UHD Alumna Elizabeth Ruiz will be embarking on a six-month global speaking tour through the Golden Key International Honour Society to present leadership development workshops. As part of the Society's 2018 Global Leadership Summit Tour in Montreal, Canada, Ruiz will join nine other CANCON speakers, who were selected to inspire tomorrow's leaders.

Ruiz graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and a minor in communications studies from UHD.

Golden Key International Honour Society is the world's premier collegiate honor society, recognizing outstanding academic achievement and connecting individuals locally, regionally, and globally with a lifetime of opportunity, reward, and success.

The society partners with major corporations and programs to recognize and support academics, leadership, and service to cultivate personal, professional, and altruistic goals. Some notable honorary members of the Golden Key International Honour Society include novelist Margaret, Atwood; Desmond Tutu, South African Anglican cleric and theologian; and Elie Wiesel, Nobel Laureate and author.