A total of 112 SUNY Fredonia juniors, seniors and graduate students will be inducted into the 2011 class of the Golden Key International Honour Society. The SUNY Fredonia chapter also is inducting four honorary members. Membership into Golden Key is by invitation only; students being recognized are in the top 15 percent of their class at SUNY Fredonia, based on academic achievement.
The induction ceremony will be held on Sunday, Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. in 209 McEwen Hall. A reception will immediately follow. Faculty, staff, and family and friends of the inductees are welcome to attend.
Honorary members being inducted include: Dr. Roger Byrne, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; Dr. Michael Jabot, professor of curriculum and instruction; Mark Kinney, assistant catering manager of the Faculty Student Association; and, Jeffrey Meredith, head coach of the men’s ice hockey team. Honorary members are selected by Golden Key student members based on their active participation in scholarship, leadership and service on campus and in the community, and how they reflect the qualities and values of Golden Key.
For more information on Golden Key, please contact faculty advisor Ann Carden at Ann.Carden@fredonia.edu, (ext. 3822).
Golden Key, the largest collegiate academic honor society in the world, recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement and excellence among college and university students from all academic disciplines. Founded in 1977, Golden Key has chapters at nearly 350 colleges and universities in Australia, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
