Eleven Wartburg College students have been inducted into Sigma Delta Pi, the national Hispanic honor society.

The students were recognized April 11 during the Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship Convocation.

Eligibility requires include:

  • Three years of college Spanish.
  • A grade point average of at least 3.0
  • A grade of B or better in at least three semester hours of a third-year course in Hispanic literature or Hispanic culture and civilization.
  • Ranking in the upper 35 percent of their class.  

Wartburg College, which has an enrollment of 1,747, is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is internationally recognized for community engagement.

The Wartburg inductees are:

IOWA
Fayette: Ramey Sieck, senior, daughter of Donald and Shelly Sieck

Fort Dodge: Megan Puls, senior, daughter of Randall and Laurel Puls

Grimes: Kelsey Church, senior, daughter of Bryan and Karmen Church

Mason City: Christina Jellema, junior, daughter of William and Laureen Jellema

Vinton: Chelsea Brown, senior, daughter of Steven Brown

Waterloo: Danielle Tanner, junior, daughter of Alan and Alice Tanner

West Des Moines: Bailey Wilson, junior, daughter of James and Martha Wilson

Williamsburg: Chantal Knepper, junior, daughter of Guy and Laurie Knepper

COLORADO
Centennial: Kjerstin Lewis, senior, daughter of Eric and Lisa Lewis

MINNESOTA
Northfield: Nancy Seeberg, junior, daughter of Bill and Paula Seeberg

WISCONSIN
Wausau: Serena Ugoretz, junior, daughter of David and Terry Ugoretz