BEVERLY, Mass. — Recently Abigail Downs was initiated into the Honor Society of Nursing at Endicott College. The Endicott College Honor Society of Nursing was established in 2010 to recognize undergraduate and graduate nursing students who have achieved excellence in nursing.

Downs was also recently initiated into Phi Sigma, the nationally recognized honor society for students in the field of biological sciences. Phi Sigma Biological Sciences Honor Society was founded at Ohio State University in 1915 for the purpose of promoting research and academic excellence in the biological sciences.

Abigail, a junior, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Downs of Auburn.