Parker Dunaway Inducted into Leadership Society at Hampden-Sydney College

2013 Oct 29

On Sunday, October 27, Hampden-Sydney College junior Parker Alexander Dunaway was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society for college men and women. The Lambda Circle of ODK was established at Hampden-Sydney in 1924, and membership is a mark of highest distinction and honor. Selection of members is based on their influence as campus leaders to better campus life and to encourage high standards in all activities.

Parker is Editor-in-Chief of the student newspaper, The Hampden-Sydney Tiger, for the 2013-2014 academic year. He served last year as the Associate Editor. He serves as President of the Society for Collegiate Journalists and the Classics Club and Secretary of Phi Alpha Delta (pre-law). Parker is a member of the honor society Eta Sigma Phi (classics), the President's Leadership Council, the H-SC Board of Publications, the Future Educators Club, and the Society of '91 (leadership program). He was the recipient of the Outstanding Freshman Journalist Award at Final Convocation in April 2011 and the C.T. Crawley Music Award in April 2013. A history and Latin major, he is a graduate of Christian Life Academy and is the son of Heber E. Dunaway, Jr., MD of Baton Rouge and Kimbrell Dunaway of Jackson, MS.

A private college for men, Hampden-Sydney is ranked nationally in the top 100 of liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report. The College is known for its liberal arts curriculum, the Honor Code which stresses individual and collective responsibility, and a focus on the education of young men.

PHOTO: Front row, left to right: Joshua Gaskill, Chesapeake, VA; Brian Collins, Montpelier, VA; Drake Bishop, Blackstone, VA; Carter Guice, Mandeville, LA. Middle Row: Parker Dunaway, Baton Rouge, LA; Chris Stockinger, Spring, TX; Ryan Rivas, Fredericksburg, VA; Spencer Wiles, Belmont, NC; Arley Morelock, Charlotte, NC. Back Row: Raymond Owen, Natural Bridge, VA; Dalton Renick, Glen Allen, VA; Colby Carter, Manakin Sabot, VA; Aaron Gilani, Chesterfield, VA; Will Midkiff, Chesapeake, VA; Tarun Sharma, Great Falls, VA.