May 09, 2001

Six WKU Students Inducted
Into Physics Honor Society

Bowling Green, Ky. - Six students have been inducted into the Western Kentucky University chapter of Sigma Pi Sigma, the national physics honor society.

Sigma Pi Sigma recognizes outstanding achievement among physics students. Students inducted at the Department of Physics and Astronomy's annual banquet were:

*Angela Nicole Adams, an Elizabethtown junior whose parents are Doug and Denise Adams.

*Gavi Elan Begtrup, a senior from Nashville, Tenn., whose parents are Robert and Barbara Begtrup.

*Srdan Hrkalovic, a Bowling Green junior whose parents are Jovo and Branka Hrkalovic.

*Shannon Dewayne Wooden, a Sonora senior whose father is Stan Wooden.

*Jeffrey Scott Little, a Pikeville junior whose parents are Jeff and Linda Little.

*Dustin Gregory Bambic, a December graduate from Benton whose mother is Joyce Smith.

Western's chapter of Sigma Pi Sigma was formed on May 25, 1960. The minimum requirements for membership are the completion of all core curriculum physics courses, a grade-point average of at least 3.30 in all physics courses and an overall GPA of at least 3.00. Total membership in WKU's chapter of Sigma Pi Sigma is 248.

For more information, contact Doug Harper, chapter adviser, at (270) 745-6194. More WKU news is available on the World Wide Web at www.wku.edu. If you'd like to receive WKU news via E-mail, send a message to WKUNews@wku.edu.