FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Jul 1, 2009

Students, Graduates, Others Inducted Into Adult Student Honor Society

KEUKA PARK, N.Y—Five students and five recent graduates from Keuka College’s Accelerated Studies for Adults Program (ASAP) were inducted into Chi Alpha Lambda, the College’s chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda (ASL), the national honor society for adult students, June 30.

The inductees included:

Laurie Bourgeois, who received a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing and resides in Central Square.
Karen Cunningham, who received a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing and resides in Geneva.
Wendy Gillespie, who received a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing and resides in Geneva.
Evelyn Hanna, a social work major from Syracuse.
George Harrian, an organizational management major from Savona.
Stephen Knapp, an organizational management major from Syracuse
Diane Lozowsky, who received a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing and resides in Skaneateles.
James Noble, who received a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice systems and resides in Churchville.
Deborah Spradlin, an organizational management major from Campbell.
Aleta Walborn, an organizational management major from Martville.

Inducted as honorary ASL members were David Boyer, criminal justice program coordinator in ASAP; Mary Ellen Griffiths, director of student accounts; and Marlaine “Sparki” Mangels, chair of the Division of Nursing.

To be inducted into ASL, a student must have completed at least 24 semester credit hours in an undergraduate degree program, be among the top 10 percent of adult learners, and maintain a minimum grade-point-average of no less than 3.2.

Established in 1946, ASL is specifically for adult learners in degree completion programs and is not open to traditional students. ASL provides a means of recognition for the special achievements of adults who accomplish academic excellence while facing competing interests of home and work. ASL is the oldest and largest chapter-based honor society for full-and part-time students.