TAK Inducts New Members
Truman’s chapter of Theta Alpha Kappa National Honor Society for Religious Studies inducted three new members May 3. Pictured, front row, left to right: Patricia Burton, professor of philosophy; inductees Nathan Hardy, Jasmine Johnson and Ben Batzer; and Ding-hwa Hsieh, professor of philosophy and religion. Second row, left to right: Dereck Daschke, department chair and professor of philosophy and religion; W. M. Ashcraft, professor of philosophy and religion; David Murphy, professor of philosophy and religion; and Mark Appold, TAK moderator and associate professor of philosophy and religion. Students who take the requisite courses and excel in the discipline are chosen on a highly competitive basis by Truman’s religious studies faculty. In addition to encouraging the activities of local chapters, TAK maintains a vigorous national program of scholarship awards and fellowship competitions. Its primary publication, the Journal of Theta Alpha Kappa, offers an annual prize and the publication of outstanding student papers.
