Kayla Villegas Recognized at Wittenberg's 2015 Honors Convocation

2015 Apr 16

Concluding a day-long Celebration of the Liberal Arts at Wittenberg University, the campus community celebrated the achievements of students and faculty members at the annual Honors Convocation, Friday, April 10, in Weaver Chapel. The faculty commemorated the occasion in full academic regalia as the university recognized high achievement of students and faculty members in academic and co-curricular activities.

Kayla Villegas of Wooster, OH, was inducted into Lambda Pi Eta. Lambda Pi Eta is the National Communication Association’s official honor society at four-year colleges and universities. LPH represents what Aristotle described in The Rhetoric as three ingredients of persuasion: logos (Lambda), pathos (Pi), and ethos (Eta). Lambda Pi Eta recognizes, fosters, and rewards outstanding scholastic achievement while stimulating interest in the communication discipline. She was inducted into Tau Pi Phi. Tau Pi Phi, the Business Honor Society, was founded at Wittenberg University in 1931. Tau Pi Phi recognizes and honors business and economics students for quality academic achievement, promotes scholarship in the study of business and economics, encourages the practice of the highest ethical canons in business, and fosters the social nature of business. Villegas received the Alpha Delta Pi Scholarship Award. This fund was created in 1990 by the Springfield Alumnae Association and Chi Chapter of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority to recognize two junior women, one Greek and one non-Greek, who best exemplify the characteristics consistent with the ideals and goals of the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. Selection is based upon excellence in scholarship, leadership, activities and moral character. Villegas also earned the honor of being named Alma Mater. Alma Mater is a traditional honor bestowed upon a junior female student who possesses qualities of leadership, scholarship and service. Final candidates are selected from a pool of nominees determined by students, faculty and staff. The Alma Mater is chosen in a campus-wide election.