Mortar Board at UA Named Gold Torch Award Recipient

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Hypatia chapter of Mortar Board at The University of Alabama is among the outstanding Mortar Board chapters to be recognized at the 2015 Mortar Board National Conference.

The UA chapter received the Gold Torch Award, presented for exemplifying the ideals of scholarship, leadership and service. Gold Torch Award recipients are selected based on a review of national records, requiring that the chapter exceed all of the national minimum standards and deadlines.

Jenny Lamberth, chapter president; Susan Caples, senior chapter adviser and former national president; and Nathan Cordle, chapter alumnis and former member, accepted the UA chapter’s award at the national conference held recently in Chicago.

Mortar Board is the premier national honor society recognizing college seniors for outstanding achievement in scholarship, leadership and service. Since its founding in 1918, the society has grown from four to 229 chartered collegiate chapters with more than 250,000 members across the nation. The Hypatia chapter at UA chartered in 1929 and has 74 members.

For more information, contact Jenni Szolwinski at jszolwinski@mortarboard.org or 513/907-7485.