Oct 18, 2018 - Union’s Delta-Psi chapter of Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society received official word from the organization’s national headquarters on October 18 that it was the winner of a 2018 Best Chapter Award for Division I colleges and universities (schools with 3,000 full-time students or less). This marks the 16th straight year that the chapter has earned this honor, with the added merit of a Nels A. Cleven Award for having won it five times or more.
In his letter of congratulations to chapter faculty advisor Stephen Carls, PAT Executive Director Michael J. Decker wrote that the Nels A. Cleven Award “is our most notable distinction considering the tremendous time and effort required to maintain a chapter of this caliber so consistently. You and your students have shown admirable dedication to the organization and truly exemplify the mission statement of Phi Alpha Theta.”
The Best Chapter Award consists of a certificate of recognition and a monetary prize of $250 to buy books for the chapter’s university or college library. With this year’s prize money included, the Delta-Psi chapter will have contributed more than $4,000 to Union’s Library in the Logos for the purchase of history books.
The student members of the 2017-2018 prize-winning Delta-Psi chapter were: Seth Reid (president), Katherine Cheshire (vice president), Jessica Barton (secretary), Katie Allison, Leah Atkins, Alex Barker, Lauren Butler, Marylee Barker, Megan Ledbetter, Ali Renckens, Luke Sower, and Nakota Wood.
Delta-Psi Chapter Vice President Luke Sower and President Lauren Butler hold the 2018 Phi Alpha Theta Best Chapter Award that Delta-Psi received in the mail on October 18. Behind them are documents related to the chapter's history.