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Academic Honors Convocation

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Since 1928, the Thiel College community has celebrated the Academic Honors Convocation to recognize the academic achievements of Thiel students. First-year, sophomore, junior, and senior students who earned Dean’s List honors are awarded certificates to mark their successes. Students who have received named and endowed scholarships are also formally recognized, along with members of Alpha Chi, the National College Honor Scholarship Society, and the Dietrich Honors Institute.

Spring 2023 Celebration

Malajah Johnson ’23, a senior biology major from Pittsburgh, will be the student speaker for this year’s convocation. She was a recipient of the Thiel Learning Commons Extraordinary Effort award during the Fall 2022 semester and received a fellowship funded by the National Science Foundation to participate in summer research at Duquesne University. Johnson is also a first-generation student blogger for the I’mFirst! organization and is a member of several clubs and organizations on campus, including Active Minds Club, Thiel Bible Study, and Pen Pal Club, of which she is the President. Johnson is also a tutor in the Thiel Learning Commons, a member of Tri-Beta, the national biology honor society, and a recipient of the E. Frank and Dorothy Brosius Scholarship Fund and the Dr. Florence West Tribute to Dr. Bly Scholarship.

Watch a special video presentation of the event


Flicker Photo Album of the Spring 2023 Academic Honors Convocation


History

Below is an excerpt from the History of Thiel College 1866-1974 by Roy H. Johnson.

On October 17, 1931, for the first time, a significant recognition ceremony, an Honors Convocation for superior students, began. Twenty-six students who had earned at least a 3.25 (B+) average were cited. With many supplemental awards, including scholarships to graduate schools, Thiel student assistantships and fellows, fraternity and sorority scholarship awards, and achievement prizes given by individuals, Honors Convocation became an annual event.

Traditionally, the College celebrated Honors Convocation during the fall semester and recognized the academic achievements of students from the previous spring semester. However, in 2018 the Convocation celebration was officially moved to the spring semester in order to include the achievements of first-year students following their first semester at Thiel.

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