Northwestern State University recently inducted 130 new members into Alpha Lambda Delta, the national honor society for first-year college students who earn a 3.5 grade point average or higher during their first year of college.

The induction ceremony took place as part of Honors Week at NSU. Alpha Lambda Delta encourages academic excellence and offers students opportunities for scholarship, leadership training, and continued involvement in campus honor societies.

Among the new members were Red River Parish natives Anna Grace Mabile, Shelby Pickett, and Rafe Suggs.

For many students, Alpha Lambda Delta serves as a stepping-stone to additional academic, leadership, and Greek honor societies as they continue their college careers.

The organization’s officers for the 2026-2027 year are President Rachel Wagoner of Haughton, Vice President Baylee Johnson of Robeline, Secretary Drew Kent of Haughton, Treasurer William Brayden Campbell of Marthaville, Service and Philanthropy Chair Gracie Ross of Denham Springs, Faculty/Staff Liaison Kaleb Godwin of Leesville, Scholarship Chair Madison Scott of Shreveport, Historian and Public Relations Chair Kaylee Stacy of Natchitoches, and Junior Advisor Heidi Gauthier of Moreauville.

Alpha Lambda Delta was established in 1924, and the Northwestern State chapter was founded in 1965. The NSU chapter has built a strong reputation for excellence on campus and nationally. Last fall, the chapter earned the national “Maintaining the Flame” Award, one of only two annual awards presented to the most outstanding Alpha Lambda Delta chapters.

Since 2018, the NSU chapter has been recognized seven times as a recipient of either the Order of the Torch or Maintaining the Flame award. Members are active in campus life through events such as Demon Days Welcome, the Sophomore Breakfast Club, Be a Tourist in Your College Town, and a variety of service projects that include helping with the NSU Food Pantry, Special Olympics, and the First Year Experience initiative.

The induction of local students into Alpha Lambda Delta reflects both their hard work in the classroom and their promising future as student leaders at Northwestern State University.
New inductees are as follows.

Addis — Kennedy Fiscus

Alexandria — Shakiya Allen, Lawson Kirsch, Destinee Morris, Trinity Patrick, Roye’l Roberts, Kelsey Stuckey

Baton Rouge — Seth Curole, Alexandra Wilfong

Beaumont, Texas — Cayenne Rye

Bell City — Diana Lopez

Belle Chasse — Kaidyn Meyers

Benton — Jacob Butler, Olivia Kolb

Bossier City — Yousra Awawda, Bianca Capelli, Alyssa Espinosa, Chase McLaurin, Elyssa Moore, Joseph Resendez, Stephanie Salas Hernandez, Lauren Wendrock

Boyce — Chloe Cloessner

Breaux Bridge — Shanna Champagne, Kyrsten Torres

Broussard — Alexis JeanBatiste

Bunkie — Peyton Longlois

Campti — Zoey Fulton, Alexia Moore

Carencro — Owen Kennerson

Castor — Leanna Colson, Malorie Cooper, Camie Young

Cloutierville — Sydni Jones

Colfax — Bella Daniela

Coushatta — Anna Grace Mabile, Shelby Pickett, Rafe Suggs

Delhi — Laiyla Johnson

Denham Springs — Grace Ross

DeRidder — Autumn Dawson, Jalynn Guimbellot, Mia Riveria

Diana, Texas — Liam Donaghy

Dry Creek — Samuel Bailey, Kaylee Guillory, Adley Hardwick

Dry Prong — Ian Tarver

Eunice — Emily Autrey

Forrest Hill — Kari Polakovich

Fort Polk — Rosemary Carver

Gloster — Makayla Butler

Goldonna — Cannon Hatcher

Grand Cane — Carmen Puckett

Gray — Dru Thibodeaux

Haughton — Hannah Fields, Andrew Kent, Emilie North, Rachel Wagoner

Houma — Taylor Comeaux, Emma LeBoeuf

Izmir Turkey — Melis Özipek

Keithville — Katie Hester, Madison Lenser

Kinder — Davyn Johnson

Lafayette — Davyn Johnson, Katherine Johnson, Sophie Normand

Lake Arthur — Mallory Lyon

Lake Charles — Halee Jackson

Leesville — Kaleb Godwin, Jasmine Tatum, Adalynn Wright

Livingston, Texas — Kaleigh Standley

Many — Madison Cauthen

Marksville — Addison Clark

Marthaville — William Brayden Campbell

Maurice – Emily Hargrave

Minden — McKenna Chreene

Monroe — Daisy Guy, Kamari Ward

Maurice — Emily Hargrave

Metairie — Ainsley Leaman

Natchez — Mallory LaCour

Natchitoches — Sariah Braxton, Avery Broadway, Ava Bush, Cailah Bush, Breanna Hale, Darlisha Jefferson, Brooklyn Jones, Aliyah Mason, Evan McDonough, Jaden Smith, Kaylee Stacy

New Iberia — Emma Menard

Pineville — Hannah Gore, Ashleigh Moses, Annmarie Sanders

Ragley — Amanda Saizan

Ringgold — Shelby Pickett

Robeline — Jax Colston, Allison Goings, Jon Henderson, Maddie Hendon, Baylee Johnson, Gabe Roe

Scott — Amireyon Wesley

Shreveport — Amber Bledsoe, Ava Colvin, Cassie Donaghey, Precious Green, Piper Haynes, Ryann Jackson, Breanne Jones, Aliyah Mason, Carley Prim, Carolina Resendez, Madison Scott, Kirsten Sepulvado, Kendrah Shields, Mariah Smith

Springfield — Reagan Scivicque

St. Francisville — Nakiya Pittman

Stonewall — Laylen Wallace, Gabriel Williams

West Monroe — Jenianne Chase, Abbygale Sims

Winnfield — Mattie Barnes, Kyleigh Blundell, John Pickett

Youngsville — Caitlin Davis

Zwolle — Emma Meshell, Summer Sepulvado

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Northwestern State initiated 130 new members into Alpha Lambda Delta, the honor society for first-year students. Alpha Lambda Delta fosters lifelong academic success, scholarship opportunities and leadership training.