Students inducted into Delta Epsilon Sigma

More than 30 students were inducted into Delta Epsilon Sigma Beta Chapter Tuesday during a special ceremony. Delta Epsilon is the national honor society of Catholic institutions.

The new student members include: Nick Beaudoin, Nicole Becher, Jessica Bjick, Sabrina Bushlack, Taylor Collins, Augustine Esterhammer-Fic, Andrea Fogel, Janae Frye, Gregory Gardiner, Molly Grover, Aaron Haley, Alexis Hamilton, Taylor Hanson, Mary Hayes, Marissa Jacob, Tiffany Johnson, Lucas Kubic, Theresa LaValla, Janie Maki, Heidi Martin, Rachel McQuiston, Mary Mieszala, Katie Miller, Sarah Mills, Mary Moats, Theresa Niedzwiecki, Collin Nienhaus, Andru O’Brien, Abigail Osborne, Amanda Patt, Katarzyna Plawiak, Melissa Radermacher, Lindsey Reinisch, Lauren Salonek, Elizabeth Schmidt, Evan Shockley, Madelyn Stiehl, Evelyn Vergara Zuniga, Christine Volk, Marilyn Yennie, Grace Zachman, Santiago Zarate and Abigail Zuzek.

New faculty inductees include: Rose Beal, Stephen Pattee, Patricia Calton, Preston Lawing, Nathan Lien and Elizabeth Seebach.

Current student members are: Marta Aleszewicz, Elizabeth Arnold, Jacquelyn Bongard, Kaylee Jo Bunne, Sarah Collova, Clinton Coulter, Sister Mary Hanah Doak, Yasmin Duarte, Dylan Ethen, Loren Galloway, Maria Glenski, Gabriel Grundtner, Andrea Hillesheim, Grace Hoffman, Kelsey Hulbert, Jillian Martin, Elizabeth Niedbala, LeiLani Oas, Lisa Obasi, Samuel Pflughoeft, Angela Powell, Bethany Rajdl, Maija Rannikko, Bethany Schmidt, John Soucheray, Amy Spitzmueller, Kristen Thelen, Fabriel Thiel, Matthew Traxler, Amanda Weber, Kristin Wilkes, Anastasia Willard and Katherine Zuzek.

Current faculty and staff members include: Donna Aronson, Carolyn Ayers, Mark Barber, Dean Beckman, James Bedtke, Brett Bodsgard, Daniel Bucknam, Philip Cochran, Father Andrew Fabian, Mary Fox, Janet Heukeshoven, John Kerr, Melissa Luedtke, Brother William Mann, Thomas Marpe, Debra Martin, Shelly McCallum, Christian Michener, Jeanne Minnerath, Jay Mutter, Father Paul Nienaber, Roger Peckover, John Poling, Lawrence Price, Kevin Rickert, Valerie Edwards Robeson, Gregory Sobolewski, David Sokolowski, Karen Sorvaag, Scott Sorvaag, Teresa Speck, Joseph Tadie and Richard Tristano.

Delta Epsilon Sigma inducts new members

Saint Mary’s Delta Epsilon Sigma chapter held its induction celebration on Tuesday, April 5.

Delta Epsilon Sigma, also referred to as DES, is a national scholastic honor society for colleges and universities with a Catholic tradition.

The annual DES chapter induction involved co-moderators Dr. Shelly McCallum and professor Teresa Speck who welcomed 16 seniors, 16 juniors, and one faculty member into DES.

Nakisa Khoshnevis, a psychology major, received a fellowship for graduate study and Regina Quandt, a Spanish/Elementary Education major, received a scholarship for undergraduate study. Both of these awards were made by the National Delta Epsilon Sigma organization.

2011 new senior inductees included: Theresa Breault, Laura Enstad, Santiago Escobar, John Fox, Jackie Heintz, Cree Kachelski, Brian Kasel, Nakisa Khoshnevis, Jennifer Koezly, Brittany Kuehn, Erica Rubenzer, Jennifer Schurhammer, Elizabeth Shewmon, Lukas Wallerich, Emily Welhaven and Tinting Zheng.

2011 new junior inductees included: Sarah Adie, Lauren Baier, Ellen Bina, Samantha Dahlstrom, Luis Escobar, David Feather, Cullen Gibbons, Cassandra Hulett, Katelin Keck, Amy Kujak, Michael Mockler, Regina Quandt, Joseph Rysavy, Jill Spitzmueller, David Spriegel and Amanda Van Leeuwe.

2011 new faculty inductee included Daniel Bucknam, assistant professor of psychology