Amanda Nicholson '13 inducted into Alpha Delta Sigma

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Marietta College senior Amanda Nicholson was recently inducted into Alpha Delta Sigma.

MARIETTA, OH (04/29/2013)(readMedia)-- Marietta College's Amanda Nicholson '13 (Marietta, Ohio) was recently inducted into Alpha Delta Sigma, the American Advertising Federation honor society.

The honor society recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement in advertising studies. ADS is the only national, professional advertising honorary society in American higher education. The organization dates back to 1913 when the fraternity was founded at the University of Missouri.

In 1969, ADS merged with Gamma Alpha Chi, a similar organization for women. Later, in 1973, ADS merged with the American Advertising Federation. ADS is the only national, professional advertising honorary society in American higher education. Each year hundreds of students from AAF college chapters are nominated and inducted into Alpha Delta Sigma.

Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy begun in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,430 full-time students. The College offers 44 majors and has been listed among Barron's Best Buys in College Education and Peterson's Competitive Colleges, and has been recognized as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, as well as one of the nation's best by Forbes.com.

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