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Five Monmouth College Students Inducted into National Political Science Honor Society

College installs 20th class of students into Pi Sigma Alpha.

by Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, Ill. (04/27/2022) — Five Monmouth College students were inducted Tuesday morning into Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society.

Undergraduates who are inducted into Pi Sigma Alpha don't have to be political science majors to qualify for membership, but they must have completed at least one-half of the credits required for a degree; they must have completed at least 10 semester credits with an average grade of B or higher in those courses; and they must have achieved an overall GPA placing them in the top one-third of their class.

Tuesday's ceremony was the 20th induction ceremony for the Monmouth chapter, which has inducted more than 90 members into Pi Sigma Alpha.

The five new members inducted at Monmouth were: Cal Bigham '23 of of Aledo, Illinois; Shay Hafner '23 of Sterling, Illinois; Ana Laura Iatauro '24 of Sal Paulo, Brazil; Halle Majdich '23 of Galesburg, Illinois; and Olivia Postin '24 of Avon, Illinois.

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New members of the Monmouth College Alpha Alpha Iota chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, are joined by current members and Monmouth political science faculty following the induction ceremony of new members on Tuesday morning in the Center for Science and Business. From left: professor Michael Nelson; professor Andre Audette; new member Shay Hafner ’23 of Sterling, Illinois; new member Ana Laura Iatauro ’24 of Sal Paulo, Brazil; new member Olivia Postin ’24 of Avon, Illinois; current member Ezzie Baltierra-Chavez ’22 of Denver; and current member Andrew Shie of ’22 Davenport, Iowa. Not pictured, new members: Cal Bigham ’23 of Aledo, Illinois, and Halle Majdich ’23 of Galesburg, Illinois.

Monmouth College professor Andre Audette uses a fidget spinner to illustrate a point during his remarks during the Tuesday morning induction ceremony of the College’s Alpha Alpha Iota chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, held in the College’s Center for Science and Business.

Monmouth College alumna Shelley Brown Postin ’89 takes a picture of her daughter Olivia Postin ’24 of Avon, Illinois, with Monmouth political science professors Andre Audette, left, and Michael Nelson following the Tuesday morning induction ceremony of the College’s Alpha Alpha Iota chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, held in the College’s Center for Science and Business. When Shelley Postin was a Monmouth student, she had a class under the late Ira Smolensky, who was a legendary Monmouth political science professor.


AI
Ana Laura
Iatauro
  • political science
  • Class of 2024
  • Winter Garden, FL
OP
Olivia
Postin
  • political science and psychology
  • Class of 2024
  • Avon, IL
HM
Halle
Majdich
  • political science
  • Class of 2023
  • Galesburg, Ill.

Monmouth College

Duane Bonifer 309-457-2321, dbonifer@monmouthcollege.edu

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