Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society announced that 45 collegiate chapters earned the Silver Torch Award, an honor that is given to chapters that execute all national criteria and deadlines while promoting scholarship, leadership and meaningful service to their institutions. The award was presented to chapter delegates at the Society’s national conference, held last month in Phoenix. “The Mortar Board National Council is pleased that so many collegiate chapters meet the standards of excellence that make for a significant presence on their campuses,” said Jane Hamblin, executive director. “This is a point of pride for the administrators and faculty of the institutions that our chapters call home.”
Mortar Board is the premier national honor society recognizing college seniors for outstanding achievement in scholarship, leadership and service. Since its founding in 1918, more than a quarter of a million members have been initiated at 231 chartered chapters across the nation. Mortar Board provides its members with opportunities for continued leadership development, promotes service to colleges and universities and encourages lifelong contributions to the global community. Some notable Mortar Board members include professional football player and philanthropist Drew Brees, former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and award-winning actor Marion Ross. Learn more about FHSU Mortar Board.
The 2015 Mortar Board Silver Torch Award recipients are:
Ball State University
Baylor University
Bradley University
California State University Channel Islands
Central Michigan University
Coe College
Colorado State University
DePauw University
Drake University
Drury University
Fort Hays State University
Idaho State University
Knox College
Lake Erie College
Michigan State University
Northern Illinois University
Northern Michigan University
Ohio University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Oklahoma Baptist University
Otterbein University
Seattle Pacific University
South Dakota State University
Southern Nazarene University
Texas Women’s University
The University of Kansas
The University of Northern Colorado
The University of Toledo
The University of Vermont
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Louisville
University of Maryland
University of Puget Sound
University of Redlands
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
University of the Pacific
University of Utah
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
University of Wyoming
Vanderbilt University
Washington State University
Western Illinois University
Westminster College
Wichita State University
William Jewell College