WHEELING – Wheeling Jesuit University recently inducted 15 juniors and seniors into Alpha Sigma Nu – the national Jesuit Honor Society.

This year’s inductees were recognized during a ceremony April 14 in WJU’s Chapel of Mary & Joseph. The newly inducted group also heard remarks from former Wheeling Jesuit professor, Bonnie Thurston, who served as the guest speaker. University President, Rev. James Fleming also offered remarks.

The Rev. Michael Steltenkamp, S.J., moderator of WJU’s Alpha Sigma Nu chapter said, “ASN is unique in that it is an honor bestowed upon juniors or seniors who have demonstrated their commitment to studies, service and values represented in Jesuit tradition. It is not a society that seeks members and puts them to work on a variety of projects. Rather, it acknowledges a limited number of students who are already immersed in those areas, and who are clearly striving to be ‘men and women for others.'”

Founded in 1915, Alpha Sigma Nu is unique among honor societies in that it honors students who not only distinguish themselves in their academic pursuits, but also in their loyalty to the values of their Jesuit education, and service to others. Inductees demonstrate an intelligent appreciation of and commitment to the ideals – intellectual, social, moral, and religious – of Jesuit higher education. Selection to Alpha Sigma Nu is one of the highest honors that can be given on a Jesuit campus.

Wheeling Jesuit ASN inductees participated in a number of service activates during the academic year, however their primary outreached were the daily delivery of ‘food runs’ for the Catholic Charities Neighborhood Center in Wheeling.

Wheeling Jesuit’s 2016 Alpha Sigma Nu inductees are:

Elizabeth Bain, Indianapolis, Ind.;

Michael A. Catrino, Voorhees, N.J.;

Daniel Currence, Morgantown, W.Va.;

Kylie Frizell, Smithville;

Aimeng Guo, Wheeling;

Brad Kakos, Columbus, Ohio;

Erin Marcum, Huntington, W.Va.;

Mary Meiman, Pittsburgh, Pa.;

Jill Morse, Newark, Ohio;

Kathryn Munhall, Columbus, Ohio;

Haleigh Poch, Rayland;

Elizabeth Potts, Moundsville;

Krista Sudyk, East McKeesport, Pa.;

Whitney Workman, Reedsville, W.Va.; and

Seth Yost, Wheeling.