4/17/06

Lake Michigan College to Induct Psychology Students into
Psi Beta Honor Society

Photo caption: Six LMC students are being honored with induction into the Psi Beta Honor Society. They are from left to right - Afton Cole of Sawyer; Courtenay Lavigne of Baroda; Lisa Marie Daniel of St. Joseph; Jillian Fennessy of Buchanan; and Sarah Brokus of Allegan. Not pictured: Julie Gerner of St. Joseph.

BENTON TOWNSHIP, MI - The Lake Michigan College chapter of Psi Beta has invited six psychology students to join its membership. They will be inducted into the local chapter at the college's annual Honors Convocation on Monday, April 17. New members are:

Allegan - Sarah Brokus
Baroda - Courtenay Lavigne
Buchanan - Jillian Fennessy
Sawyer - Afton Cole
St. Joseph - Lisa Marie Daniel , Julie Gerner

Psi Beta is a national honor society for students in psychology at two-year colleges. To be eligible, students must complete at least 12 credit hours of course work at Lake Michigan College including at least one psychology course, have earned at least a 3.0 GPA in psychology, and have at least a 3.0 GPA overall .

Members have an opportunity to present research papers at state and regional meetings, and compete for national awards. The Lake Michigan College chapter of Psi Beta sponsors the publication of The Lake Michigan College Journal of Psychology, a journal of student research.

According to Judith Buchalski, LMC psychology professor and faculty sponsor for the group, Lake Michigan College has the only active chapter of Psi Beta in the state of Michigan.