Natasha Hongsermeier, a Morningside College student from Phillips, Neb., was one of 20 students in the nation to receive a James G. Stemler Study Abroad Scholarship from Alpha Lambda Delta.

Natasha Hongsermeier, a Morningside College student from Phillips, Neb., was one of 20 students in the nation to receive a James G. Stemler Study Abroad Scholarship from Alpha Lambda Delta.

Alpha Lambda Delta is a national honor society that recognizes and encourages academic excellence among first-year college and university students.

Hongsermeier studied abroad in Germany and Switzerland in the spring of 2014. She is the daughter of Ivan and Jennifer Hongsermeier of Phillips, and a 2012 graduate of Aurora High School. She is majoring in biology, chemistry and music, and she plans to attend medical school.

Hongsermeier served last year as president of the Morningside chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta. She is one of three student representatives on the Alpha Lambda Delta National Council.