THE CUM LAUDE SOCIETY

Areté

Diké

Timé
Excellence

Justice

Honor
An association of 370 chapters, approximately two dozen of which are located in public schools and the rest in independent schools in the United States,
the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Canada, England, France and Spain. Some 4,000 new student members are inducted annually.
 
Bradley Lyman announced as Register General-elect
At the recent Cum Laude Board meeting, Bradley E. Lyman was selected to become the ninth Registrar General of the Society. He will begin his service officially in November of 2008. In the full year prior, Brad will work with Buce and Karen Galbraith to effect a smooth transition from the current office in Florida. Brad has been Headmaster of Kentucky Country Day (Louisville, KY) for the past four years, and prior to that served as Assistant Headmaster at Park Tudor School (IN) while current Registrar General Bruce Galbraith was Headmaster and Registrar General. Registrar General-elect Lyman has selected Ms. Robbie McConnell of the KCDS staff as the next Cum Laude Office Manager.
 
NEW REGENT-ELECT APPOINTED
At the fall 2007 meeting of the Cum Laude Board, Donald C. North, Head of The Kinkaid School in Houston, Texas was designated Regent-elect for District VII, to replace Sam Salas, who has retired from his role as Head of the Breck School and has resigned from the Cum Laude Board. The Society welcomes Mr. North, and extends sincere thanks to Mr. Salas for 12 years of excellent, dedicated service to CLS.
 
Cum Laude Paper Winners Announced!
Press Release: National Winner: Brad Lightcap - The Hotchkiss School (CT)
List of District Winners - click here

Read the winning paper - click here
Winning paper footnotes

Winning paper bibliography
New as a Chapter Secretary? Please click on "Operating info for Chapter Secretary" (below).
If you still have questions, feel free to call Cum Laude (239) 390-3257
List of Officers and Regents Click here.

Operating info for Chapter Secretary Click here.
Order a Cum Laude plaque for your school. Click here.

Add the Cum Laude logo to your school's web page. Click here.
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Chapter secretaries - Please note: In November of 2005, Cum Laude sent you a three-year supply of the "Welcome to Cum Laude" (induction) booklets. These are sent at no charge every three years (2005, 2008, etc.) using your induction totals as a quantity guide.
 
CONTENTS OF THIS WEB PAGE
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General Information about Cum Laude

2008 Cum Laude Paper information (PDF' form)
Member Schools by district and state

Cum Laude Paper FAQ's
Chapter Names of all Chapters

History of Officers and Regents (all years)
Forms (PDF's of all Cum Laude forms)

Ten Year Report Information
Becoming a Member

When is my Ten-Year Report due?
Charter Application Form

Constitution and Brief History
Installation information

Scholarly Publications, Induction Speeches
 
NEWS:
Latest edition of Cum Laude News - click here
New Chapters Announced!
 
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Location List (Where to find it?)
 
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 Mission Statement
The Cum Laude Society recognizes academic achievement in secondary schools
for the purpose of promoting excellence (Areté), justice (Diké) and honor (Timé).
 
 A Brief History
Founded in 1906, the Cum Laude Society is dedicated to honoring scholastic achievement in secondary schools. The founders of the society modeled Cum Laude after Phi Beta Kappa and in the years since its founding, Cum Laude has grown to 350 chapters, approximately two dozen of which are located in public schools and the rest in Independent schools. Membership is predominantly in the United States, but chapters also are located in Canada, England, France, Spain, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
 
The Cum Laude logo
Originally named the Alpha Delta Tau fraternity, The Cum Laude Society adopted a stylized version of the Greek letter Tau ( t ) as its logo. Even though the fraternity evolved into the Cum Laude Society in the 1950's, the original logo was retained. It is used on all official publications and on Cum Laude pins to this day. The Greek alphabet developed in classical times (around the 9th century BC) and continues to be used for a variety of other purposes such as mathematical symbols and names of stars. Tau is the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
For information about Cum Laude, contact:
 THE CUM LAUDE SOCIETY, INC.
23490 Caraway Lakes Drive
Bonita Springs, FL 34135-8441
239/390-3257 FAX: 239/390-3245
E-mail: cumlaudesociety@mac.com
 
Web Page: www.cumlaudesociety.org
 
Officers and Regents
 OFFICERS
 

Thomas C. Hudnut, President General

Arlyce M. Seibert, Secretary General

Harvard-Westlake School, (3700 Coldwater Canyon Ave.)

Cranbrook Schools

P. O. Box 1037, No. Hollywood, CA 91604-0037

P.O. Box 801, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0801

Tel: 818/980-6612 Fax: 818/505-5362

Tel: 248/645-3602 Fax: 248/645-3524

Send an e-mail: thudnut@hw.com

Send an e-mail: aseibert@cranbrook.edu

Robert C. Smoot, III, Deputy Pres. General

Bruce W. Galbraith, Registrar General

1113 Inverness Drive

Cum Laude Society

St. Augustine FL 32092

23490 Caraway Lakes Dr., Bonita Springs, FL 34135-8441

Tel: 904/940-3198 FAX: 904/940-3126

Tel: 239/390-3257 FAX: 239-390-3245

Send an e-mail: smootr@bellsouth.net

Send an e-mail: cumlaudesociety@mac.com
 
 
REGENTS
 

William C. Prescott, Jr., District I Regent for Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Elizabeth Duffy, District II Regent-elect
Regent for Pennsylvania and New Jersey

557 Smith Neck Road

The Lawrenceville School

So. Dartmouth, MA 02748

2500 Lawrenceville Rd.-Box 6008

Tel: 508/992-6330

Tel: 609/896-0408 FAX: 609/895-2161

Send an e-mail: wprescott@wheelerschool.org

Send an e-mail: eduffy@lawrenceville.org
 
 
 
Walter C. Johnson, District III
Regent for Connecticut and New York

Jean Waller Brune, District IV Regent for Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington D. C., Puerto Rico, Canada, England, France, Spain and the Phillipines

Hackley School

Roland Park Country School

293 Benedict, Tarrytown NY 10591

5204 Roland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21210

Tel: 914/366-2601 Fax: 914/631-8929

Tel: 410/323-5500 FAX: 410/323-2164

Send an e-mail: wjohnson@hackleyschool.org

Send an e-mail: brunej@rpcs.org

 
Dr. Edward J. Fox, Jr., District V Regent for Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina
Arlyce M. Seibert, District VI
Regent for Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee

P.O. Box 2747

Cranbrook Schools

Cashiers, NC 28717

P.O. Box 801, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0801

Tel: 828/743-9778 Fax: (Same as phone)

Tel: 248/645-3602 Fax: 248/645-3524

Send an e-mail: cashiersfox@aol.com

Send an e-mail: aseibert@cranbrook.edu

 
Donald C. North, District VII Regent-elect for Arkansas, Illinois,
Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin

Thomas C. Hudnut, District VIII Regent for Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington

The Kinkaid School

Harvard-Westlake School, (3700 Coldwater Canyon Ave.)

201 Kinkaid School Dr., Houston TX 77024

P. O. Box 1037, No. Hollywood, CA 91604-0037

Tel: 713/782-9778 Fax: 713/782-3543

Tel: 818/980-6612 Fax: 818/505-5362
Send an e-mail: don.north@kinkaid.org
Send an e-mail: thudnut@hw.com
 
REGENTS-AT-LARGE

William M. Williams

Paul M. Pressly

15 Beacon Hill Rd.

227 E. 45th St.

Strafford, VT 05072

Savannah, GA 31405-2215

Tel: 802/765-4520 FAX: 802/765-9903

Tel: 912/ 233-6551

Send an e-mail: wmw232@aol.com

Send an e-mail: ppressly@aol.com
 
 
STAFF
Karen V. Galbraith, Central Office Secretary
23490 Caraway Lakes Drive
Bonita Springs, FL 34135-8441
239/390-3257 FAX: 239/390-3245
E-mail: cumlaudesociety@mac.com
Web Page: cumlaudesociety.org

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Officers and Regents through the years