Twenty-eighty students from the class of 2014 at the College of the Holy Cross were inducted into Alpha Sigma Nu, the Jesuit honor society, on October 27. Alpha Sigma Nu seeks out students at Jesuit institutions of higher learning who embody and live out the values of scholarship, loyalty and service. Candidates in the top 15 percent of their class are invited to apply, and from this group, membership is awarded to only four percent.
Inductees include:
- Peter Anastasio: Camp Hill, Pa., economics and accounting major
- Victoria Aramini: Westborough, Mass., sociology major, Italian studies minor
- Katherine Barrett: Worcester, Mass., history major
- Sara Bovat: Oakville, Conn., English major
- Katrina Burns: Orlando, Fla., English major
- Thomas Campbell: Springfield, Mass., history and architectural studies major
- Edward Carey: Hawthorne, N.Y., biology major, pre-health program
- Sarah DiNapoli: Harrisonburg, Va., chemistry major, biochemistry concentration, pre-med program
- Kaila Dion: Plainville, Mass., biology major, pre-med program
- John Dobbins: Haddon Township, N.J., history major, Russian language minor
- Emily Ford: Wells, Maine, history major, peace and conflict studies concentration
- Lauren Hammer: Milwaukee, Wis., religious studies and Spanish major
- Paul Hovey: West Hartford, Conn., political science major
- Kenneth Jordan: Shelton, Conn., religious studies major
- Deirdre Koenen: Hingham, Mass., English and classics major
- Mark Legare: Medfield, Mass., political science major
- Meiling May: Hanover, Mass., biology major
- Marielle McKenna: Kenilworth, Ill., Spanish major
- Gloria McMahon: Barrington, R.I., classics major, renaissance studies minor
- Eileen O'Brien: Millbury, Mass., psychology and Spanish major
- Ryan O'Keefe: Allendale, N.J., biology major, bio-psych concentration, pre-health program
- Kyle Olsen: Lomita, Calif. political science and Russian major
- Vipsania Pimental: North Andover, Mass., Italian major, Latin American studies concentration
- Jeffrey Reppucci: Newbury Port, Mass., Russian major
- Anne Salloom: Worcester, Mass., classics and German major
- Thomas Santa Maria Jr.: Winchester, Mass., history and classics major
- Virna Sekuj: Worcester, Mass., sociology major, physics minor, women's and gender studies concentration
- Barbara Silva: Easton, Mass., religious studies and French major
Thomas Campbell ’14 was elected president of the society and represented Holy Cross at the national meeting of Alpha Sigma Nu, which was held at St. Peter’s University in Jersey City, N.J., earlier this month.
In addition to student inductees, there were four honorary members of the College community inducted: Mary Conley, associate professor of history; Michelle Mondoux, assistant professor of biology; Ann Sheehy, associate professor of biology; and Megan Fox-Kelly, associate chaplain.
