Honors as Validation

Authors

Dan R. Jones, Texas A&M University – CommerceFollow

Date of this Version

2015

Document Type

Article

Citation

Published in Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, Fall/Winter 2015, Volume 16, Number 2.

Comments

Copyright © 2015 by the National Collegiate Honors Council.

Abstract

Ever since I was inducted into the Junior National Honor Society in middle school, I have been engaged in honor societies and honors programs. I have experienced firsthand the profound impact such distinctions can have on students’ personal and intellectual development as well as their positive effects on the academic character of institutions.