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Christina Beltran Revilla
  • Environmental Science
  • Class of 2013
  • Pittsburgh, PA

Christina Beltran-Revilla ’13 Inducted into Kappa Alpha Omicron at Marietta College

2013 Jun 5

Christina Beltran-Revilla ’13 of Pittsburgh, PA, was inducted into the first class of the Kappa Alpha Omicron honorary this spring at Marietta College, during a special ceremony in the Rickey Science Center.

Beltran-Revilla is majoring in Environmental Studies and is a graduate of Fox Chapel Area High School.

Dr. Eric Fitch, Chair of Marietta's Environmental Science program and honorary founder of the KAO organization, presented each student with a certificate and an honor cord.

Fitch pointed out several benefits to belong to such a group.

"First of all, there is the benefit of inclusion in the only national honorary in our field as well as being a member specifically of the Delta chapter of what we believe is destined to become an organization with not only many chapters at colleges and universities across the U.S., but of the world," he said. "Members of KAO receive a copy of the Interdisciplinary Environmental Review and special consideration for attending the annual International Interdisciplinary Conference on the Environment. It is our hope that members of KAO will continue on part their undergraduate days and become full fledged member of the Interdisciplinary Environmental Association where they will be able to network with environmental professionals throughout the world and receive the type of collegial support that has previously been lacking to interdisciplinary environmental scientists and scholars."

To qualify for the honorary, students must have a sufficiently high grade point average overall and in the Environmental Science/Studies major. Students must also have demonstrated an interest in pursuing a career in or a higher education in an environmental field, as well be a strong proponent of maintaining and improving the quality of the natural environment and striving to live a sustainable lifestyle are factors as well.

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 1,400 full-time students. The College offers more than 40 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 and World Report and The Princeton Review.

Student's hometown ZIP code: 15238