Murrieta Native is Bachman Honor Scholar

2017 May 17

Connor Sorensen of Murrieta, CA was inducted into the Bachman Honor Society during Newberry College's Awards Convocation this spring.

Sorensen is an English major with a minor in creative writing. He is a member of the Summerland Honors Program and has been named to the Dean's List for all four years of his Newberry College career. During the fall Founders Convocation, he was named to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Sorensen is a resident's adviser, a tutor at the Writing Center, the Vice President of Rotary Club, a CARD member, the president of Sigma Tau Delta, and a Library Assistant.

The Bachman Honor Society was founded on March 15, 1962 by a group of faculty who were members of Phi Beta Kappa and others who were deeply committed to fostering high standards of scholarship. The society is named for the Reverend John Bachman, churchman and scholar and the main guiding force in the founding of Newberry College. Each year the Society inducts new members from the top eight percent of the Senior Class. This year twelve seniors have been named Bachman Honor Scholars. Along with their membership certificate, inductees into the Society will receive Scarlet and Gray honor cords to be worn at commencement, designating them as Bachman Honor Scholars.