Mu Kappa Lambda, the Mars Hill University honor society for nontraditional and adult students, inducted nine new student members during a ceremony on Friday, May 11, 2018.
New members are:
- Jennifer Brooks of Weaverville, North Carolina
- Na Jimah Jones of Candler, North Carolina
- Kelly Maybin of Flat Rock, North Carolina
- Zachery Plemmons of Weaverville, North Carolina
- Tonya Ponder of Weaverville, North Carolina
- Donna Ratcliff of Bakersville, North Carolina
- Audrey Ray of Waynesville, North Carolina
- Pamela Suber of Hendersonville, North Carolina
- Courtney Thomas of Double Island, North Carolina
Mu Kappa Lambda is the Mars Hill University chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda, a national honor society devoted to the advancement of scholarship and to the recognition of nontraditional and adult students who are continuing their higher education. The society was established in 1945 and now exists in over 300 institutional chapters throughout the country.
To be eligible for induction into Mu Kappa Lambda, a student in Mars Hill’s Adult and Graduate Studies program must have completed 24 hours of graded coursework, while maintaining a grade point average of 3.4 on a 4.0 scale and a position in the top 10 % of his or her class.
Mars Hill University is a premier private, liberal arts institution offering over 30 baccalaureate degrees, as well as master’s degrees in criminal justice, elementary education, and management. Founded in 1856 by Baptist families of the region, the campus is located just 20 minutes north of Asheville in the mountains of western North Carolina. The university’s Asheville Center for Adult and Graduate Studies is located on Airport Road in Arden.
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