TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences Chapter of Eta Sigma Delta, the international hospitality honor society, recently announced its inductees to the society.

Eta Sigma Delta, a part of the Council of Hotel, Restaurant Institutional Educators, recognizes academic excellence of hospitality management students. Students in the academic top 20 percent of the school are invited to join. The organizations’ members engage in community service activities, tutoring for hospitality management students, social activities and professional service to the hospitality industry.

The following UA students were inducted into Eta Sigma Delta: Valerie Anne Andreana, Germantown, Tenn; Amanda Sue Daniel, Memphis, Tenn; Kathryn Nicole Greer, Wilmer; Rebecca Ashley Holt, Cedar Bluff; Makio Iizuka, Tokyo, Japan; Elizabeth K. Journy, Vestavia Hills; Natalie Lee Lyons, Athens, Ga; Valerie Lauren Shirley, Talladega; Katie Ann Sipe, Hillsboro, Tenn; Elizabeth Frances Treadway, Covington, La; Anchittha Techarakpong, Birmingham; Craig McGee Williams, Tuscaloosa; and Katie Susanne Butler, Tuscaloosa.

The College of Human Environmental Sciences at The University of Alabama, established in 1917, is well known for its comprehensive approach to higher education. Students seeking degrees in professional service industries are served by the College’s academic programs, classroom instruction, real-world experience and mentoring by faculty. The College offers degree programs for careers in apparel and textile, athletic training, consumer sciences, early childhood development, financial planning and counseling, food and nutrition, family and consumer science education, health studies, human development and family studies and interior design.