PINE BLUFF, Ark. (April 8) - The University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff will holds its annual National College Honor Society-Chi Alpha Sigma induction ceremonies on Wednesday, April 9 at the S.J. Parker 1890 Extension Complex Auditorium, beginning promptly at 6:30 p.m.
This year's class will feature eight student-athletes, who have maintained a cumulative 3.40 GPA or higher for two consecutive semesters and in is a junior or senior.
The class of 2014 will be joining over 32 UAPB student-athletes were inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma over the past two years.
2014 Chi Alpha Sigma Inductees

• Emily Antoku – Women's Soccer (4.000 GPA)
• Alyssa Cobbs - Women's Soccer (3.587 GPA)
• Elizabeth Perez-Rodriguez – Women's Tennis (3.962 GPA)
• Michael Wieland – Baseball  (3.852 GPA)
• Monica Arcos – Women's Soccer (3.774 GPA)
• Didier Landry – Baseball (3.738 GPA)
• Makayla Wormley – Women's Basketball (3.587 GPA)
• Erica Cervantes –Women's Soccer (3.4000 GPA)

The National College Athlete Honor Society, Chi Alpha Sigma, was founded on May 17, 1996 at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.  Its founding father was Nick Mourouzis, DePauw's head football coach.
 
The mission of the NCAHS is to bring honor and recognition to deserving student-athletes, their families, teams, athletic departments and college in much the same way as Phi Beta Kappa honors scholastics.  The organization recognizes college student who receive a varsity letter in their sport while maintaining a 3.4 or higher cumulative grade point average throughout their junior and senior years.  The governing board of the NCAHS represents all levels of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the National Association of Intercollege Athletics (NAIA).
 
The Greek letters for the NCAHS are Chi Alpha Sigma.  The society's motto is "Excellence in Academics and Athletics." Its watchwords are "Athletics, Academics Achievement, and Attitude."  Its purpose are as follows:

1. To encourage and reward high academic scholarship of college athletes at four-year accredited college and universities;
2. To recognize outstanding academic achievement by Intercollegiate varsity sports letter-winners;
3. To encourage good citizenship, moral character and friendship among high academic achievers in college athletics;
4. To recognize and honor individual athlete, his/her team sport, athletics department and college or university; and
5. To mentor and to provide leadership to other students.

 
On November 30, 2011, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's petition for membership was approved and UAPB became just the second member university in the state to join NCAHS, earning the distinction of Arkansas Beta Chapter.  Twenty UAPB student-athletes were in the university's inaugural induction class on April 5, 2012, followed by 12 inductees on April 3, 2013.
 
 
2014 Inductee's Bio Information
 
Emily Antoku, a junior forward from Milpitas, Calif., has logged over 1,600 minutes this past season as she scored one goal for two points on the season.
 
Elizabeth Perez Rodriguez, a 5-6, junior from San Juan Del Rio, Mexico is currently 6-11 on the season and is 4-1 at the No. 2 singles position and has recorded four-match win streak on the season.
 
Mike Wieland, a senior catcher from Rock Island, Ill., is currently batting .248 on the season to along with seven doubles, and one triple.  He has recorded 152 putouts and has been named to the Johnny Bench Award Watch List.  An award that is given to the top collegiate catcher.
 
Monica Arcos, a two-sport athlete in both women's tennis and soccer.  This Quitto, Ecuador native saw action in 10 games, while starting in one of them for the lady Lions Soccer Team.  In tennis, she is currently 11-5 and 7-4 in No. 3 singles play.  In addition, she has recorded an eight-match win streak on the season.
 
Didier Landry , a 6-6 senior pitcher from Lewis Quebec Canada has made six appearances on the mound this season for the Golden Lyons.  Against Oklahoma, Landry pitched three scoreless innings, while yielding one hit.
 
Alyssa Cobbs, a junior goal keeper from Ellenwood, Ga., in 2013, she logged nearly 2,000 minutes recording 206 saves and three shutouts on the season.
 
Makayla Wormley, a  6-1 junior forward from Grapevine, Texas saw action 25 games, while starting in one of them.  She scored a season high eight points against Grambling State on February 1 of this year. 
 
Erica Cervantes, a junior defender from Framers Branch, Texas saw action in 21 games, while starting in 17 of them.  She finished the season with five shots, scoring two goals for four points on the season.