Northeast State welcomed a new class of members to its Alpha Iota Chi chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society during an induction ceremony held April 28 at the Blountville campus.
The ceremony was led by Dr. Jane Honeycutt, the chapter’s faculty advisor and assistant vice president for Teaching Excellence at Northeast State. The chapter’s vice president of Leadership, Christopher Jones, administered the Phi Theta Kappa oath for new members.
“You have just joined the fifth most distinguished chapter in the country,” Honeycutt told the new Alpha Iota Chis. “We hope each and everyone one of you will be active chapter members, and this will be one of the best things do decide to do here.”
President Bethany Flora welcomes the new Alpha Iota Chis.
The chapter’s newest inductees recognized were: Myla Anderson; Laura Austin; Kaylee Autry; Nathaniel Barnett; Philip Bateman; Sherianne Beach; Tera Beachley; Chelsea Begley; Amy Blankenship; Whitney Blessing; Randi Bogle; David Brooks; Tammy Carrier; Alexis Chan; Jacob Chess; David Clayton; Hannah Coalson; Macy Collin; Madison Collins; Dalton Cordle; Ashley Cossin; Hannah Crawford; Michael Creamer; Angel Cunningham; Haleigh Darnell; Daniel Dotson; Allison Elliott; Tonia Ellsworth; Madison Ensor; Paula Faidley; Nicholas Fender; Kenneth Fleenor; Laura Griffin; Kelsey Guy; Makenna Hallingstad; Autumn Hart; Alexandria Hawkins; Abigail Hines; Melissa Hooper; Rylie Housewright; Joni Hughes; Malachi Hughes; Zackary Keith; Christopher Koubele; Joel Larue; Hunter Leonard; Mackenzie Leonard; Shawn Looker; Kurt McIntosh; Charis McReynolds; Emily Mears; Estrella Mendoza; Nathalie Nixon; Cassie Moffitt; Blake Montgomery; Caitlin Morrison; Ashley Mullins; Tuan Nguyen; Kasey Osborne; Matthew Parvin; McKenzie Peavler; Bethany Perhne; Teri Phillips; Jacob Powers; Anthony Ramey; Jacob Ramey; Breanna Rameriz; Alyssa Rees; Emily Rogers; Brittany Rowell; Amber Royston; Mohammad Salehi; Hannah Saulsbury; Kristina Scalf; Alexander Skidmore; Melody Stewart; Kaytlin Stout; Eric Swatzell; Sarah Taylor; Sierra Taylor; John Tester; Abigail Thouin; Brandon Tincher; Madeleine Van Huet; and Laura Wrigley.
Alpha Iota Chi scored numerous individual and chapter awards at the regional and national level in 2019. Those competition awards included being named one of the Top 40 Most Distinguished Chapters, one of the Top 10 Most Distinguished Chapters, and selected as the Fifth Finalist for the Most Distinguished Chapter in the nation.
Welcoming new colleagues to Alpha Iota Chi.
Northeast State President Bethany Flora served as guest speaker at the ceremony. She advised students to adhere to the honor society’s hallmarks – Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Fellowship – as guideposts in all their academic endeavors. She also said having a good sense of humor, not taking yourself too seriously, and not being afraid to fail would serve them well in achieving future success.
“I can’t wait to see what you do in the next season of your life at this college,” she said.
To qualify for membership in Phi Theta Kappa, a student must be enrolled full-time in an associate degree program, have completed at least 12 hours of college-level coursework, and have a minimum 3.5 grade point average. A college’s Phi Theta Kappa chapter extends membership invitations to students meeting these criteria.
Alpha Iota Chi has achieved five-star status, the highest level of participation in Phi Theta Kappa activities. The society supports the four hallmarks of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Fellowship that are designed to give members opportunities for personal growth as well as service to others. Phi Theta Kappa ranks as the largest honor society in American higher education with more than 1.3 million members and 1,200 chapters.
Northeast State welcomed a new class of members to its Alpha Iota Chi chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society during an induction ceremony held April 28 at the Blountville campus.
The ceremony was led by Dr. Jane Honeycutt, the chapter’s faculty advisor and assistant vice president for Teaching Excellence at Northeast State. The chapter’s vice president of Leadership, Christopher Jones, administered the Phi Theta Kappa oath for new members.
“You have just joined the fifth most distinguished chapter in the country,” Honeycutt told the new Alpha Iota Chis. “We hope each and everyone one of you will be active chapter members, and this will be one of the best things do decide to do here.”
The chapter’s newest inductees recognized were: Myla Anderson; Laura Austin; Kaylee Autry; Nathaniel Barnett; Philip Bateman; Sherianne Beach; Tera Beachley; Chelsea Begley; Amy Blankenship; Whitney Blessing; Randi Bogle; David Brooks; Tammy Carrier; Alexis Chan; Jacob Chess; David Clayton; Hannah Coalson; Macy Collin; Madison Collins; Dalton Cordle; Ashley Cossin; Hannah Crawford; Michael Creamer; Angel Cunningham; Haleigh Darnell; Daniel Dotson; Allison Elliott; Tonia Ellsworth; Madison Ensor; Paula Faidley; Nicholas Fender; Kenneth Fleenor; Laura Griffin; Kelsey Guy; Makenna Hallingstad; Autumn Hart; Alexandria Hawkins; Abigail Hines; Melissa Hooper; Rylie Housewright; Joni Hughes; Malachi Hughes; Zackary Keith; Christopher Koubele; Joel Larue; Hunter Leonard; Mackenzie Leonard; Shawn Looker; Kurt McIntosh; Charis McReynolds; Emily Mears; Estrella Mendoza; Nathalie Nixon; Cassie Moffitt; Blake Montgomery; Caitlin Morrison; Ashley Mullins; Tuan Nguyen; Kasey Osborne; Matthew Parvin; McKenzie Peavler; Bethany Perhne; Teri Phillips; Jacob Powers; Anthony Ramey; Jacob Ramey; Breanna Rameriz; Alyssa Rees; Emily Rogers; Brittany Rowell; Amber Royston; Mohammad Salehi; Hannah Saulsbury; Kristina Scalf; Alexander Skidmore; Melody Stewart; Kaytlin Stout; Eric Swatzell; Sarah Taylor; Sierra Taylor; John Tester; Abigail Thouin; Brandon Tincher; Madeleine Van Huet; and Laura Wrigley.
Alpha Iota Chi scored numerous individual and chapter awards at the regional and national level in 2019. Those competition awards included being named one of the Top 40 Most Distinguished Chapters, one of the Top 10 Most Distinguished Chapters, and selected as the Fifth Finalist for the Most Distinguished Chapter in the nation.
Northeast State President Bethany Flora served as guest speaker at the ceremony. She advised students to adhere to the honor society’s hallmarks – Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Fellowship – as guideposts in all their academic endeavors. She also said having a good sense of humor, not taking yourself too seriously, and not being afraid to fail would serve them well in achieving future success.
“I can’t wait to see what you do in the next season of your life at this college,” she said.
To qualify for membership in Phi Theta Kappa, a student must be enrolled full-time in an associate degree program, have completed at least 12 hours of college-level coursework, and have a minimum 3.5 grade point average. A college’s Phi Theta Kappa chapter extends membership invitations to students meeting these criteria.
Alpha Iota Chi has achieved five-star status, the highest level of participation in Phi Theta Kappa activities. The society supports the four hallmarks of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Fellowship that are designed to give members opportunities for personal growth as well as service to others. Phi Theta Kappa ranks as the largest honor society in American higher education with more than 1.3 million members and 1,200 chapters.
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