honor society
noun
: a society for the recognition of scholarly achievement especially of undergraduates
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Nancy Ostin, director of the IEEE–Eta Kappa Nu honor society, spoke about how becoming an HKN member can help a student acquire leadership skills.
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 Apr. 2024
The Academy will start the weekend with a private luncheon to honors its 2023 Daytime and Children’s & Family inductees into the Gold & Silver Circle honor society on Dec. 14.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Nov. 2023
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has tapped broadcast journalist icon Dan Rather, as well as veteran network correspondents John Quiñones and David Martin to be inducted into its annual Gold Circle honor society.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 29 Aug. 2023
Ferguson grew up in Newton and graduated from the University of Southern California as a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society, records show.
—Ivy Scott, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
As a teenager, Phillip Rice was thrilled when the leaders of his Boy Scout troop invited him to join the Order of the Arrow, an honor society that dates back more than a century.
—NBC news, 19 Apr. 2023
University chapters are the lifeblood of IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu, the organization’s honor society.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Oct. 2022
Despite decades of calls for reforms from some scouts and Indigenous advocates, the organization still encourages scouts to don headdresses and imitate Indigenous dances as part of its honor society.
—NBC news, 19 Apr. 2023
He was also inducted into UCLA's IEEE Eta Kappa Nu honor society's Iota Gamma Chapter.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2021
IEEE Spectrum, 4 Apr. 2024
The Academy will start the weekend with a private luncheon to honors its 2023 Daytime and Children’s & Family inductees into the Gold & Silver Circle honor society on Dec. 14.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Nov. 2023
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has tapped broadcast journalist icon Dan Rather, as well as veteran network correspondents John Quiñones and David Martin to be inducted into its annual Gold Circle honor society.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 29 Aug. 2023
Ferguson grew up in Newton and graduated from the University of Southern California as a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society, records show.
—Ivy Scott, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
As a teenager, Phillip Rice was thrilled when the leaders of his Boy Scout troop invited him to join the Order of the Arrow, an honor society that dates back more than a century.
—NBC news, 19 Apr. 2023
University chapters are the lifeblood of IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu, the organization’s honor society.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Oct. 2022
Despite decades of calls for reforms from some scouts and Indigenous advocates, the organization still encourages scouts to don headdresses and imitate Indigenous dances as part of its honor society.
—NBC news, 19 Apr. 2023
He was also inducted into UCLA's IEEE Eta Kappa Nu honor society's Iota Gamma Chapter.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2021
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