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CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) The Valley City State University Sigma Lambda chapter of Alpha Delta Lambda, the national honor society for first-year students, honored 33 VCSU freshmen with initiation into the society at a ceremony held earlier this year.

Alpha Lambda Delta is a national honor society for students who have maintained a 3.5 or higher GPA and who rank in the top 20 percent of their class during their first year or term of higher education.

In addition to the initiation of the new freshman members, Hilde van Gijssel, VCSU associate professor of biology, was named an honorary initiate in recognition of her 2012 VCSU Teacher of the Year award. Van Gijssel holds the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Leiden University in the Netherlands.

Caitlin Geisbrecht—a VCSU junior from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and an Alpha Lambda Delta member—was recognized as the recipient of an Alpha Lambda Delta Jo Anne J. Trow Scholarship for the 2012–13 academic year. Geisbrecht was one of 35 students across the nation to receive the Trow Scholarship; she was selected on the basis of her academic record, application statements, and participation in Alpha Lambda Delta, campus and community activities.

Margaret Dahlberg, VCSU vice president for academic affairs, serves as faculty advisor; Janet Drake, VCSU director of of student academic services, serves as administrative advisor.