CONWAY, Ark. (March 11, 2014) – Hendrix seniors Kaleb Wolfe
from Medina, Tenn., and Chelsea Woods from Springdale, Ark., are the first
Hendrix students to be inducted into Chi Omega Lambda, the American Society for
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)’s National Honor Society.
Chi Omega Lambda recognizes exceptional undergraduate
juniors and seniors for their scholarly attainment, research accomplishments,
and outreach activities in the molecular life sciences.
Thirty-seven students from across the country were inducted
into Chi Omega Lambda this year.
“Kaleb and Chelsea are outstanding students and
researchers and they each put together a compelling application which
resulted in their admission to the Honor Society,” said Hendrix biology
professor Dr. Rick Murray, chair of the biochemistry and molecular biology
program.
Founded in 1876, Hendrix
College is a national leader in engaged liberal arts and sciences education.
For the sixth consecutive year, Hendrix was named one of the country’s “Up and
Coming” liberal arts colleges by
U.S.
News and World Report. Hendrix is
featured in the latest edition of
Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will
Change the Way You Think about Colleges, as well as the 2014 Princeton Review’s
The Best 378 Colleges,
Forbes magazine's list of
America's Top Colleges, and
the 2014 Fiske Guide to Colleges. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United
Methodist Church since 1884. For more information, visit
www.hendrix.edu.