Appendices - Undergraduate Admissions - Gallaudet University

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Student Body Government Andrew Lowitz Memorial
Award
Awarded to a member of the sophomore, junior, or senior
class on the basis of excellent service in the SBG.
Student Body Government Barbara Schell Award
Awarded to a deserving junior or senior woman for recognition
of leadership ability in and out of the SBG.
Student Body Government Stanley Benowitz Award
Presented to a junior or senior man for leadership ability
in and out of the SBG.
Student Body Government Student Worker of the Year
Award
Given to a student not holding an official position in the
SBG, but who is a dedicated worker.
Student Body Government Service Awards and Honorable
Mention
Awarded to members of the SBG who have given their
time and effort to the improvement of the organization.
Thomas S. Marr Awards
Through the bequest of Thomas S. Marr, the income from
the Thomas S. Marr Fund is awarded to juniors or seniors
with the highest cumulative grade point averages.
Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities
Included in this publication are the names of juniors and
seniors in recognition of their outstanding leadership, scholastic
achievement, character, and service to the University.
Honor Societies
Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society
Founded in 1920, the name Alpha Kappa Delta, was chosen
because the letters represent the first letters of the three
classical Greek words that embody the function of the society.
They are anthropos, meaning mankind; katamanthano,
meaning to examine more closely or acquire knowledge, and
diakoneo meaning to do service. Thus, the motto of AKD
is “To investigate humanity for the purpose of service.” To
be initiated into AKD a student majoring in sociology must
be junior or senior, have completed at least four sociology
courses, have a 3.0 overall GPA, be in the top 35% of their
class, and have a 3.0 GPA in their sociology courses.
Lambda Pi Eta National Honor Society in Communication
Studies
Communication Studies majors and minors are eligible
to apply for membership to Lambda Pi Eta, the official communication
studies honor society of the National Communication
Association. The purpose of Lambda Pi Eta is to
encourage and recognize scholastic achievement, stimulate
interest in communication, promote professional development,
exchange ideas about the field, foster close relationships
among faculty and students, and explore options for
graduate study. The criteria for Lambda Pi Eta membership
are described in the Communication Studies section in the
catalog.
Phi Alpha Pi
Phi Alpha Pi is the scholastic honor society of Gallaudet
University. Seniors (with academic degree averages of 3.3
or above and at least 3.0 for their freshman and sophomore
years) are nominated for membership. Not more than
10 percent of the senior class may be elected to membership.
Juniors (one student in a class of 100 or fewer and not
more than 1 percent of a larger class) may be elected if their
academic records are clearly superior (a degree average of
3.5 or more). Honorary members may also be elected from
alumni, faculty, and staff. Gallaudet has a chapter of the
national foreign language honor society, Phi Sigma Iota. To
qualify for admission, students must have an overall degree
grade average of “B” and an average of “B+” or higher in
all foreign language courses. Students do not have to major
in a foreign language but must have enrolled in at least two
advanced courses using texts in the foreign language.
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