DATE: May 05, 2008

CONTACT: Amanda Brock, (864) 656-5970
brock4@clemson.edu

WRITER: Alex Hill, (864) 656-2061
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Four Irmo residents inducted into business honor society at Clemson

CLEMSON — Four Irmo residents were inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society at Clemson University.

The inductees are Knox Burnett, a marketing major; Ellen Watson, a financial management major; Blake Williams, a financial management major; and Jessica Odom, a marketing major. They were inducted at an April 5 ceremony.

To be eligible for membership, a student must rank in the upper 7 percent of the junior class, upper 10 percent of the senior class or upper 20 percent of the master's class. Members are elected to membership and publicly recognized during the spring term.

Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest recognition a business student can receive in a business program accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International.