Awards & Honors

2018 Computer Science International Honor Society Inductees

The Delta of Ohio Chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the International Honor Society of Computer Science inducted eleven new members this week.

May 3, 2018

Recently the Denison’s chapter (Delta of Ohio) of the international honor society in computer science, Upsilon Pi Epsilon, inducted its newest members. To be considered for the prestigious recognition, students must

have taken at least 5 Computer Science courses (18 credits)
have at least a 3.5 GPA in their Computer Science courses
have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA
be in the upper 35% of Computer Science majors in their class

This year’s inductees were:

Ryan J. Anderson
Kayla J. Boggess
Hayley A. LeBlanc
Benjamin L. Liepert
Caileigh H. Marshall
Peize Song
Alivia Tacheny
Nicolas Valdiviezo
Wanzhi Wang
Brett Weicht
Steven J. Wright

Posted date: May 3, 2018

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