The Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication, which sponsors a chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the most prominent national literary honor society that recognizes students’ achievements in literary studies, inducted new members on April 26, 2019. Professor Gary Richards, Chair of the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication and campus sponsor for Sigma Tau Delta. For membership in Sigma Tau Delta, one must be a major in English or English: Creative Writing with at least twelve credit hours in literature with a major GPA of at least 3.5 and an overall GPA of at least 3.0.
The new members inducted:
Emily Adele Blow
Katherine Brown
MaryMargaret Burns
Amelia K. Carr
Emily E. Cottrell
Sarah Ebsworth
Rhonda Lynn Fowler
Olivia Fae Havlin
Christine Houchins
Maria Joy Lopes
Meaghan McIntyre
Rebecca Messier
Alexander Carter Rudenshiold
Clara Antoinette Sigmon
Mallori Sorensen
Allison Stanich
James Vaughan
Katelyn Wolfgang
Sustaining members were also recognized:
Kylie Rebecca Bean
Leise Anne Crandall
Savara Gunn
Sarah Elizabeth Stephen
As part of the induction ceremony, students read lines from literary works selected by their professors. Professor Zach Whalen delivered The Taddesse Adera Memorial Address “Why Literature Matters.”