Four MC students initiated
into biology honor societyRelease Date:
November 13, 2008
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Posed between Monmouth College biology faculty members Kevin Baldwin (left) and Ken Cramer are three of the four new initiates of the college’s Gamma Pi chapter of Beta Beta Beta, the national honor society in biology. They are, from left, Jillian Belter, Noah Hendricks and Ashley Swenson. Not pictured is Jacob Mefford.
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MONMOUTH, Ill. — Four students were recently initiated into
Gamma Pi, the Monmouth College chapter of Beta Beta Beta, which is the national
honor society in biology.
At a ceremony at the college’s Stewart House, juniors Jillian Belter
of Sleepy Hollow, Noah Hendricks of Wataga, Jacob Mefford of Wataga and
Ashley Swenson of McHenry were initiated into Gammi Pi.
Nationally, Tri-Beta was founded in 1922 with the purpose of
encouraging scholarly attainment in biology and to honor its members for
superior academic records in the life sciences. Monmouth’s Gamma Pi
chapter has been in existence for the past 62 years.
Tri-Beta seeks to cultivate interest in the natural sciences and
appreciation of the value of biological study. It also encourages new
discoveries through scientific investigation and challenges
undergraduates to begin research work and report their findings in Bios,
the BBB journal.
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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