RCGC INDUCTS NINE INTO PARALEGAL NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

Nine of Rowan College at Gloucester County’s (RCGC) top paralegal students proved that hard work and perseverance does pay off during the College’s Lambda Epsilon Chi Paralegal National Honor Society Induction Ceremony on Monday, April 18.

“You are ready,” Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor Lucy McClain told the students. “You have been educated at one of the premier paralegal programs in the country. Today I say goodbye to you as students and happily welcome you into the legal profession as colleagues,” said the former prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

There was one addition to the group of nine Lambda Epsilon Chi inductees – honorary inductee and president of RCGC, Dr. Frederick Keating. “Today we celebrate you,” remarked Keating. “You have established a fabulous foundation – now you must build a house. It is our great hope for you that you go forth and hold career and education in equal standing and never stop learning.”

Keating joined McClain, Law and Justice Dean Fred Madden, Vice President of Academic Services Dr. Linda Hurlburt, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Dominick Burzichelli and Vice President of Student Services Judith Atkinson in presenting certificates, pins, sashes and congratulating the students.

Founded in 1995 by the American Association for Paralegal Education, Lambda Epsilon Chi recognizes paralegal students for their academic excellence. There are 167 chapters throughout the United States, To qualify for membership, candidates must have completed at least two-thirds of their academic program and attained a GPA of at least 3.5 in their paralegal studies program and a 3.25 GPA overall.

RCGC’s Paralegal program has been approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) since 1998 and provides students with specialized legal training, enabling them to gather and analyze facts relevant to legal disputes, perform legal research, assist attorneys in drafting legal documents, and prepare witnesses and evidence for presentation during legal proceedings.

Pictured left to right. Front row: Lucy P. McClain, Esq., RCGC Paralegal Program coordinator; Noel Stio, inductee; Elsie Rojo Louie, inductee; Janet L. Schaefer, inductee. Back row: Fred H. Madden, dean, Law & Justice; Sean M. Driscoll, inductee; Kory Barnas, inductee; Martha A. Eustace, inductee; Carol A. Roman, inductee; Matthew B. Gray, inductee; Frederick Keating, president, RCGC. (Not pictured: Janine Forte, inductee.)

Rowan College at Gloucester County’s 250-acre campus is located on Tanyard Road in Deptford, just off Exit 56 of Route 55.