Fifty-four Hope College juniors and seniors have been inducted into Mortar Board, a national honor society that recognizes students for scholarship, leadership and service.

The students were recognized during an induction ceremony on Sunday, April 6, and during the college's annual Honors Convocation on Thursday, April 24.

The new members are:

Meredith Albers; Hamilton Jen Alderink; Coopersville Cynthia Bachhuber; Madison, Wis. Molly Baxter; Kennewick, Wash. Heidi Bender; Sturgis Peter Binnie; Whitewater, Wis. Jeremy Brieve; Holland Lindsay Close; Holland Kristi Creswell; Grand Rapids Scott Dalessandro; Hampden, Maine Kathleen Davenport; Gainesville, Fla. Jill DeVries; Appleton, Wis. Mike Dunlap; Saline Rebecca Eggenschwiler; Holland Anna Eriks; Holland Erik Frost; Midland Heather Hahn; Valparaiso, Ind. Kerilyn Harkaway; Saline Colette Harris; Chicago, Ill. Scott Hinze; Shelby Joy Hofmeyer; Oelwein, Iowa Andrew Huisman; Zeeland Sarah Keenan; Portage Jason Kingma; Grand Rapids Daniel Meeuwsen; Holland Jason Mejeur; St. Joseph Kristin Muellner; Park Ridge, Ill. Audrey Nauta; Grand Rapids Todd Neckers; Grand Rapids Christine Newell; Troy Mary Otterness; Schenectady, N.Y. Jen Paulus; Midland Laura Pearson; Plainwell Melinda Phillips; De Forest, Wis. Rachel Riemer; Ludington Erin Riley; Lockport, Ill. Michael Ross; River Forest, Ill. Kristine Schantz; Walled Lake Sarah Scholten; Grand Rapids Karen Schuen; Portage Jeffrey Seymour; Holland Caleb Sheng; Brighton Katherine Shepard; Elmhurst, Ill. Allison Spaude; Wausau, Wis. Timothy Stowe; Valparaiso, Ind. Sara Tatge; Crawfordsville, Ind. Jaclyn Timmer; Grandville Lindsay Townsend; Lombard, Ill. Ellen Vigants; Portage Tesha Wehrmeyer; Holland Julie Wilcox; Saline Sarah Wilkinson; Dowagiac Holly Winstanley; Eagle Nakisha Zwyghuizen; Zeeland