Coker College Student Rebecca Dillon Inducted into Phi Sigma Iota Honor Society

HARTSVILLE, S.C. (03/27/2012)(readMedia)-- Coker College is pleased to announce Rebecca Dillon has been selected to be a member of Phi Sigma Iota, the International Foreign Language Honor Society. Dillon is a senior communication major from West Palm Beach, Fla.

Phi Sigma Iota recognizes outstanding accomplishment in the study or teaching of any of the academic fields related to foreign language, literature or culture. Membership is open to students who have completed at least one course in a foreign language at the third-year level, completed 45 semester hours, earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 and rank in the top 35 percent of their graduating class.

Established in 1908, Coker College readies undergraduates for personal and professional success through a distinctive four-year program that emphasizes a practical application of the liberal arts as well as hands-on and discussion-based learning within and beyond the classroom. Coker is ranked among the "Best Colleges" in the South by U.S. News & World Report as well as The Princeton Review. Located in Hartsville, S.C., Coker is within two hours of the cultural, financial and recreational resources of Charlotte, Columbia, Charleston and Myrtle Beach.