John Russell is Recognized at McKendree University Honors Day

2013 Apr 17

John Russell, of Crestwood, Ky., was among several outstanding students recognized by McKendree University during an honor society induction ceremony for students at the Louisville and Radcliff campuses on April 14. Russell, a senior studying computer information systems, was inducted into Upsilon Pi Epsilon honor society for computing and information technology.

The annual event was held at the Paroquet Springs Conference Centre in Shepherdsville, Ky. Honorees were selected by faculty members for induction into inducted into:

- Sigma Beta Delta, the highest international recognition a business student can receive;

- the Nursing Honor Society, for nursing students who rank in the top third of their class;

- Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the international honor society for students in the computing and information disciplines;

- Phi Kappa Phi, for those with the highest scholastic standing.

Photos from the event will be posted online at http://picasaweb.google.com/mckendreebearcats.

McKendree University ranks among the top quarter of regional universities nationwide in the 2013 U.S. News and World Report's "Best Colleges" report. www.mckendree.edu