Forty-nine Valdosta State University students will be inducted into Alpha Chi National Honor Society’s Georgia Alpha Chapter at 7 p.m. tonight in the Rose Room of the University Center. This is one of the highest academic honors bestowed upon a student. Membership is restricted to juniors and seniors who rank within the highest 10 percent of their respective classes.

Founded in 1958, the Georgia Alpha Chapter at Valdosta State University was the first chapter of Alpha Chi National Honor Society to be established within the state of Georgia. Officers are: Sarah Chatelain, president; Jennifer Fairborn, vice president; and Maranda Powell, secretary/treasurer. Dr. Kenneth S. Rumstay is faculty sponsor.

Inductees are Chelsea Bret Angell, Caleb Timothy Badley, Tyler A. Bennett, Catherine Anne Bland, Jeremy Aaron Bloomfield, Jessica Cathleen Burks, Carla A. Cable, Jocelyn Alana Campbell, Hayley Rebecca Carlton, Leslee Danielle Davis, Esther W. Duvall, Keri George, Erin L. Grant, Kristan Lane Harrell, Kirby Tate Ingram, John Tucker Irwin, Devon Ashley Jeffers, Elizabeth Leigh Jones, Joshua Bryant Lee, Kristen Nicole Mathis, Margaret Ann Matthews, Tanja McCullar, Leah Carol Middleton, Kim Lee McKinney, Lori A. Munson, Natalie Ann Parkhurst, Alan Perry, Casey Plymel, Kirsten Catherine Ponsell, Christian Poucher, Mary Angela Reinhardt, Micaela Renee Roberts, Mary Rosenkrans, Ronica Kay Sain, Michael A. Santas, Jamie Rae Simons, Amanda Claire Springs, Leah Arrixie Sproul, Lacey Staten, Christopher L. Stephens, Brittany Thomas, Jessica M. Thomas, Kellie Jean Thomason, Keri Scott Toggerson, Meg D. Toth, Lauren E. Tucker, Shannon Marie Upchurch, Kourtney Rochette White, and Brandy Marie Williams.