Univ. of Miami President Named Distinguished NSCS Member

May 6, 2011 - PRLog -- The University of Miami chapter of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) today announced that University of Miami president Donna Shalala has accepted Distinguished Membership in the Society.

NSCS is an honor society for high-achieving first- and second-year college students at 280 universities including the University of Miami.

As a Distinguished Member, Shalala will have all the rights and benefits of a lifetime member of the Society.  

“We chose to honor President Shalala because of her tremendous work both at the University of Miami and nationally,” said Stephen E.  Loflin, NSCS’ CEO & Founder. “Her commitment to public service sets an example for us all.”

Shalala became professor of political science and president of the University of Miami in 2001. Prior to joining the University, she served as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services from 1993-2001. She served as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1987 to 1993 and president of Hunter College from 1980 to 1987.  She earned her Ph.D. degree from The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

To find out more about the University of Miami’s chapter of NSCS, please visit: http://www.nscs.org/chapter/university-miami

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NSCS is a national academic honor society and member of the Association of College Honor Societies. NSCS invites high-achieving first-and second-year college students and has over 800,000 members at more than 280 chapters in all 50 states.