{"id":3542,"date":"2018-05-07T14:03:32","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T19:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/?p=3542"},"modified":"2018-05-07T14:03:32","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T19:03:32","slug":"business-honor-society-beta-gamma-sigma-inducts-new-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/2018\/05\/07\/business-honor-society-beta-gamma-sigma-inducts-new-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Honor Society Beta Gamma Sigma Inducts New Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, COBA inducts new members into the ACU Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International (the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). Membership in BGS is the highest recognition a business student can receive in an AACSB accredited business program and a student must be in the top 10% in order to be asked to join the organization.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3544\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/bgs-logo-300x55.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"55\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/bgs-logo-300x55.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/bgs-logo-150x28.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/bgs-logo-490x90.png 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/bgs-logo.png 523w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Last month, at a luncheon in their honor, COBA welcomed 34 new members to the chapter. Current BGS officers and faculty encouraged the new members to continue to learn and lead with integrity, honor, and commitment to excellence and asked them to be active participating members in the ACU Chapter, helping to further advance the mission of the College of Business Administration.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3542 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/2018\/05\/07\/business-honor-society-beta-gamma-sigma-inducts-new-members\/img_1065\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_1065-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_1065-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_1065-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_1065-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_1065-490x327.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/2018\/05\/07\/business-honor-society-beta-gamma-sigma-inducts-new-members\/img_1069-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_1069-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_1069-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_1069-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_1069-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_1069-1-490x327.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Dr. Andy Little, Associate Dean for COBA, said, \u201cBeta Gamma Sigma is COBA&#8217;s academic honors society for business majors.\u00a0 It is an important recognition for these students, because it is an invitation-only organization, and membership signifies hard work, dedication, intelligence, and commitment.\u00a0 Within the organization, at ACU we emphasize honor, wisdom, and earnestness.\u00a0 The students complete service projects during the year, as well as other activities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3555\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_1072-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_1072-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_1072-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_1072-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_1072-490x327.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma provides many benefits, including educational and professional opportunities to support members on campus and throughout their professional lives. Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.betagammasigma.org\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about\u00a0Beta\u00a0Gamma\u00a0Sigma. Congratulations to our newest BGS members!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3549\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_1074-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_1074-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_1074-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_1074-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_1074-490x327.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2018 Beta Gamma Sigma Inductees are:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Luke Anthony<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Kasey Birchfield<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Noah Brinegar<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Shannon Buergner<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Ivria Bunner<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Adam Chambers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">William Clevenger<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Nicholas Cromwell<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Slade Downs<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Jennifer Estrada<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Alexander Faure<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Jack Gibbens<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Nathan Harrell<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Kennedy Jones<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Meagan Kurosky<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Devanie Lail<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Taylor Langlais<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Jolene Liow<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Eden Lopez<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Karla Mendoza<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Kristy Ng<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Emily Padgett<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Emily Parisi<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Lessly Rocha<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Daniel Seibert<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Nathan Sherrill<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Taryn Smith<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Allison Sorrells<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Luke Stevens<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Allen Storm<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Daniel Vensel<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Jemaimah Wavamunno<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Janely Williams<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Connor Wilson<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, COBA inducts new members into the ACU Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International (the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). 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