31 INDUCTED INTO SOPHOMORE HONOR SOCIETY AT THIEL COLLEGE

April 6, 2009

GREENVILLE, PA—On Saturday, March 28, 31 students were inducted into Thiel College’s chapter of the Lambda Sigma Society, the national honor society for sophomores. 

The inducted students are listed below by state and county:

PENNSYLVANIA

Allegheny County

• Michelle Blose of Tarentum.
• Sarah Conte of Russellton.
• Joseph Janicki of McKees Rocks.
• Kirstin Kennedy of Upper St. Clair.

Butler County

• Amy Kramer of Butler.
• Amy Jane Matchett of Butler.

Crawford County

• Evan Ditty of Titusville.

Erie County

• Marion Edwards of Corry.

Indiana County

• Elizabeth Yurky of Homer City.

Lawrence County

• Jacqueline Hietsch of New Castle.

Mercer County

• Jennifer Feldhouse of Jamestown.
• Jacob Shaffer of Hermitage.
• Mindy Lynn Wolfe of Transfer.

Venango County

• David Owens of Polk.
• Monica Smith of Emlenton.

Warren County

• Kesha Silvis of Clarendon.

Washington County

• Jacquelyne Kinney of Eighty-Four.

OHIO:

Ashtabula County

• Brittany Dell of Ashtabula.
• Colton Hutton of Jefferson.
• Erica Riola of Rome.

Columbiana County

• Rebecca Tate of Columbiana.
• Gary Whitla of Wellsville.

Cuyahoga County

• Brittany Hill of Bedford.

Lucas County

• Jill Spino of Toledo.

Mahoning County

• Erica Rinehart of North Lima.
• Sarah Weikart of Washingtonville.

Trumbull County

• Alex Johnson of Newton Falls.
• Megan Kay of Girard.
• Alicia Trescott of Warren.
• Ashlee Wood of Newton Falls.

Emmanuel Torgby of Ghana also became a member of the honorary.

Dr. Robert C. Olson ’60, president of Thiel College, was inducted as an honorary member of the society due to his exemplification of the society’s precepts of scholarship, leadership and service. Olson lives in Mercer.

Officers also were elected at the ceremony for the coming year. They are Evan Ditty, president; Erica Rinehart, vice president; Jacqueline Hietsch, secretary; Alex Johnson, treasurer; Colton Hutton, fundraising chair; Amy Jane Matchett, service chair; Sarah Conte, ritual chair; Elizabeth Yurky, parliamentarian; and Brittany Hill, student government representative.

 Lambda Sigma Society is a national honor society for second-year men and women dedicated to the purpose of fostering leadership, scholarship, fellowship and the spirit of service among college students, and to promoting the interests of the college or university in every possible way.

About Thiel College

Founded in 1866, Thiel College is a liberal arts, sciences and professional studies institution located in Greenville, Pa., that provides a great balance of academic challenge, personal and social involvement, and exceptional value to its 1,100 students. For more information about Thiel College, which is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, visit www.thiel.edu or call 800-24-THIEL.

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