Two Morningside College students recently attended the Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) freshman honor society national leadership workshop in San Diego, Calif.

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Two Morningside College students recently attended the Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) freshman honor society national leadership workshop in San Diego, Calif.

The students who attended the conference were Natasha Hongsermeier of Phillips, Neb., and Kristina Neumann of Sioux City. Marty Knepper, professor and chair of English and faculty advisor for the local ALD chapter, accompanied the students. Hongsermeier and Neumann are president and vice president of the Morningside College chapter of this freshman honor society.

Alpha Lambda Delta promotes and recognizes academic excellence in the first year of college and provides training for sophomore members in leadership, service and communication at its annual leadership workshop. Morningside is one of over 275 chapters across the country and has repeatedly received recognition as an outstanding chapter. At the ALD National Workshop, Morningside received the top award for member recruitment during the 2013-14 academic year.