MONMOUTH, Ill. — The national honor society, Alpha Lambda Delta, recently inducted 43 Monmouth College students into the college’s chapter. Founded in 1924, Alpha Lambda Delta is a first-year honor society open to full-time students who have excelled academically in their first year of college.

Eligible students must be pursuing a bachelor’s degree and have achieved a minimum grade-point-average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale based on the first semester or first full year of college. Established at Monmouth in 1956, the honor society encourages students to excel academically, achieve a high standard of learning and to recognize and develop meaningful goals in society.

Local students inducted included: Jackie Angelotti, Galesburg; Ashley Clegg, Little York; Crystal Corzatt, Stronghurst; Andrea Emery, Knoxville; Cassandra Mefford; Jennifer Palmer, Knoxville; Kayla Witherell, Galesburg.