Tau Upsilon Alpha Inducts New Members

Tau Upsilon Alpha InductionNine new members were recently inducted into the Tau Upsilon Alpha National Honor Society at Piedmont Technical College. Tau Upsilon Alpha is the national honor society for human services established by the National Organization for Human Services that honors academic excellence, fosters lifelong learning, leadership and development and promotes excellence in service to humanity.

Inductees were Breanna Burt of Ridge Spring, Ruby Bustamante of Greenwood, Juanita Gilchrist of Greenwood, Jasmine Isom of Greenwood, Jessica Jenkins of Laurens, Nicole McKinney of Laurens, Brenda Mobley of Greenwood, Kristin Morris of Greenwood and Daniel Shiflet of Mountville.

Tau Upsilon Alpha is open by invitation only to students who are in the top 35 percent of their class, have completed at least 12 hours of human services courses and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale. Piedmont Tech’s Alpha Theta chapter began in 2007 and was one of the first members of the society.

Photo Caption: The Tau Upsilon Alpha Honor Society at Piedmont Technical College recently held its annual induction for new students. Inductees were, front from left, Jasmine Isom of Greenwood, Breanna Burt of Ridge Spring, Ruby Bustamante of Greenwood, Kristin Morris of Greenwood and Daniel Shiflet of Mountville. Back, Brenda Mobley of Greenwood, Jessica Jenkins of Laurens, Juanita Gilchrist of Greenwood and Nicole McKinney of Laurens.