Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society · Chi Alpha Sigma is a nonprofit organization established to recognize college student athletes who earn a varsity letter in at least one sport while

Chi Alpha Sigma is a nonprofit organization established to recognize college student athletes who earn a varsity letter in at least one sport while maintaining a 3.4 or higher cumulative GPA throughout their junior and senior years. The Honor Society was founded at DePauw University, on May 17, 1996, by DePauw head football coach and professor of kinesiology, Nick Mourouzis.

Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society

The Society’s Purpose:To encourage and reward high academic scholarship of college athletes at four-year accredited colleges and universities. To recognize outstanding academic achievement by intercollegiate varsity letter winners. To encourage good citizenship, moral character, and friendship among the high academic achievers in college athletics. To recognize and honor the individual athlete, his/her team, sport, athletic department, and college or university. To mentor and to provide leadership to other athletes.

“Excellence in Athletics and Academics”

Opening Remarks-Keith Kenney-

Guest Speakers-Richard Guido-

-Bridgette Joskow-(Read by Mackenzie Cummings)

-“Play As You Are” Video-

Lunch

Induction Ceremony

Closing Remarks

Schedule of Events

New Inductees

Seniors

Michael LevkoRoy Missall

Sarah PainterChristine Rivera

Mike ScherColleen Stewart

Juniors

Dani AckermanBecca Borquist

Mackenzie CummingsKeegan Donovan

Kelsey FleuryMaggie HeatonDondre IrvingKevin Jacobsen

Kim KallansrudeRyan LindgrenKelly Mahoney

Casey O’ConnorZoe Papetti

Katie RutcofskyAllie Starke

Chelsea WeirKrista VerMeersch

Shayna BurgessCarissa CitroAlli Coleman

Alex GalloRichard Guido Fatima Ismail

Bridgette JoskowAndres Montoya

Jessi PutnamAshley Riefenhauser

Devin TracyErika Traina

Jackie UlanoffJesse VahamondeShannan Walker

Second-Year Honorees

Seniors

Michael LevkoMajor: Marketing Sport: Men’s Soccer

Academic Honors: SUNYAC Commissioner’s List: Fall 2013, Fall 2014SUNYAC All-Academic Team: Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014

Quote: “The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.”Faculty Member: Tae-Hyung Pyo

Roy MissallMajor: English/Psychology Sport: Baseball

Quote: “The journey is the destination.”

Sarah PainterMajor: Communication Studies Sport: Women’s Soccer

Academic Honors: SUNYAC Commissioner’s List: Fall 2014SUNYAC All-Academic Team: Fall 2012, Fall 2014

Quote: “What you do in the dark is rewarded in the light.”Faculty Member: Julie Taylor

Christine RiveraMajor: Sociology Sport: Women’s Basketball

Academic Honors:SUNYAC Commissioner’s List: Spring 2014SUNYAC All-Academic Team: Spring 2013, Spring 2014

Quote: “We win together, we lose together, we fight together, we go through a lot of stuff together. Bas-ketball has brought some of the most amazing women into my life, and for that I am forever grateful.”Faculty Members: Donna Chaffee ane Mette Christiansen

Seniors

Mike ScherMajor: Sociology Sport: Men’s Cross Country

Academic Honors: SUNYAC Commissioner’s List: Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014 SUNYAC All-Academic Team: Fall 2013, Fall 2014

Juniors

Dani AckermanMajor: Communication Disorders Sport: Field Hockey


Quote: “What we did yesterday means nothing if we settle for the memory of greatness instead of try-ing to exceed it.”Faculty Member: Rebecca Swenson

Colleen StewartMajor: English Sport: Women’s Swimming

Academic Honors: SUNYAC All-Academic Team: Spring 2012

Quote: “Prepare to play through pain.” -Herb Brooks, 1980 Olympic Hockey CoachFaculty Member: Jan Zlotnik-Schmidt

Juniors

Becca BorquistMajor: Adolescence Ed: Social Studies Sport: Women’s Volleyball


Quote: “Do it today or regret it tomorrow.”Faculty Member: John Sharp

Mackenzie CummingsMajor: Biochemistry Sport: Women’s Cross Country


Quote: “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” -Maya AngelouFaculty Member: Michael Machczynski

Keegan DonovanMajor: Geology Sport: Men’s Basketball


Quote: “KISS- Keep. It. Simple. Stupid.”Faculty Member: Alexander Bartholomew

Kelsey FleuryMajor: Digital Media Programming/Management Sport: Field Hockey

Academic Honors:SUNYAC Commissioner’s List: Fall 2013, Fall 2014SUNYAC All-Academic Team: Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014

Quote: “If you want something in life, reach out and grab it.”Faculty Member: Todd Holmes

Juniors

Maggie HeatonMajors: Communication Disorders Sport: Women’s Swimming


Quote: “Use your passion and excitement about being an athlete to motivate you through the hard times. It’s what you do with the rough patches that will define the athlete you’ll become.”Faculty Member: Rebecca Swenson

Dondre IrvingMajor: Biology Sport: Men’s Soccer


Quote: “Good enough is the enemy of excellence. Excellence is an admirable goal, perfection a destruc-tive one.”Faculty Member: David Richardson

Kevin JacobsenMajor: Geology Sport: Men’s Soccer


Kim KallansrudeMajor: Marketing/Management Sport: Women’s Swimming

Academic Honors: SUNYAC Commissioner’s List: Spring 2014SUNYAC All-Academic Team: Spring 2013, Spring 2014

Quote: “Believe you can, and you’re halfway there.”Faculty Member: Ted Clark

Juniors

Kelly MahoneyMajor: Spanish/Psychology Sport: Women’s Cross Country


Quote: “Change your perspective and you change your reality.”

Casey O’ConnorMajor: Business Management Sport: Women’s Swimming


Quote: “Fix the roof while the sun is shining.”Faculty Member: Ghazi Nesheiwat

Zoe PapettiMajor: Adolescence Education: Biology Sport: Women’s Swimming


Quote: “It’s all okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.”Faculty Member: David Richardson

Ryan LindgrenMajor: Finance Sport: Men’s Swimming

Academic Honors:SUNYAC All-Academic Team: Spring 2013

Juniors

Allie StarkeMajor: Marketing Sport: Women’s Tennis


Quote: “Naysayers beware.”Faculty Member: Julie Taylor

Chelsea WeirMajor: Biology Sport: Women’s Soccer


Quote: “Give everything but up.”Faculty Member: Michael Machczynski

Krista VerMeerschMajor: Accounting Sport: Women’s Swimming

Academic Honors: SUNYAC Commissioners List: Spring 2014SUNYAC All-Academic Team: Spring 2013, Spring 2014

Quote: ““Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal — a commitment to excellence — that will enable you to attain the success you seek.”–Mario AndrettiFaculty Member: Rief Kanan

Katie RutcofskyMajor: Communication Disorders Sport: Softball


Quote: ““To be a champion, I think you have to see the big picture. It’s not about winning and losing; it’s about every day hard work and about thriving on a challenge. It’s about embracing the pain that you’ll experience at the end of a race and not being afraid.”Faculty Member: Stella Turk


Carissa CitroMajor: Communication Disorders Sport: Women’s Lacrosse


Quote: “Make time, not excuses.”Faculty Member: Susan Arnao

Alli ColemanMajor: Communication Disorders Sport: Women’s Volleyball

Academic Honors:SUNYAC Commissioner’s List: Fall 2013, Fall 2014SUNYAC All-Academic Team: Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014

Quote: “A head full of fears has no space for dreams.”

Alex GalloMajor: Contract Sport: Field Hockey

Academic Honors: SUNYAC Commissioner’s List: Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014SUNYAC All-Academic Team: Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014

Shayna BurgessMajor: Communication Disorders Sport: Softball

Academic Honors:SUNYAC Commissioner’s List: Spring 2013, Spring 2014SUNYAC All-Academic Team: Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014

Quote: “The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.” -ConfuciusFaculty Member: Wendy Bower


Fatima IsmailMajor: Mathematics Sport: Women’s Lacrosse

Academic Honors: SUNYAC Commissioner’s List: Spring 2013, Spring 2014SUNYAC All-Academic Team: Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014

Quote: “Keep your eyes on the skies and your feet on the ground.”Faculty Member: Natalie Cartwright

Bridgette JoskowMajor: Early Childhood Ed./Child Ed. B-6 Sport: Women’s Cross Country


Quote: “With a new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” -Eleanor Roosevelt

Andres MontoyaMajor: Organizational Communication/Public Relations Sport: Men’s Soccer

Academic Honors: SUNYAC Commissioner’s List: Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014 SUNYAC All-Academic Team: Fall 2011, Fall 2013, Fall 2014

Quote: “Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.” -Winston ChurchillFaculty Member: Joan Schuman

Richard GuidoMajor: Finance/Accounting Sport: Baseball

Academic Honors:SUNYAC Commissioner’s List: Spring 2013, Spring 2014SUNYAC All-Academic Team: Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014

Quote: “There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.” -Derek JeterFaculty Member: Ted Clark

Devin TracyMajors: Communication Studies Sport: Women’s Tennis


Quote: “Everyone’s dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.”Faculty Member: Rob Bruley

Erika TrainaMajor: Communication Disorders Sport: Softball


Quote: “It is the things that we work hardest for that reward us the most.”Faculty Member: Andrea Abramovich


Jessi PutnamMajor: Graphic Design Sport: Women’s Cross Country

Academic Honors: SUNYAC Commissioner’s List: Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014SUNYAC All-Academic Team: Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014

Quote: “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” -Ayn Rand

Ashley RiefenhauserMajor: Digital Media Production Sport: Women’s Basketball


Quote: “When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy.’ They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.” -John LennonFaculty Member: Jerry Persaud


Jesse VahamondeMajor: Marketing Sport: Baseball

Academic Honors: SUNYAC Commissioner’s List: Spring 2013, Spring 2014SUNYAC All-Academic Team: Spring 2014

Quote: “Commitment means staying loyal to what you said you were going to do long after the mood you said it in has left you.” -UnknownFaculty Member: Michael Boms

Shannan WalkerMajor: Biology Sport: Women’s Basketball

Academic Honors: SUNYAC Commissioner’s List: Spring 2013, Spring 2014SUNYAC All-Academic Team: Spring 2013, Spring 2014

Quote: “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” -SenecaFaculty Member: Jerry Persaud

Jackie UlanoffMajor: Journalism/Spanish Sport: Women’s Lacrosse

Academic Honors:SUNYAC Commissioner’s List: Spring 2013, Spring 2014SUNYAC All-Academic Team: Spring 2013, Spring 2014

Quote: “I’m far from being God, but I work [gosh darn] hard.” -Jay-Z

2014 Chi Alpha Sigma Ceremony

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Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society · Chi Alpha Sigma is a nonprofit organization established to recognize college student athletes who earn a varsity letter in at least one sport while