Ashley Richardson of Hempstead Selected for St. Lawrence University's English Honorary Society

2015 Jan 7

Ashley E. Richardson of Hempstead has been inducted into St. Lawrence University's Irving Bacheller Society, the Department of English's honorary society. Richardson is a member of the Class of 2015 and is majoring in English. She attended Uniondale High School.

To be eligible for membership, students must have either completed four English courses and maintained a 3.5 grade point average (GPA) in English or completed six English courses with at least a 3.25 GPA in English and a 3.0 GPA overall.

The Irving Bacheller Society is named for a 1882 graduate of St. Lawrence University who went on to write the first best-selling novel of the 20th century, Eben Holden.

About St. Lawrence University:

Founded in 1856, St. Lawrence University is a private, independent liberal arts institution of about 2,500 students located in Canton, New York. The educational opportunities at St. Lawrence inspire students and prepare them to be critical and creative thinkers, to find a compass for their lives and careers, and to pursue knowledge and understanding for the benefit of themselves, humanity and the planet. Through its focus on active engagement with ideas in and beyond the classroom, a St. Lawrence education leads students to make connections that transform lives and communities, from the local to the global. Visit www.stlawu.edu.