To honor academic excellence, each year the chapter selects the top students from the mass communication and journalism graduating class and asks them to join.

          “This is an honor society and one that is reserved for the very best students,” said Dr. Tamyra Pierce, KTA advisor. Pierce, who is an Assistant Professor and the Graduate Director for the MCJ Department, said that membership is based solely on scholarship and character.

          Inductees included Joshua Bacon (3.97 GPA), Jamie Buckner (3.93 GPA), Sarah Soghomonian (3.94 GPA), Jessica Szalay (3.91 GPA), Christine Park (Graduate Student and also named “top Scholar”, 4.0 GPA), and Nicole Yavasile (Graduate Student—4.0 GPA).

          The chapter invites seniors and graduate students with a 3.5 GPA and higher, the students who rank in the top 10 percent of their class who are eligible to join.

          There are 93 chapters nationwide. The MCJ chapter was established in 1987.

          There is a fee of $20 to become a member, which covers the cost of the pin and award certificate. Membership is for life.

          “It is an honor to be selected as a member of KTA,” Pierce said. “It means that you have achieved academic excellence and for this, students should feel honored and proud to have been selected.”