Timber Curtis of Olden Inducted into Sigma Beta Delta at HPU

2012 May 23

Timber Curtis of Olden, a senior at Howard Payne University, was one of four HPU students to be inducted into the Sigma Beta Delta International Business Honor Society. The ceremony was held on April 17 in the Bullion Suites at HPU's Mabee University Center.

Ray Garza, assistant vice president in mortgage lending at TexasBank, was the keynote speaker. He is a 2002 HPU graduate and also a member of Sigma Beta Delta.

"The 2012 Sigma Beta Delta inductees have proven themselves worthy of this honor both in and out of the classroom," said Dr. Les Plagens, dean of HPU's School of Business. "Each has demonstrated outstanding academic performance as well as exemplary leadership on our campus."

Sigma Beta Delta was founded as a national organization in 1994 for NCAA Division III universities and is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education. HPU's chapter received its charter in 1999.

The honor society was established to recognize outstanding scholarship by students enrolled in institutions that have regional accreditation and to encourage and promote aspirations toward personal and professional improvement and a life distinguished by honorable service to humankind. Its activities are coordinated with those of Beta Gamma Sigma and Delta Mu Delta, business honor societies at NCAA Division I and II universities, to ensure that all outstanding students of business receive the recognition they deserve. Membership is for life.

Founded in 1889, Howard Payne University is a Christ-centered academic community dedicated to excellence by developing and equipping the whole person for intellectual inquiry, personal and professional integrity, and service to God and humanity.

Located in Brownwood, Texas, HPU offers a full array of undergraduate programs and a limited number of graduate programs in a traditional residential academic community. The university also offers selected undergraduate and graduate course work by electronic means and at an extended learning center in El Paso, Texas. HPU maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio, which contributes to the university's reputation of being "a place where everybody is somebody."