Dean College Announces Spring 2024 Honor Societies Inductees

Dean College is pleased to announce the students who have been inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society, National Honor Society for Dance Arts, Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society, Golden Key International Honour Society, Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society and Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society. The students below were inducted into their honor societies in April.

CHI ALPHA SIGMA

Excellence in Athletics and Academics

Chi Alpha Sigma was established to recognize college student-athletes who excel both on and off the field of competition. This National College Athlete Honor Society’s goal is to provide outstanding student-athletes with an opportunity to become connected within a fraternal association that aligns their educational and athletic successes for a lifetime. The students who are being inducted into Dean’s Omega Chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma have been selected for membership as a result of their outstanding academic and athletic achievements at Dean. Criteria for membership includes being a student-athlete who receives a varsity letter in their sport while earning a 3.4 or higher cumulative grade point average.

• Darren Appiah
• Lisette Ayala
• Marcus Baker
• Emily Ball
• Lea Bettencourt
• Colin Cleary
• Emma Cotsonas
• Seth Cruz
• Andrew Delgado
• Aline Flores
• Aaron Fonseca
• Madison Gilbert
• Jilian Glynn
• Alberto Gonzalez Del Rio
• Angus Lodge
• Jayden Madise
• Alberto Maldonado
• Itsuki Matsutani
• Daniel Mayer
• Aydin Medeiros
• Nina Medeiros
• Emma Mock
• Melissa Mostowy
• Noah Pearson
• Janai Price
• Dorien Ruffin
• Liam Santos
• Evan Sapienza
• Catherine Splaine
• Griffin Sullivan
• Bennett Walsh
• AJ Weston

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY FOR DANCE ARTS

The National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA) Collegiate Program is designed to honor the accomplishments of outstanding students studying dance. NHSDA exists to encourage exploration of dance education pedagogy, choreography, performance, research, community outreach, and advocacy in the context of a broad dance program and to develop future leaders in the field of dance arts education and performance. To be eligible for membership in NHSDA, a student must be a student member of the National Dance Education Organization, have achieved at least a 3.5 grade point average at time of induction, and have accrued 45 points in each of three major strands of the NHSDA National Collegiate Point System with a minimum of six out of 10 total categories pertaining to Artistic Merit, Leadership, and Academic Achievement.

• Livia Dibb
• Kate Marotta
• Kaylen Travison

ALPHIA SIGMA LAMBDA HONOR SOCIETY

Alpha Sigma Lambda’s aim is to recognize the special achievements of adults who achieve academic excellence while facing competing interests of home and work. Alpha Sigma Lambda is dedicated to the advancement of scholarship and recognizes high scholastic achievement in an adult student’s career. The students who are being inducted into the Delta Beta Chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda have been selected for membership as a result of their outstanding academic achievements and their conduct in the Dean community. Criteria for membership include being a part-time student in an associate or bachelor’s degree program and being in the top 20% of their graduating class. For these inductees, this meant having a near-perfect cumulative grade point average as well as demonstrating good citizenship while enrolled as a part-time student at Dean College.

• Leo Bates
• Angelica Oliveira
• Aidan Olson

GOLDEN KEY INTERNATIONAL HONOUR SOCIETY

The mission of the Golden Key International Honour Society is to support and award its members’ drive to learn, lead, and help others. The students who are being inducted into Dean College’s Golden Key Chapter have been selected for membership as a result of their outstanding academic achievements and their conduct in the Dean community. Criteria for membership include being a full-time student in a bachelor’s degree program, being in the top 15% of the junior and senior classes, having at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average, and demonstrating good citizenship while enrolled as a full-time student at Dean College.

• Hope Anderson
• Benjamin Bourn
• Cloe Brooks
• Gina Castagna
• Dylana Deignan
• Andrew Delgado
• Anabella Driscoll
• Madison Gilbert
• Valery Gonzalez
• Ella Hayes
• Tanner Hilt
• Paige Langston
• Noah Pearson
• Dante Raposo
• Jacob Schilke
• Emmalynn Schnitzer
• Bryan Sugrue
• Siobhan Sutherburg
• Thomas Szot
• Lia Zajas
• Sophie Zawadzki

PHI THETA KAPPA INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

The purpose of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society is to recognize and encourage academic achievement among two-year college students. The students who are being inducted into Dean’s Upsilon Zeta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa have been selected for membership as a result of their outstanding academic achievements and their conduct in the Dean community. Criteria for membership include a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 as well as demonstration of good citizenship while enrolled as a full-time student at Dean College.

• Emily Carmelitano

• Hoi Ying Chan

• Hayate Kosuga

PHI ETA SIGMA NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

Founded in 1923 at the University of Illinois, Phi Eta Sigma is the nation’s oldest and largest honor society for first-year college and university students in all disciplines. Since its founding, Phi Eta Sigma chapters have been chartered on college campuses across the United States, with more than a million scholars inducted into Phi Eta Sigma. Phi Eta Sigma has at its foundation dedication to leadership, devotion to students, and an enthusiastic commitment to service. Criteria for membership include being a full-time student in a bachelor’s degree program, having completed at least 12 credits, having at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average, and demonstrating good citizenship while enrolled as a full-time student at Dean College.

• Joseph Bacchiocchi
• Julia Banacos
• Isabelle Belanger
• Caleigh Brown
• Sylvia Cahill
• Ava Cauley
• Mason  Choi
• Daniel Coates
• Brandon Comeau
• Clara Cravens
• Taylor Danner
• Bryce Degasparre
• Riley Dunn
• Ryan Fowler
• Abigail  Fratus
• Jeremy Hartman-Chait
• Olivia Haynes
• Bingcheng Hua
• Meghan Hubbard
• Sophie Hunter
• Kailer Inman-Moran
• Samantha Jordan
• Kieran Karson
• Tatianna Kavgic
• Samantha Mastroberte
• Jillian McKay
• Ainsley Mitchell
• Jacob Murtagh
• Colby Newman
• Julia Ormond
• Melannie Parra
• Kylie Parsons
• Annastasia Piccuito
• Conner Queenan
• Carly Raspberry-Moore
• Brooke Reichert
• Ciyanna Rogers-Taylor
• Taleeya Samuel
• Isabella Seery
• Francesca Sliwa
• Alexandra Stanglewicz
• Stephanie Stanton
• Elliott Steinberg
• Nicholas Swain
• Hailey Sykes
• Justin Tavares
• Gabriella Tomaino
• Gabriela Vargas Jimenez
• Marissa Warren
• Jacob Weinberg
• Kaylee  Wood
• Natalie Zona