The National Society of Collegiate Scholars honored Baker University sophomore Courtney Boedeker by selecting her as Baker’s Chapter Award recipient.

The honors organization recognizes first and second-year college students with a focus on scholarship, leadership and service.

The award was given to one member in each chapter of NSCS organization among universities nationwide. Each recipient was chosen based on the ability to demonstrate leadership and for their scholarship and integrity.

“I thought it’d be cool for one of the new members to get it to show how our incoming class can represent NSCS well,” Boedeker said.

Boedeker, a new member to the organization last year, applied for the award after a discussion at one of Baker’s NSCS meetings and reading about it online.<br/>

Because one member of the chapter was guaranteed to receive the award, members were encouraged to apply.

“I decided to apply for the award because there’s one person from each chapter that gets the award, so I thought there are pretty good odds of getting it,” Boedeker said.