Coker College Student Virginia Martin Inducted into Phi Alpha Honor Society

HARTSVILLE, S.C. (03/29/2012)(readMedia)-- Coker College is pleased to announce that Virginia Martin has been selected to be a member of Phi Alpha, the International Honor Society in Social Work. Martin is a senior social work major from Florence, S.C.

The purpose of Phi Alpha is to provide a closer bond among students of social work and promote humanitarian goals and ideals. Phi Alpha fosters high standards of education for social workers and invites into membership those who have attained excellence in scholarship and achievement in social work.

Membership is open to social work majors who have achieved sophomore status, completed nine semester hours of social work coursework, have an overall grade-point average of 3.0 and a 3.25 GPA in required social work courses.

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.