The Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society for Business, Management, and Administration was established in 1994 to provide an opportunity for institutions with regional accreditation, but not specialized accreditation in business, to confer international recognition on their business, management, and administration students for their outstanding academic achievements. To be eligible for membership, a business student must rank in the top 20 percent of the junior, senior, or graduate class and be invited to membership by the SBD faculty officers. 

The following individuals have been inducted into the Hope International University chapter of Sigma Beta Delta at the Spring 2026 ceremony:

Faculty

• Dr. Richard J. Sands

Undergraduate

• Hugo González Gutiérrez
• James Kirk Lane
• Brandi Hope Valdez

Graduate

• Jose Andrew Canada

Sigma Beta Delta encourages and promotes aspirations toward personal and professional improvement and a life distinguished by honorable service to humankind. Hope International University's College of Business and Management congratulates these five individuals who have demonstrated excellence in their academic and professional careers in business. 

The creation of Sigma Beta Delta follows a 200-year tradition of honoring scholastic achievement in higher education, beginning with the establishment of Phi Beta Kappa honor society in Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1776. To date, Sigma Beta Delta has installed more than 450 chapters in 48 states and internationally, inducting more than 90,000 members worldwide.