Grace Inducts 32 Students Into Alpha Chi Honor Society

WINONA LAKE – Grace College inducted 32 juniors and seniors into the Alpha Chi Honor Society on Saturday, Jan. 31.
These students have earned the top 10% of GPAs across all disciplines at Grace. Every year, Alpha Chi inducts nearly 11,000 students from across the country, according to a news release from Grace College.
Established in 1922, Alpha Chi aims to nurture academic excellence and character elements, making scholarship effective for good among college and university students of every discipline. The national honor society celebrates more than a century of history marked by scholarship and service. Alpha Chi has been affiliated with the Association of College Honor Societies since 1955, making it the second-oldest and second-largest general honor society in the United States.
“As faculty, we look forward to this event every year, as these are students who have really distinguished themselves in academics throughout their time at Grace,” said Dr. Lauren Rich, Alpha Chi faculty sponsor and professor of English in the Department of English, Literature and Languages. “Membership in Alpha Chi is an honor signifying students’ hard work, dedication to learning and strong character.”
Grace College paid the membership fee for all eligible students who wished to join. This was made possible by the support of Grace’s administration, particularly Dr. Kevin Roberts, Grace’s provost, as well as Doug Baumgardner, vice president of financial affairs, who joined Alpha Chi when he was a student at Grace.
After inductees were introduced by a faculty member from their school and presented with a certificate and pin, Dr. Patrick Loebs, professor of communication at Grace, delivered a keynote address. Rachel Macy, a 2024 Alpha Chi inductee and student body president, delivered the benediction.
The 2026 Grace College Alpha Chi Honor Society inductees are Rachel Albert, of Dyer; Cora Armes, Bicknell; Kelsey Bough, Elkhart; Hannah Breidenbaugh, New Haven; Hattie Brisco, Roanoke; Bria Bucciarelli, Monroe Falls, Ohio; Riley Capron, Buchanan, Mich.; Nathaniel Close, Plainfield; Zachariah Conrades, Sellersburg; Esteban Josue Corbalan Martinez, Argentina; Carter DeVoe, Indianapolis; Alexis Douglas, Bourbonnais, Ill.; Cassidy Felger, Cicero; Ethan Huber, Pierceton; Andrew Johns, Lafayette; Ian Koch, Tremont, Ill.; Grace Lidgett, Traer, Iowa; Charity Lundgren, Kittanning, Pa.; Ellison Miller, Milford; Audrey Myers, South Bend; Reagan Oldfather, Columbia City; Carina Olson, Pataskala; Anne Penner, Valparaiso; Isaac Reynolds, Aurora, Ill.; Henry Schavey, Mishawaka; Meredith Schumacher, Roanoke; Leah Shuler, Scottsburg; Ethan Snyder, Wadsworth, Ohio; Ethan Vande Werken, Orland Park, Ill.; Amber Ward, Anderson; Elizabeth West, Logansport; and Sarah Williamson, Noblesville.
The Grace College Alpha Chi chapter is sponsored by the Office of Faith, Learning & Scholarship.
For more information on the Alpha Chi Honor Society, visit www.alphachihonor.org. For more information about the Grace College Alpha Chi Chapter, contact Rich at richlg@grace.edu.