The National Council of Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society for First-Year Success has awarded the Wesleyan College chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta with a 2018 Delta Gold award for the 50% increase in the chapter’s membership from 2016-17 to 2017-18.

According to Eileen N. Merberg, executive director of ALD Honor Society for First-Year Success, “The recognition of academically talented first-year students could not occur without the help of outstanding local chapter advisors guided by Charles Benesh, associate professor of physics at Wesleyan College. We appreciate the hard work and diligence exemplified by advisors who have provided leadership and created a positive environment for students resulting in an outstanding chapter. The growth of this honor society demonstrates that more academically talented students are drawn to Wesleyan’s campus and that the successful transition of these students from high school to college has been supported.”

With a focus on academic scholarship, leadership, and community service, Alpha Lambda Delta, certified member of the Association of College Honor Societies, has been recognizing outstanding students on college campuses since 1924. The society has initiated more than 1,000,000 gifted students into the society and has awarded more than three million dollars in scholarships. ALD’s mission is to encourage superior academic achievement among students in their first year of higher education, to promote intelligent living and a continued high standard of learning, and to assist students in recognizing and developing meaningful goals for their roles in society.