May 24, 2007
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. - Fourteen Siena student-athletes were recently inducted into a national honor society highlighting their academic excellence throughout the 2006-07 academic year. The various honorees became the newest members of either Delta Epsilon Sigma (national scholastic honor society), Phi Alpha Theta (national history honor society) or the Beta Gamma Sigma (business honor society).
Student-athletes from the men's tennis, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's cross country, women's basketball, women's volleyball and field hockey teams earned these premier academic accolades.
Delta Epsilon Sigma, a national scholastic honor society, celebrates the success of students, faculty, and alumni of colleges and universities with a Catholic tradition. This year, Traci Baldwin (Field Hockey '08) Emily Winslow (Field Hockey/Women's Lacrosse '08) and Anne Redcross (Cross Country '07) were inducted into the Siena chapter of this society which requires a minimum GPA of 3.8.
The society was founded in 1939 to recognize academic accomplishments, scholarly activities, and to encourage a sense of intellectual community among its members. Over 100 colleges and universities maintain established chapters of Delta Epsilon Sigma.
Phi Alpha Theta is the national history honor society for both students and faculty members who have found academic success studying this field. To become eligible, undergraduates must complete at least 12 semester hours in history while maintaining a 3.1 GPA. In addition, students must carry a 3.0 cumulative GPA or better, and rank in the top 35% of the class.
Michael Aliotta (Men's Tennis '07), Kyle Christiansen (Men's Soccer '08), Tim Hannigan (Men's Lacrosse '08), John Hart (Cross Country '08), Amy Schoonmaker (Women's Lacrosse '08) and Thomas Twiname (Cross Country '08) were inducted this year. Phi Alpha Theta's mission is to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians.
Beta Gamma Sigma is the national honor society for students of business from AACSB accredited schools. Since it was founded in 1913, Beta Gamma Sigma has inducted more than 560,000 outstanding students into its membership.
Christie Gustafson (Volleyball '07), David Jalette (Men's Lacrosse '07), Amy Loughridge (Women's Soccer '08), Melissa Manzer (Women's Basketball '08) and Adam Mastroianni (Men's Tennis '07) joined the membership at the conclusion of this academic year. To be eligible, a student in the school of business must rank in the top 10% of all juniors and seniors. This marks the first induction class at Siena since earning accreditation by AACSB.
