More than three dozen Mount Saint Mary College students were inducted into the inaugural class of the Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society, which recognizes high-achieving college and university students with disabilities, on Thursday, May 1.
The Mount recently launched the Iota Chapter of Delta Alpha Pi. The society celebrates and supports academic achievement, leadership, and advocacy for post-secondary students with disabilities. Membership eligibility is open to students who are registered with the Mount’s Office of Disability Services and who have completed a minimum of 24 credits while maintaining a GPA of at least 3.1 for undergraduate students, or 18 credits and a GPA of at least 3.3 for graduate students.
The advisor for this society is Margaret Kemp, director of Disability Services and Deputy Title IX Coordinator at the Mount.
“I’m so proud of our newly inducted members of this honor society,” said Kemp. “We are so happy we are able to celebrate the hard work and success of our students. As this was the first induction ceremony for this society, we look forward to growing the society and spreading awareness of disabilities on our campus.”
The new members of Tri-Alpha are: Liliana Berra of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Summer Boardman of Wappingers Falls, N.Y.; Raven Brake of West Point, N.Y.; Connor Biddiscombe of Wallkill, N.Y.; Kayla Bleier of Seaford, N.Y.; Emily Brueckner of Newburgh, N.Y.; Dylan Carreras of Deer Park, N.Y.; Bianca Cogoni of Staatsburg, N.Y.; Mallory Conklin of Port Jervis, N.Y.; Emma Contino of Staten Island, N.Y.; Briana Crawley of Hyde Park, N.Y.; Amanda DeVito of Massapequa, N.Y.; Amanda Dineen of Monroe, N.Y.; Sarah Farrell of Walden, N.Y.; Corinne Faulkner of Montgomery, N.Y.; Stephanie Florentino of Shrub Oak, N.Y.; Raven Girard of Kingston, N.Y.; Nicole Juzefyk of Beacon, N.Y.; Gabriella Kowalski of Milton, N.Y.; Nicole Kreischer of Washingtonville, N.Y.; Jovanna LaFleur of Bristol, Conn.; Jackson Lerner of Bayside, N.Y.; Ines Matias of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Mia Migneco of Middletown, N.Y.; Melanie Morales of Astoria, N.Y.; Alex Obermeyer of Montgomery, N.Y.; Lanisha Outlaw of Middletown, N.Y.; Daeryan Padgett of Port Jervis, N.Y.; Jordan Palmieri of Patterson, N.Y.; Dayna Paulino of Newburgh, N.Y.; Jhadeliz Polanco of Bloomingburg, N.Y.; Arielle Prince of Beacon, N.Y.; Alyssa Salfelder of Pleasant Valley, N.Y.; Riley Senk of Staten Island, N.Y.; Angelina St. George of Hopewell Junction, N.Y.; Vincent Sullivan of Lynbrook, N.Y.; Michelle Tingson-Pregno of Highland, N.Y.; Alexandra Vandemark of Hopewell Junction, N.Y.; and Myasia Williams of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.