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Benji Latham
  • Philadelphia, PA

Jefferson 2011 Graduate Benji Latham receives Alpha Eta Book Award at Alpha Eta Society Induction Ceremony

2011 Aug 25

Benji Latham, a 2011 graduate of Thomas Jefferson University's School of Health Professions Department of Radiologic Technologies and resident of Philadelphia, PA, was one of four students to receive an Alpha Eta Book Award and be inducted into Thomas Jefferson University's Chapter of the Alpha Eta Society, the national honor society for health professionals, at the Induction Ceremony on May 25, 2011. The awards were given to selected student member inductees who demonstrated superior academic achievement and leadership qualities.

The Alpha Eta Society is a nationally recognized honor society for health professionals established in 1975 under the auspices of the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions. The purpose of the Alpha Eta Society is to promote scholarship and fellowship and to recognize significant academic achievement, leadership, and contributions to the allied health professions.

To be eligible for induction, student candidates must be enrolled in the last year of their academic program; have achieved a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.50 in undergraduate degree programs or post-baccalaureate certificate programs or 3.80 in graduate degree or post-master's degree certificate programs; and provide a letter of support from a JSHP faculty member. At present, the Society is comprised of more than 20,000 members in 76 chapters in colleges and universities nationally. Thomas Jefferson University's Chapter of the Alpha Eta Society, which was established in October 1982, is the 22nd chapter to be formed in the country.