Dean College Announces Spring 2026 Honor Societies Inductees

Dean College is pleased to announce the students who have been inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society, National Honor Society for Dance Arts, Golden Key International Honour Society, National Society of Leadership and Success, and Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society. The students below were inducted into their honor societies at the end of March.

CHI ALPHA SIGMA

Excellence in Athletics and Academics

Chi Alpha Sigma was established to recognize college student-athletes who excel both on and off the field of competition. This National College Athlete Honor Society’s goal is to provide outstanding student-athletes with an opportunity to become connected within a fraternal association that aligns their educational and athletic successes for a lifetime. The students who are being inducted into Dean’s Omega Chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma have been selected for membership as a result of their outstanding academic and athletic achievements at Dean. Criteria for membership includes being a student-athlete who receives a varsity letter in their sport while earning a 3.4 or higher cumulative grade point average.

• Dylan Altermatt
• Nathan Beturne
• Jordan Boelig
• Shea Cassani
• Owen Critchley
• Bryce Degasparre
• Jordan Ellis
• Ryan Fowler
• Emily Kilpatrick
• Cedric Louis
• Kyle Lubben
• Olivia Mackinnon
• Emma Mock
• Katherine Moody
• Danielle Reinhard
• Jacob Ruderman
• Nicholas Swain
• Hailey Sykes
• Austyn Travis
• Natalie Zona

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY FOR DANCE ARTS

The National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA) Collegiate Program is designed to honor the accomplishments of outstanding students studying dance. NHSDA exists to encourage exploration of dance education pedagogy, choreography, performance, research, community outreach, and advocacy in the context of a broad dance program and to develop future leaders in the field of dance arts education and performance. To be eligible for membership in NHSDA, a student must be a student member of the National Dance Education Organization, have achieved at least a 3.5 grade point average at time of induction, and have accrued 45 points in each of three major strands of the NHSDA National Collegiate Point System with a minimum of six out of 10 total categories pertaining to Artistic Merit, Leadership, and Academic Achievement.

• Sabrina Boylan
• Daniel Coates
• Anneleise Day
• Makaylah Gagnon-Deneault
• Hannah King
• Brooklynn Leahy
• Carys Lentine
• Emily Rita
• Nora Rodas
• Samantha Senn
• Haylie Ventura

GOLDEN KEY INTERNATIONAL HONOUR SOCIETY

The mission of the Golden Key International Honour Society is to support and award its members’ drive to learn, lead, and help others. The students who are being inducted into Dean College’s Golden Key Chapter have been selected for membership as a result of their outstanding academic achievements and their conduct in the Dean community. Criteria for membership include being a full-time student in a bachelor’s degree program, being in the top 15% of the junior and senior classes, having at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average, and demonstrating good citizenship while enrolled as a full-time student at Dean College.

• Elaina Baldwin
• Daniel Coates
• Kaitlyn Disalvio
• Makaylah Gagnon-Deneault
• Jacob Murtagh
• Meredith Pickering
• Kendra Richardson
• Alexandra Stanglewicz
• Stephanie Stanton
• Elliott Steinberg
• Domenica Troina
• Chandler Worthington

National Society of Leadership and Success

Founded in 2001, the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) mission is to build leaders who make a better world. As the largest leadership honor society in the United States, NSLS has over 700 chapters and more than one million members nationwide. Dean’s Chapter was established to empower students to achieve their goals through reflection, self-exploration, and actionable steps toward success. The students who are being inducted into Dean’s Chapter of NSLS were invited to join because of their commitment to personal growth and leadership. To be eligible for their NSLS membership, these students attended numerous Success Networking Teams meetings and Leadership Training Days during a semester; after each of these meetings they were required to write self-reflections that were submitted to the Chapter Leadership for review. With their peers, these students cultivated their leadership skills to inspire change and create a lasting impact.

• Elaina Baldwin
• Kelsey Blair
• Madeline Burt
• Alisha Caldeira
• Taylor Danner
• Dylana Deignan
• Nathan Dennis
• Hailey Earle
• Leah Elisma
• Lola Esbaner
• Lydia Fernandes
• Makaylah Gagnon-Deneault
• Gia Gorman
• Kaleigh Hall
• Hailey Horne
• Maximilian Kent
• Kaylee LeBlanc
• Megan Legendre
• Carys Lentine
• Katherine Marotta
• Ainsley Mitchell
• Isabella Nitschke
• Genevieve Oles
• Brooke Reichert
• Nora Rodas
• Kelsie Shinall
• Stephanie Stanton
• Shannon Suckerman
• Makayla Swan
• Avery Swartzendruber
• Hailey Sykes
• Richard Thorne Jr
• Brad Walker
• Mariah Watkinson
• Chandler Worthington
• Lia Zajas

PHI ETA SIGMA NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

Founded in 1923 at the University of Illinois, Phi Eta Sigma is the nation’s oldest and largest honor society for first-year college and university students in all disciplines. Since its founding, Phi Eta Sigma chapters have been chartered on college campuses across the United States, with more than a million scholars inducted into Phi Eta Sigma. Phi Eta Sigma has at its foundation dedication to leadership, devotion to students, and an enthusiastic commitment to service. Criteria for membership include being a full-time student in a bachelor’s degree program, having completed at least 12 credits, having at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average, and demonstrating good citizenship while enrolled as a full-time student at Dean College.

• Kate Amdursky
• Adelina Aubin
• Walker Aulenti
• Keira Brault
• Richard Byard
• Ryan Cabral
• Chelsea Cape
• Leanna Carvalho
• William Chase
• Austin Clark
• Blake Dallara
• Sophie Direnzo
• Olivier Dirks
• Sonny C. Dubuque
• Troy Evans
• Autumn-Rose Feinberg
• Abigail Ford
• Danika Golden
• Kathryn Hartery
• Isabella Herrick
• Ryleigh Hill
• Allysen Jones
• Jake Kasarjian
• Evan Kehlhem
• Sophia Klanchesser
• John Kraskouskas
• Ava Latham
• Andres Marrero Caraballo
• Ashlee Mastrodomenico
• Ava Membreno
• Aidan Miller
• Alexa Murkette
• Victor Nunez Saravia
• Jack O’Brien
• Ailey Pequita
• Nevan Power
• Parker Pulsinelli
• Ava Ringler
• Vincent Roco
• Ayeisha Sanchez
• Tatiana Santos
• Joseph Slater
• Chloe Tinker
• Daniel Vetstein
• Isabelle Weaver
• Alexis Wheeler