March 15, 2022
In March, 68 East Texas Baptist University students were inducted into the prestigious Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society (ALD). ALD is a national honor society that distinguishes first-year academic success, with invitations to join only extended to students who obtain a 3.5 GPA or higher during the first semester of their freshman year. ALD holds over 280 chapters nationwide, with over one million students initiated. Among those in attendance for the ceremony were ALD Advisor and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Thomas Sanders, ALD Advisor and Student Success Specialist Vanessa Johnston, ALD Vice President Katelynn Smith, ALD Secretary Hannah Kelley, and ALD Treasurer Libby Gear.
ALD members enjoy the benefits of joining a community of scholars committed to academic excellence, receiving scholarships with $211,000 awarded each year from ALD headquarters, the opportunity to give back to the community through service projects and volunteerism, and the chance to build on strengths and develop effective communication and leadership skills.
“The organization’s purpose is to encourage students to keep excelling in their studies as they progress along their academic journey to graduation,” President of ALD and senior elementary education major Kayleigh Hill said. “The service aspect gives members a way to connect with other people who are like-minded and to get outside of the organization and their comfort zones.”
Hill is also excited for herself and other members to become more involved in the university and the surrounding community. “After becoming president, it’s been fun to serve ETBU in a different way. Right now, we are gearing up for our “pie a professor” canned food drive. Students will donate cans of food to five or six volunteer professors’ boxes, and the professor with the most donations after two weeks gets pied in the face at the Quad! It’s a great way to serve our community and get our whole campus involved.”
East Texas Baptist inducted the following students into the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society at a special ceremony held at ETBU’s Chapel on the Hill:
Alayna Andrews
Elise Bach
Makayla Baxter
Stefanie Bellar
Audrey Blaha
Jason Bonnett
Jeffrey Brantley
Perla Bravo
Brianna Brown
Kendal Burks
Katelyn Cartwright
Micahanne Castles
Jackeline Chavez
Nicolas Chavez
Grady Clay
Anna Coleman
Emma Coleman
Lauren Collins
Cade Colwell
Karis Crenshaw
Paris Davis
Mary Ellis
Ryan Elzy
Shelby Freudensprung
Addison Funk
Maddison Harris
Corder Helmick
Abigail Hill
Hannah Hobson
Myron Jones
Martha Kirk
Josue Lopez Rivas
Delanie Loya
Joseph Maique
Tiffany Merino
Trista Miller
Chainey Minter
Baylei Morgan
Jagger Neely
Grace Neighbours
Madison O’Neal
Bianca Oliver
Aiken Owens
Graham Parmelee
Noah Pecory
Scarlett Perez
Hannah Perry
Lanie Pritchett
Jesse Quinney
Priscila Ramos
Jackson Ray
Avery Reid
Sarah Resendez
Brandon Riggins
Alex Rodriguez
Chloe Rogers
Alexandra Roman
Meredith Salazar
Kennedy Schneider
Laurine Simmons
Jessye Skarda
Simon Sosa
Hannah Spannagel
Creed Spenrath
Toni Tamborello
Kennedy Warner
Tristan Whelchel
Thomas Witt