65 Quinnipiac University Students Inducted into Lambda Pi Eta

HAMDEN, CT – Sixty-five Quinnipiac University students were inducted into the Tau Delta chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Association’s official honor society, during a campus ceremony on Nov. 3.

New members include: Taryn Abreu of Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania; Jordan Amstey of Rochester, New York; Kristen Anderson of Ridgefield; Joseph Bertolami of Burlington, Massachusetts; Alyssa Biondo of Greenwich; Emily Blanchette of Warwick, Rhode Island; Nora Carr of Ridgefield; Erica Cathey of Hamden; Vincent Ciacciarella of Naugatuck; Gillian Colantuono of Basking Ridge, New Jersey; Jensen Coppa of Cranston, Rhode Island; Ashley Cotto of Staten Island, New York; Reese DelGrande of Basking Ridge, New Jersey; Dana DiMaio of Somers, New York; Danielle DiMauro of Ansonia; Emily DiSalvo of Portland; Brighid Douglas of East Windsor, New Jersey; Mikeighla Droney of North Easton, Massachusetts; Ryan Fargo of Reading, Massachusetts; Stephanie Felix of New Haven; Ryan Flaherty of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts; Emma Frisbie of Wallkill, New York; Sydney Fuhr of Wallingford; Katherine Gannon of Old Greenwich; Nicole Gibson of Fishkill, New York; Stephen Graham III of Dorchester, Massachusetts; Joelle Gray of Rochester, New Hampshire; Christopher Harte of West Newton, Massachusetts; Cassandra Harvey of Riverside, Rhode Island.

Maeve Hennigan of West Roxbury, Massachusetts; Nina Kelly of Clinton; Kasey Kerrick of Port Chester, New York; Molly Kostka of North Falmouth, Massachusetts; Greyson Lam of Natick, Massachusetts; Amanda Le of Wayne, New Jersey; Megan Machell of South Dennis, Massachusetts; Brynn Martin of Towanda, Pennsylvania; Camila Maturana of Croton-on-Hudson, New York; Samantha McCleery of Nesconset, New York; Tyler McNeill of Cumberland, Rhode Island; Brianna Mejia of Huntington, New York; Andrew Meyers of Trenton, New Jersey; Samantha Morales of Westbury, New York; Erin Morrissey of Valley Stream, New York; Anthony Nichols of West Caldwell, New Jersey; Katherine O’Keefe of Long Valley, New Jersey; Jacob Pantos of New Bedford, Massachusetts; Kimberly Pitz of Franklin Square, New York; Julia Rakoff of Scarsdale, New York; Sydney Reynolds of Newton, New Jersey; Victoria Ricciardi of Wayne, New Jersey; Emma Richardson of Meriden; Brittany Rose of Little Ferry, New Jersey; Alexis Rossi of Cranston, Rhode Island; Carina Savukinas of Windham, New Hampshire; Olivia Schueller of Matawan, New Jersey; Sarah Sewell of Northport, New York; Laura Smullen of Halfmoon, New York; Jonathan Sweeney of Danbury; Dante Turo of Webster, Massachusetts; Ryan Vullo of Ballston Lake, New York; Julia Walsh of Middletown, New Jersey; Max Weiss of Berlin; Nathan Wilhelm of Saunderstown, Rhode Island and Sydney Wontor of Hamburg, New Jersey.

To be eligible for induction into the honor society, students must have completed 60 semester credit-hours, have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0, complete the equivalent of 12 semester credit-hours in communication studies, have a minimum GPA of 3.25 for all communication studies courses and currently be enrolled as a student in good standing.

Lambda Pi Eta became part of the National Communication Association in 1988 and was made the association's official honor society in 1995. Its main purpose is to recognize, foster and reward students who have outstanding scholastic achievement in communication studies. It also aims to promote professional development and create a closer bond between professors and students.