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Alpha Chi chapter awarded highest national honor

April 20, 2009
Contact: Paul K. Logsdon, Director of Public Relations and Publications (417) 865-2815, ext. 7292

Springfield, Mo — Evangel University’s Missouri Rho Chapter of the national Alpha Chi Honor Society recently received the President’s Cup, Alpha Chi’s highest national chapter award.

The award was given at this year’s Alpha Chi National Convention: Literacy 500, held April 2-4 in Indianapolis, Ind.

Six Evangel students attended the conference, along with faculty sponsor Dr. Laynah Rogers. Each of the six students presented research.

Founded in 1922, Alpha Chi is an interdisciplinary honor society in which membership is limited to the top 10 percent of junior and senior classes and graduate students. Evangel members must have at least a 3.83 grade point average on the 4.0 scale to be inducted.

President’s Cup recognizes outstanding scholarship and service

The President’s Cup recognizes the outstanding society chapter in the nation that makes the most significant contribution in scholarship and service to their college or university.

The President’s Cup Outstanding Chapter Award is given biennially at the national meeting. The winning chapter keeps the President’s Cup trophy on its campus until the next convention, at which time a smaller replica is given to the chapter to keep permanently. In addition, the national office houses a larger President’s Cup trophy on which is engraved the names of all winners.

Alpha Chi awards the President’s Cup based on a chapter’s campus and community involvement, the number of student presentations, nominees for scholarships and participation in regional and national conventions.

The Awards Committee of the National Council judged chapter scrapbooks of activities and accomplishments. Some of the scholarly activities and accomplishments of Evangel’s Alpha Chi Missouri Rho Chapter include hosting a regional convention; induction ceremonies; monthly chapels; student and faculty research forums; a tutoring program; participating in community activities such as Habitat for Humanity, Writers Hall of Fame and a social responsibility grant; and awarding society honor cords. Since 2006, the chapter has received the Star Chapter award twice, and 20 Evangel students have presented research at Alpha Chi conventions. One member has served as national student representative.

The following six students presented at this year’s conference:

• Cherish Crawford, senior biology major from Ridgeley, W.Va., presented “Anticancer Agents Derived from Plants.”
• Meghan Musy, senior biblical studies and advertising/public relations major from Silver Spring, Md., presented “Athanasius’ Canon: A Safeguard Against Heretics.”
• Matthew Smith, junior communication studies major from Phillipsburg, Kan., presented “The Choice Between Texting Versus Talking.”
• Daniel Strandquist, senior psychology major from Hawley, Minn., presented “The Effect of Peer Presence and Environment on Humor Appreciation When Viewing Comedic Films.”
• Amanda Zgrablich, junior biology major from Kenmore, N.Y., presented “Taxus Baccata.”
• Sara Rither, senior chemistry major from Richland, Wash., presented “A Brief History of the Hanford Area: No, I Don’t Glow in the Dark.”

There are more than 300 Alpha Chi chapters nationwide. The objectives of the honor society are to promote and to recognize superior scholarship and those elements of character, which make scholarship effective for service.

For additional information, contact Dr. Laynah Rogers or Meghan Musy at 417-865-2815 ext. 8272.