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APU Student Awarded Alpha Chi Scholarship
June 5, 2008
AZUSA, Calif. –
Azusa Pacific University congratulates Yorba Linda, Calif. resident John Ruiz for receiving a scholarship from the Alpha Chi National Honor Society. Ruiz, who is currently pursuing a Master of Divinity degree from APU’s Haggard Graduate School of Theology, received the Joseph E. Pryor Fellowship, awarding him a stipend of $3,000.
In January, Ruiz was one of 118 students inducted into California Gamma, APU’s chapter of Alpha Chi, which recognizes graduate students’ academic achievements. This is the first year of APU’s involvement with Alpha Chi.
Alpha Chi is a general honor society that admits students from all academic disciplines. Students in the top 10 percent of an institution’s juniors, seniors, and graduate students are inducted into Alpha Chi. There are approximately 300 chapters located in almost every state and in Puerto Rico, and induct more than 11,000 members annually.
Featured in TIME magazine and ranked as one of the nation’s best by U.S.News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Azusa Pacific is a comprehensive, Christian, evangelical university, committed to God First and known for excellence in higher education. Azusa Pacific’s main campus lies just 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, while its seven Southern California regional centers bring convenience and extend quality programming. The university offers more than 60 areas of undergraduate study, 26 master's degree programs, and 7 doctorates to a total student population of more than 8,100.
