Several students received Outstanding Student Awards during Social Sciences Day held April 10.
More than 40 students were inducted into various international honor societies during Wayne State College’s 30th annual Social Sciences Day Wednesday, April 10. The event was sponsored by Pi Gamma Mu, the international honor society for the social sciences.
In addition to the induction of new members into honor societies, several students also received individual awards in their field of study.
Alpha Kappa Delta, the sociology honorary, acknowledges and promotes excellence and scholarship in the study of social problems, sociology, and intellectual activities that lead to the improvement of the human condition. Alpha Kappa Delta inducted four new members:
- Columbus – Natalie M. Jarecke
- Norfolk – Rylee Frohberg
- Seward – David Clark
- Wayne – Audrey Loggins
Alpha Phi Sigma, the criminal justice honorary, is dedicated to the encouragement of academic excellence in criminal justice, social service, student support of the Wayne State Criminal Justice Department, and the development of leadership skills among its members. Alpha Phi Sigma inducted 11 new members:
- Greeley, Colo. – Abigail Arnold
- Rock Rapids, Iowa – Josie Huisman
- Highmore, S.D. – Wendy Sherwood
- Tabor, S.D. – Kendra Spulak
- Yankton, S.D. – Keyara Mason
- Bennington – Makenzie Limbach
- Clearwater – Faith King
- Norfolk – Eryn Gustman, Daisy Valle
- Omaha – Abby Scherbring
- Phillips – Gregory Evans
Gamma Theta Upsilon is the international honor society in geography and is dedicated to the advancement and promotion of the geography field. Gamma Theta Upsilon inducted nine new members:
- Beatrice – Haley Price
- Bennington – Blake Rutten
- David City – Connor Semin
- Lincoln – Abigail Mason
- Nebraska City – Lindsay Green
- Norfolk – John Vuchetich
- Osceola – Ruby Johansen
- Wahoo – Kaitlin Arney
- West Point – Jayde Teutsch
Phi Alpha Theta, the history honorary, recognizes outstanding achievement in history on the part of Wayne State students by membership and participation a national honorary organization. Phi Alpha Theta inducted two new members:
- Hartington – Parker Albers
- Omaha – J.J. Guenther
Pi Sigma Alpha, the political science honorary, promotes and recognizes high academic achievement in the study of political science. Pi Sigma Alpha inducted one new member:
- Wahoo – Griffin Ryan
Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology, strives to encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship and advance the sciences in psychology. Psi Chi inducted four new members:
- Colorado Springs, Colo. – Catarina Siravo
- Yankton, S.D. – Madeline Binder
- Emerson – Alexa Sullivan
- Norfolk – Rylee Frohberg
Pi Gamma Mu is the international social sciences honorary. The mission of Pi Gamma Mu is to encourage and promote excellence in the social sciences and to uphold and nurture scholarship, leadership, and service. Pi Gamma Mu serves the various social science disciplines, which seek to understand and explain human behavior and social relationships as well as their related problems and issues.
Pi Gamma Mu inducted 12 new members:
- Devils Lake, N.D. – Rachel Dahlen
- Yankton, S.D. – Keyara Mason
- Columbus – Travis Schoch
- Hartington – Parker Albers
- Lincoln – Hailey Cary
- Loup City – Delaine Heil
- Norfolk – Daisy Valle
- Omaha – Morgan Kruger
- Osceola – Ruby Johansen
- Wayne – Abigail Wieseler
- York – Anna Liston, Elizabeth Liston
Several students also received individual awards. They were:
- Axtell – Sara Lundeen, Outstanding Chapter Member of the Year (Nebraska Delta Chapter)
- Hartington – Parker Albers, Outstanding Student Award in Social Sciences Education
- Hoskins – Kylie Cautrell, Robert G. Foote Outstanding Student in Geography Award
- Omaha – Benjamin Bartholow, Outstanding Student Award in Psychology; J.J. Guenther, Outstanding Student Award in History
- Osceola – Ruby Johansen, Excellence in Geography Award
- Pierce – Maiya Baumann, Outstanding Student Award in Sociology
- Seward – David Clark, Outstanding Student Award in Sociology
- Wahoo – Griffin Ryan, Outstanding Student Award in Political Science
For more information, contact Dr. Randy Bertolas, professor of geography at Wayne State and faculty advisor for the Nebraska Delta Chapter of Pi Gamma Mu, at [email protected].