MORTAR BOARD ALUMNI ASSIST MC STUDENTS WITH $7,800
SCHOLARSHIP
Release Date: November 9, 2001
Members of a senior honorary society at Monmouth College are sharing $7,800 in
scholarship funds this year, thanks to contributions made by alumni of their chapter.
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Valentine, vice president for external relations at Monmouth College, receives a check
for $7,800 from Linda Ellison, Tau Pi alumni president (center), and Jane Warfield,
treasurer of the alumni organization.
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The students are all members of the Tau Pi chapter of Mortar Board, Inc., a
national honor society that recognizes college seniors for distinguished ability in
scholarship, leadership and service. Founded in 1931 as a local society, Tau Pi became an
affiliate of Mortar Board in 1972.
Alumni from across the country are solicited each spring for contributions to
the scholarship fund, which was established in 1953 in memory of Margaret Stonebrook Brinker,
one of Tau Pi’s founders.
New members are tapped into Tau Pi in the spring of their junior
year. Mortar Board is distinguished from most honorary societies in that all members are
required to support the ideals of the society and be active participants in chapter
activities.
Released
by the Office of College Communications
Barry McNamara, Associate Director of College Communications
Phone: 309-457-2117
Fax: 309-457-2330
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