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Sociology Honor Society to Induct New Members

Posted on Monday, April 28, 2008

Westminster College will induct four new members into Alpha Kappa Delta, the international sociology honor society, Wednesday, April 30.

The Westminster inductees are:

Brian Leonhard, a junior business administration major, is a son of Harry and Margaret Leonhard of Conneaut Lake and a graduate of Conneaut Lake High School.

Heather MacKenzie, a junior sociology major, is a daughter of Mark and Barbara MacKenzie of Upland, Calif., and a graduate of Upland High School.

Devon Patton, a junior sociology major, is a daughter of Thomas and Nancy Patton of Sewickley and a graduate of Quaker Valley High School.

Kathleen Teagarden, a junior sociology major, is a daughter of Alice Teagarden and James Teagarden, both of Waynesburg, and a graduate of Waynesburg Central High School.

A dinner and initiation ceremony will be followed at 7:30 p.m. by guest speaker Tony Norman, columnist at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, in Phillips Lecture Hall of the Hoyt Science Resources Center. Norman's presentation is free and open to the public.

Norman, who joined the Post-Gazette's city desk in 1988, has held a variety of positions, including clerk, pop music/pop culture critic, columnist, and commentator. His columns have won numerous local, state, and national awards, and he is a frequent guest on local talk shows and television programs.

Contact Dr. Gary Lilly, Westminster College associate professor of sociology and director of institutional research, at (724) 946-7250 or e-mail glilly@westminster.edu for additional information. 

Tony Norman