On April 28, 1926, fifteen premedical students at the University of Alabama met with Dr. Jack Montgomery, premedical advisor and professor of organic chemistry, to formalize the organization of a new premedical honor society. Baylor University, Samford University, The University of Texas, and the University of South Carolina established chapters in 1928/29. At the first national convention at the University of Alabama on April 18, 1930, ten members representing five chapters and one petitioning group were in attendance. In 1949, AED was incorporated in the State of Michigan. In February 1962, the Society was reincorporated in the District of Columbia as a nonprofit, educational organization. From these modest beginnings, Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED) has today become the world's largest Honor Society exclusively serving premedical education, with a membership exceeding 144,000 in 186 chapters.
In the fall of 2005, Dr .Paul Sisson, the newly-appointed Dean of the College of Sciences, was responsible for initiating the process of forming a chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta at LSUS. Under the guidance of the newly appointed LSUS Pre-med Chairman, Dr. Tara Williams-Hart, the newly initiated AED chapter began. For more about the founding of the LSUS chapter, read the article "A Chapter of ΑΕΔ to be Established at LSUS". For more information about ΑΕΔ, visit the national organization website.
We would like to acknowledge the following people who have helped us prepare our application for the national office: