Thirty-three students were recently inducted into the Mu Nu chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society.
Inductees are required to major or minor in political science, ranked in the top third of their class, and have successfully completed at least four political science courses with a minimum of a B average.
This year’s inductees were:
Scott Barnard
Raymond Bell
Nicholas Bello
Haley Bergs
Brendan Brosnihan
Michael Capozza
Oscar Cornejo
Troy Couillard
Madison Creamer
Timothy Croteau
Marcus DiBacco
John Goulette
Henessy Guerrero
Jessy Heger
Thomas J. Howard V
Matthew Howe
Brianna Johnson
Peter Lucey
Nathan Marshall
Chiara McNally
Kelly Phelan
Michael Reid Jr.
Henry Rex
Samantha Richards
Shane Schmid
Christopher Sordello
Alexandra Springstube
Ross Sudar
Megan Suprenant
Michael Travers
Leland Zak
The amount of students inducted was Westfield State’s highest total in one year, said faculty advisor Charles DiStefano, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science.
Pi Sigma Alpha was founded in 1920 to bring together students and faculty interested in the study of government and politics. It now has more than 775 active chapters, including Westfield State’s Mu Nu chapter which was granted its charter in 1982.