Molly Garud Awarded Alpha Lambda Delta Jo Anne J. Trow Undergraduate Scholarship

FAIRPORT, New York – The Board of Directors of Alpha Lambda Delta is pleased to announce that a Jo Anne J. Trow Undergraduate Scholarship in the amount of $1000 has been awarded to Molly Garud, a student at University of Georgia. The scholarship is for the 2022-23 academic year.

Garud is a Business Management major who hails from Macon, GA. She is an active member for the University of Georgia chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta. On campus, Garud a member of Young Life, the Society of Human Resources and Management (SHRM), and Reformed University Fellowship (RUF). When asked about the impact of her Alpha Lambda Delta membership, Garud said, “ALD inspires me to strive for excellence in all my opportunities. I am grateful for this community that encourages academic success.” Garud was inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta in 2021.

This year, Alpha Lambda Delta awarded 50 Trow scholarships to outstanding students from across the country. The scholarships currently offer five $6,000 awards, ten $3,000 awards, ten $2,000 awards and twenty-five $1,000 awards. Selection is based on maintaining a 3.5 grade point average, academic records, participation in Alpha Lambda Delta activities, campus and community service activities, and the applicant’s essay answers.

The Jo Anne J. Trow Scholarship was started in 1988, in honor of a past President of Alpha Lambda Delta. Jo Anne J. Trow is the former Vice President for Student Services at Oregon State University. Trow served Alpha Lambda Delta as a District Advisor from 1974 to 1979, as Secretary from 1979 to 1983, as President-elect from 1984 to 1985, and as President from 1985 to 1988. During her presidency, the Society’s governing body, the National Council, was
restructured to provide more streamlined operations.

Alpha Lambda Delta
Alpha Lambda Delta is an honor society that recognizes students’ academic success in their first year at a college or university. Founded in 1924 and active on 280 campuses, Alpha Lambda Delta inducts 22,000 members annually and has over 1.3 million lifetime members. Alpha Lambda Delta’s mission is to “encourage superior academic achievement, to
promote intelligent living and a continued high standard of learning, and to assist students in recognizing and developing meaningful goals for their unique roles in society.” Since 1939, Alpha Lambda Delta has been a certified member of the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS), the only national certifying body for collegiate honor societies.

For more information, contact Trish Maxwell at trish@nationalald.org or 585.364.0840.