Three faculty members from the Department of Political Science were honored as “Favorite Professors” by Texas State’s Alfred H. Noelle Chapter of Alpha Chi National College Honor Society for 2024. Drs. Emily Kay Hanks, Walter Wright, and Thomas McMahan were recognized for their outstanding and exemplary teaching. The awards ceremony took place on Friday, March 22nd in Alkek Teaching Theater.
Founded in 1922, Alpha Chi is a national honor society which promotes academic excellence and exemplary character among undergraduate college and university students – and honors those who achieve such distinction. To qualify for membership, a student must be a first-time undergraduate, a junior or senior (having attained no less than 60 credit hours), have a minimum Texas State GPA of 3.50 on at least 45 semester hours at Texas State. Graduate students with a 4.0 and at least 15 hours of graduate coursework at Texas State also qualify for Alpha Chi membership. It has over 300 chapters and 500,000 members worldwide.
