FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 26, 2004 - Shirley Luna

SFA Business Students Inducted in Honor Society

Almost 50 Stephen F. Austin State University students were inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, a national honor society that encourages and honors academic achievement and personal excellence in the study and practice of business.

While more than 300,000 students receive bachelor's or master's degrees in business each year, only about 15,000 are elected to lifetime membership in Beta Gamma Sigma in recognition of their academic achievements, according to Sharron Graves, SFA assistant professor of accounting.

Students who rank in the top 7 percent of the junior class, top 10 percent of the senior class, and top 20 percent of the master's program at schools accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business - International are eligible for membership.

Nacogdoches county inductees included Roy Francis, finance junior; Elizabeth Harvey, accounting junior; Ennis McCune, accounting junior; Amanda Reneau, accounting junior; John Westmoreland, management junior; Tracy Crumpton, general business senior; Marcos deSouza, international business senior; Michael Fleet, accounting senior; Zachary Holmes, accounting senior; David W. Parrish, accounting senior; and Greg James, Master of Business Administration graduate student.

Other juniors inducted were Kimberly Adams, Longview; Melissa Bass, Arlington; Carla Brown, Galveston; Matthew Dokupil, Temple; Salina Michele Morrow, Jefferson; Gary Norris, Mesquite; Bonnie Revelt, Missouri City; Charissa Vasquez, Lufkin; Brian Warwick, Houston; and Luke Wilbanks, Diboll.

Senior students inducted included Matthew Albertson, Tyler; Roxanna Barba, San Marcos; Stephen Ray Bate, Carthage; William Bateman, Katy; Jennifer Berry, Henderson; Shawna Berry, Tyler; James Deaton, La Porte; Sukhdeep Dhoat, Tomball; Jessica Fulton, Krum; John Gast, Humble; April Gregston, Center; Leonardo Herrera, Wills Point; Paula Horton, Hemphill; Aisha Jamal, Spring; Diana Lara, Diboll; Brandon Clay Oliver, Lufkin; Jonathan Osborne, Spring; Leasia Petty, Lufkin; Jennifer Nicole Rhodes, Flower Mound; Carolyn Shell, San Antonio; Niesha LaTralle Small, Houston; Melissa Stokes, Lufkin; Robyn Tandy, Henderson; Christopher Vadner, Arlington; Michael Valadez, La Porte; and Kasie Valdez, Scurry.

Graduate students inducted included Robert Maharrey and Tracy Rhodes, both of Lufkin.