Muhlenberg College

Sankari inducted into honor society

Alaa Andrew Sankari, of Whitehall, is one of 18 Muhlenberg College students being inducted into the pre-health honor society Alpha Epsilon Delta March 30. Muhlenberg alumnus and renowned neurosurgeon Robert Heary, M.D., Class of 1982, shared remarks with the inductees.

Alpha Epsilon Delta is the national honor society for students who plan to enter the health professions. Student must have completed at least three semesters of pre-health coursework with at least a 3.2 grade-point average.

A graduate of Whitehall High School, Sankari is studying neuroscience.

Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg is a highly selective, four-year residential, liberal arts college in the city of Allentown, with nearly 2,000 bachelor’s and master’s degree-seeking students. The college’s curriculum and experiences are designed to open doors to new ideas, discoveries, friendships and a lifetime of personal and intellectual growth.

Emerson College

Blose earns dean’s list

Taylor Blose, of Catasauqua, has earned dean’s list honors for the fall 2024 semester at Emerson College. The requirement to make the dean’s list is a grade-point average of 3.7 or higher for that semester.

Blose is majoring in writing, literature and publishing and is a member of the Emerson College Class of 2027.

Emerson College is uniquely dedicated to the arts and communication, educating and inspiring storytellers and artists to impact and advance creative industries and media throughout the world. Distinguished faculty spearhead a dynamic curriculum and guide several thousand undergraduate students and more than 400 graduate students to exhibit an unyielding spirit of creativity, professionalism and critical thought to transform lives and make a profound impact on our community and beyond.

Based in Boston, Mass., opposite the historic Boston Common and in the heart of the city’s theater district, the college offers experiential learning programs in Boston and across the globe: at Emerson Los Angeles, Hollywood; at its 14th-century castle, in the Netherlands; and at 28 global programs. Emersonians, including 51,000-plus alumni, carry forth the college’s founding motto “Expression Necessary to Evolution” to shape industries, inspire change and amplify voices that redefine our culture.

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Milnes, Tomaro inducted into honor society

Duane Milnes, of Northampton, and Emma Tomaro, of Bath, were elected to membership into the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines, at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania. They are among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter.

Only the top 10% of seniors and 7.5% of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10% of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 under the leadership of undergraduate student Marcus L. Urann, who had a desire to create a different kind of honor society: one that recognized excellence in all academic disciplines.

Today, the society has chapters on more than 300 campuses in the United States, its territories and the Philippines. Its mission is to cultivate a community that celebrates and advances the love of learning.