Waynesburg U. Dept. of Business Administration hosts induction ceremony

The Waynesburg University Department of Business Administration held an induction ceremony on March 31 to welcome new members of the Sigma Beta Delta honor society and recognize students receiving academic department honors.

Sigma Beta Delta is an honor society that strives to recognize scholarship and celebratethe achievements of students in collegiate business programs. The society's mission is to promote personal and professional growth in students committed to honorably serving their community.

"Membership in Sigma Beta Delta is the highest national recognition a business student can receive at a college or university with a Sigma Beta Delta chapter," explained Pamela Cunningham, instructor of marketing at Waynesburg University.

To be eligible for membership, business students must be within the top 20 percent of their junior, senior or graduate class, and must be invited by a faculty officer.

The ceremony also honored outstanding students receiving department honors. Selected students reflected the highest GPAs within their respected majors.

The following business students were inducted into Sigma Beta Delta:

• Kyle Cassella, junior business management major from Clarksboro, New Jersey
• Julia Corey, junior accounting major from Eighty Four, Pennsylvania
• Sydney Devey, junior marketing major from Murrysville, Pennsylvania
• Jalen Goins, junior business management major from Morgantown, West Virginia
• Tyler Gordon, junior finance major from Strongsville, Ohio
• Amanda Sweeney, junior finance major from Hagerstown, Maryland
• Madison Platt, junior business management major from Follansbee, West Virginia
• Kiefah Rahmany, junior business management major from Washington, Pennsylvania
• Thomas Torcaso, junior accounting major from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Academic department honors were awarded to the following students:

• Rachel Baily, senior accounting major from Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
• Kristie Faber, senior business management major from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
• Gage Fuller, senior finance major from Elrama, Pennsylvania
• Josiah Gordon, senior forensic accounting major from Strongsville, Ohio
• Seth Massoti, senior marketing major from Douglas, Massachusetts
• Clay Webb, senior sports management major from Blue Ridge, Virginia

Photos from the Sigma Beta Delta Induction Ceremony