Northeast State welcomed more than 50 new members to the Alpha Iota Chi chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society. The Fall 2023 members were inducted into the honor society for community college students at a ceremony held Nov. 18 in the Wayne G. Basler Library on the Blountville campus.
The ceremony was led by Dr. Jane Honeycutt, the chapter’s faculty advisor and assistant vice president for Teaching Excellence & Academic Services at Northeast State. The College’s Vice President for Academic Affairs Connie Marshall served as keynote speaker at the ceremony.
The chapter’s Fall 2023 inductees are: Jennifer Abel, Mabellie Adams, Ashley Andrade, Blane Arnold, Dwayne Arnold, Nathaniel Barnes, Abigail Blevins, Stephanie Bolden, Laura Brown, Paula Butcher, Kate Casell, Grace Cheshire, Jessica Clark, Hanna Coonley, Dow Cox, Drew Dalton, Chelsea Dickerson, Tanner Duncan, Meredith Eades, Drew Farmer, Benjamin Franklin, Joshua Gauthier, Alisha Goodman, Jessica Green, Ella Helms, Ashley Hopson, Solana Hosburgh, Emily Johnson, Jasmine Keller-Ferguson, Amanda Looney, Jonah Mann, Casey Manning, Mitchell Munsey, Mia Nagai, Allison Ratliff, Daniel Rhymer, Isaac Richardson, Ashlynn Russell, Mason Russell, Michelle Seymour, Jessica Shearin, Ethan Short, Tiara Sokol, Gracie Sproles, Allen Stanley, Patricia Stover, Noah Sullivan, Brody Summey, Timothy Van Fossen, Danielle Webber, William Weidenaar, Ashley Wilson, Christopher Thrasher, and Gavin Wilson.
Dr. Marshall urged the inductees to make the most of their time at Northeast State and take advantages of all the College’s opportunities to grow and learn.
“The experiences you have here will stick with you always,” Dr. Marshall said. “You have already proven you have discipline, knowledge, and desire to be successful. Use those qualities as a driving force to make a true impact on those around you. Welcome to the Phi Theta Kappa family and go do great things.”
To qualify for membership to 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 all students meeting these criteria.
The Alpha Iota Chi chapter consistently earns regional and national PTK convention accolades for chapter projects and individual officer service. The chapter recently earned 1st place award as the state’s Distinguished Chapter Officer Team at the Tennessee Regional PTK Convention. Alpha Iota Chi holds five-star status, the highest level of participation in Phi Theta Kappa activities.
PTK is the largest honor society in American higher education with more than 1.3 million members and 1,300 chapters located in all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canada, and Germany.
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