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Lamar University’s
Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter Receives Outstanding Chapter Award
Beta Gamma Sigma, the international business honor society, recently
named Lamar University a 2009 Outstanding Chapter Award recipient.
The chapter received the Bronze Chapter Award – the third
highest recognition a collegiate chapter can earn through Beta Gamma
Sigma.
“The Outstanding Chapter Award is presented at four levels:
Gold, Silver, Bronze and Honorable Mention. This year, it is a pleasure
to recognize Lamar University for its exceptional chapter performance
in encouraging and honoring academic achievement in the study of
business,” said George E. Stevens, president of Beta Gamma
Sigma.
In addition to earning this prestigious accolade, as the 2009 Bronze
Outstanding Chapter Award recipient, the Lamar University chapter
will receive a $1,000 scholarship from Beta Gamma Sigma to present
to one of its outstanding student members.
To be considered for Beta Gamma Sigma’s Outstanding Chapter
Award, chapters must complete and return a survey that details their
membership acceptance and activities. Only chapters with a membership
acceptance rate of 85 percent or greater are eligible for consideration.
About Beta Gamma
Sigma
Beta Gamma Sigma is the international honor society serving business
programs accredited by AACSB International – The Association
to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Membership in Beta Gamma
Sigma is the highest recognition a business student anywhere in
the world can receive in a business program accredited by AACSB
International.
Beta Gamma Sigma has established
486 collegiate chapters in 19 countries and territories around the
world, and inducted more than 625,000 outstanding students into
membership since its founding in 1913. These members have served
in corporate, government, non-profit, educational, and other management
positions at every level of responsibility. Members currently reside
in all 50 U.S. states and more than 160 countries around the world.
For more information, visit www.betagammasigma.org
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