Richard Solomon Gustavson of Garden City has accepted membership in The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS). Richard will be honored during an Induction Convocation this fall on the campus of Cornell University. He was valedictorian of Garden City High School, class of 2007. Melanie Wegener, also a member of the class of 2007, will be inducted in this honor society at Cornell University.

NSCS is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is the nation's only interdisciplinary honors organization for first - and second-year college students. membership is by invitation only, based on grade point average and class standing. NSCS has more than 650,000 lifetime members and 228 chapters in all 50 states, the district of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

For more information about the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, call (202 265-9000, visit nscs.org , or contact Richard Solomon Gustavson at (516) 398-2231.