New Inductees for Red Tassel/Mortar Board

Illinois State University’s Red Tassel chapter of the national honor society, Mortar Board, recently inducted 26 new Illinois State University students as members.  Members will be acknowledged as a group at their graduation ceremonies.

Membership is based on scholarship and service as well as leadership positions in activities such as Habitat for Humanity and Easter Seals.  Well-known persons such as Barbara Bush, Rosalind and Jimmy Carter and Hillary Clinton all belong to Mortar Board.  According to faculty advisors, Shawn Hitchcock, Richard Nagorski, Ann Triphan and Pamela Cooper, the Illinois State Red Tassel/Mortar Board society hosted a “Rock Out for Special Olympics” fundraising event this semester.

Inductees include Anthony Alvarado of Romeoville, Jennifer Baker of Bloomington, Anthony Battaglia of Palatine, Katie Bednarik of Morris, Andrew Benning of Harvel, Ashley Brewer of Bloomington, Dominno Caroline Chagoya of Manteno, Curtiss Cline of Danville, Melissa Doellman of Quincy, Carolyn Erickson of Seneca, Kristin Geary of New Lenox, Sarah Henry of Pawnee, Jodi Johnson of Elliot, Andrea Kendall of Glen Ellyn, Kristine Kime of Bolingbrook, Bryan Lindskog of Normal, Scott Lindstrom of Carmel, Ind., Gregory Mickus of Spring Grove, Sarah Perkins of Knoxville, Marie Louise Petersen of Vernon Hills, Alexandria Rigo of Bartlett, Amy Sudhoff of Highland, Laurel Thomas of Normal, Stacey Turilli of Bloomington, Jessica Young of Oswego and Matthew Zaba of Orland Park.