{"id":58472,"date":"2016-05-08T12:00:28","date_gmt":"2016-05-08T17:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=58472"},"modified":"2016-05-06T11:49:12","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T16:49:12","slug":"top-um-desoto-students-join-alpha-sigma-lambda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/top-um-desoto-students-join-alpha-sigma-lambda\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Nontraditional Students Join Alpha Sigma Lambda"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nearly 20 students were inducted into Alpha Sigma Lambda at the University of Mississippi\u2019s regional campus in Southaven.<\/p><\/div>\n

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. \u2013 The University of Mississippi at DeSoto<\/a> Center chapter of the Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society recently inducted 18 seniors into the organization.<\/p>\n

“It is an honor to recognize these outstanding students and welcome them into Alpha Sigma Lambda,” said Rick Gregory, executive director of the regional campus. “They are a great representation of UM-DeSoto’s dedication to excellence in academics.”<\/p>\n

Alpha Sigma Lambda was established in the mid-1940s to honor adult students who, while adroitly handling their life responsibilities, achieve and maintain high scholastic standards. The organization has more than 300 chapters nationwide.<\/p>\n

Rachel Smith, assistant professor of marketing and local ASL chapter adviser, congratulated the students at the April 19 induction ceremony.<\/p>\n

“This celebration is about you \u2013 the best and the brightest, the hardest workers, the curve setters, the deep thinkers, the ringers in the classroom,” Smith said. “Universities brag a lot about their faculty, their rankings and even physical facilities, but at the end of the day we are ultimately judged by the quality of our graduates.<\/p>\n

“We are only as good as what we produce \u2013 and that’s you. You are what matters most at this great university. You are our legacy and our building of a better future.”<\/p>\n

A complete list of inductees, as well as their hometowns and majors, is as follows:<\/p>\n