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More than 100 students in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering will receive awards at Honors Convocation May 4
Lafayette will honor students for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation 2 p.m. May 4 in the Williams Center for the Arts. The College will present awards and prizes to more than 100 students who attained outstanding academic success in all four of Lafayette’s academic divisions, the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering.
Also recognized will be 60 students who have been invited this spring to join Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most respected undergraduate honors organization in the United States. Founded in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa fosters and recognizes excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. Outstanding students from all curricula are eligible for election as juniors or seniors.
The keynote speaker will be Brent D. Glass ’69, director of the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
Also speaking will be President Daniel H. Weiss, Provost Wendy L. Hill, and J. Randolph Stonesifer, chair of the Academic Progress Committee and associate professor of mathematics.
Prizes will be awarded by Katalin E. Fabian, co-chair of the Subcommittee on Honors Convocation and assistant professor of government and law; Steven M. Nesbit, co-chair of the Subcommittee on Honors Convocation and associate professor of mechanical engineering; and Hannah W. Stewart-Gambino, dean of the College.
A leading public historian, Glass has served as director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History since 2002. As the executive director of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, he led one of the largest state public history programs in the nation. He has served on the National Historical Publications and Records Commission and the Council for the American Association for State and Local History.
Glass has a doctorate in history from University of North Carolina, a master’s degree in American civilization from New York University, and a bachelor’s degree in history from Lafayette in 1969. He is a member of Lafayette’s Board of Trustees and a member of the Flight 93 Memorial Commission.