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The Honors Program at Alderson-Broaddus College has started the academic year with 16 new members, according to the program's director, Dr. Kenneth H. Yount.

This represents one of the largest entering groups in the program's history, and it brings total enrollment in the Honors Program to 31 students.

The Honors Program at Alderson-Broaddus College has been a big part of the college's commitment to academic excellence since its inception in 1986.

The program was developed to provide intellectual challenge and stimulation for academically superior students who are strongly motivated toward academic success.

Minimum criteria for new student admission to the Honors Program are an ACT composite score of 26 or an SAT combined score of 1140 and placement in the top 10 percent of graduating class or a high school grade point average of at least 3.5. Current students may be admitted to the program with a 3.4 or higher cumulative average at the college.

Once accepted into the Honors Program, students take at least three academically challenging interdisciplinary Honors seminars during their college career and make a major campus wide presentation of original research during their junior or senior year.

This semester, Honors Program students are engaged in a study of human curiosity and discovery, taught by Dr. Kenneth Yount and based around the book "The Discoverers" by Daniel Boorstin.

Next semester their course will be instructed by Dr. James Daddysman and will deal with the topic of "The Clash of Civilizations."

Honors Program students are recognized at an honors banquet during the college's annual honors convocation, on their transcripts and diplomas, and on a permanent plaque displayed in Burbick Hall on the A-B campus,

Newly admitted Honors Program students are Caitland Adkins, a natural science major from Richwood; Tessa Beitzel, a natural science and health science major from Philippi; Jennifer Chancey, a biology major from Harrisville; Heather Eye, a natural science major from Moatsville; Johanna Greber, a musical arts major from Cumberland, Md.; Noelle Juliano, a biology major from Volga; April Lammert, an athletic training major from Sussex, Wis.; Brittany Messer, a biology major from Prichard; Stephanie Moran, a psychology major from Kingwood; Miranda Pierson, a chemistry major from Milton; Jordan Price, a natural science major from Elkins; Tia Price, a music education major from Clarksburg; Megan Smith, a biology and chemistry major from Huntington; Derick Spencer, a history and political science major from Philippi; Ashley Teets, a visual arts major from Terra Alta; and Jill Wellman, a nursing major from Huntington.

Returning Honors Program students this year are Erin Armstrong, a biology major from Vienna; Amber Brunton, a creative writing major from Mineral Ridge, Ohio; Jennifer Daddysman, a secondary education mathematics and computing major from Philippi; Michelle Duckworth, an athletic training major from Moatsville; Ann Federoff, a biology major from Aliquippa, Pa.; George Fedorke, a natural science major from Wheeling; Britney Sheme, a political science major from Grafton; Rebekah Sine, a natural science major from Wardensville; Chris Stewart, a political science major from Hedgesville; Bryson Taylor, a political science and history major from Moatsville; Anthony Thorpe, a biology and chemistry major from Vienna; Kevin Turinske, a creative writing major from Waukesha, Wis.; Joey Walden, a music education major from Grafton; Elizabeth Wentz, a visual arts drawing major from Philippi; and Roy Williams, a computing major from Foster.