BUFFALO, NY – The Canisius University chapter of Alpha Sigma Nu inducted 19 new members on Thursday, April 27 during a ceremony in Christ the King Chapel. Among the honorees were 14 students and five faculty and administrators, including President Steve Stoute.
Alpha Sigma Nu is the honor society of Jesuit colleges and universities. Inductees are selected for distinguishing themselves in scholarship, loyalty and service.
Seventeen of the 19 new inductees are pictured below. They are:
(Top row, l-r)
President Steve K. Stoute, Olivia Anne Rutowski, Class of 2024, Abriana Will, Class of 2024, Jahare Hudson, Class of 2024, Gwynn Furlich, Class of 2023
(Middle row, l-r)
Nancy V. Wallace, PhD, Dean, School of Education & Human Services, Marya Grande, PhD, Professor & Co-Chair/Teacher Education & Leadership, Caitlyn O’Toole, Graduate Student in the School of Education & Human Services, Daniel Klosterman, Graduate Student in the Wehle School of Business, Jebadiah Braunscheidel, Class of 2024, Adam J. Serio, Class of 2023, Jonathan D. Lawrence, PhD, Associate Professor of Religious Studies/Theology
(Front row, l-r)
Valeria Lee, Class of 2023, Emma Radel, Class of 2024, Sarah Lynch, Class of 2024, Genevieve Fontana, Class of 2024, Paola Fajardo-Heyward, PhD, Associate Professor/Chair Political Science
The only honor society permitted to bear the name Jesuit, Alpha Sigma Nu encourages its members to a lifetime pursuit of intellectual development, deepening Ignatian spirituality, service to others, and a commitment to the core principles of Jesuit education. Selection to Alpha Sigma Nu is one of the highest honors awarded on a Jesuit campus.
Canisius was founded in 1870 in Buffalo, NY, and is one of 27 Jesuit colleges and universities in the U.S. Consistently ranked among the top institutions in the Northeast, Canisius offers undergraduate, graduate and pre-professional programs distinguished by close student-faculty collaboration, mentoring and an emphasis on ethical, purpose-driven leadership.
