FAIRPORT, New York – Eileen Merberg, Executive Director of Alpha Lambda Delta Academic Honor Society, announced that the chapter has won the Maintaining the Flame Award for the 2023-24 academic year. The chapter won the Order of the Torch Award in 2021. Chapters awarded the Order of the Torch are ineligible to apply for the award for the next four years. To reward continued excellence, the Board of Directors bestows the Maintaining the Flame Award to chapters ineligible for the Order of the Torch award but that have demonstrated such continued excellence in the areas of chapter involvement, communication, visibility, and overall presentation during the academic year.
This year the Board of Directors of Alpha Lambda Delta recognized six chapters across the nation with the Maintaining the Flame award – Baylor University, IUPUI, , Northwestern State University, University of Oklahoma, and Saint Vincent College
The successful chapter at was led by: Lauren Reed, Chapter President; Haleigh Saylor, Chapter Vice President; Casey Pollitt and Maggie Conley, Program Co-Chairs; Alex Miller and Vinaya Patel, Communications Co-Chairs; Shawn Pusateri, Karlee Adams, and Noah Nicholson, Membership Co-Chairs. The chapter was advised by Lauren Huffman.
“We sincerely appreciate the work it takes to achieve the Maintaining the Flame award. The students from these winning institutions demonstrated continued high-quality programming, outstanding communication across campus and in their communities, and overall excellence” said Merberg. College students have to juggle many responsibilities including academics, family, work, friends, community service, and participation in campus organizations. Given these reasons, Merberg notes “it is truly impressive what the winning chapters were able to accomplish this past year. These chapters were able to stay engaged and continue the important work of supporting student success.”
Alpha Lambda Delta
Alpha Lambda Delta is an honor society that recognizes students’ academic success in their first year at a college or university. Founded in 1924 and active on 280 campuses, Alpha Lambda Delta inducts 22,000 members annually and has over 1.3 million lifetime members. Alpha Lambda Delta’s mission is to “encourage superior academic achievement, to promote intelligent living and a continued high standard of learning, and to assist students in recognizing and developing meaningful goals for their unique roles in society.” Since 1939, Alpha Lambda Delta has been a member in good standing with the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS), the only national accrediting body for collegiate honor societies.
For more information, contact Alpha Lambda Delta at comms@nationalald.org or 585-364-0840.