Quinnipiac Students Inducted into International Honor Society for Philosophy

From Quinnipiac University: Sixteen Quinnipiac University students were inducted into Phi Sigma Tau, the international honor society for philosophy, during a recent campus ceremony.

The students who were inducted were: Emily C. Bodinger of Hamden; Michael J. Cosgrove of Wallingford; Maggie E. Donohue of Waldwick, New Jersey; Dinesia X. Hart of Bronx, New York; John E. Heckman-Heath of North Haven; Alexander J. Kirst of Shelton; Michaeleen S. McKinley of Boston, Massachusetts; Katherine A. Minet of Montclair, New Jersey; Ryan P. O’Hara of Peckville, Pennsylvania; Alex B. Pedro of Northford; John D. Puricelli of St. Louis, Missouri; Audrey V. Rowe of Norwalk; Corey S. Scott of Boynton Beach, Florida; Hannah M. Snow of New Haven; Filomena L. Stabile of Waterbury and Tatyana Youssef of Franklin, Massachusetts.

Students inducted into the society must have completed three semesters of course work, including at least two philosophy courses, and must rank in the upper 35 percent of their class.

Phi Sigma Tau was founded in 1930 and was incorporated as a nonprofit corporation in 1955. There are now over 200 chapters across universities in the United States and Canada. Phi Sigma Tau aims to encourage and engage students in the field of philosophy and promote ties between philosophy departments in accredited institutions.

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