By Phillip Lee
LIBERAL, Kan. – The Seward County Community College chapter of Phi Theta Kappa held its induction ceremony for the fall on Tuesday.
Seventy-nine SCCC students were inducted into the honor society for community colleges. To be eligible, students must have completed at least 12 hours of college-level courses or six hours towards a certification and have a GPA of 3.5 or higher after their first semester. Students include dual credit high school seniors and up.
First-time PTK advisors Norma Jean Dodge, director of Business & Industry, and communications instructor Amy Thompson, were excited for the students and the opportunities that joining the group will have for them.
“… Phi Theta Kappa offers students an opportunity to building meaningful connections through conferences, online trainings, and scholarship programs,” Dodge said.
Thompson added, “The internships and leadership trainings offered through PTK International are significant and not things that we can offer on our own. I don’t think anyone is going to be convinced by hearing they can learn Robert’s Rules of Order, but that is a byproduct of building professional leadership skills. Leadership isn’t always easy.”
The purpose of Phi Theta Kappa shall be to recognize and encourage scholarship among two-year college students. To achieve this purpose, Phi Theta Kappa shall provide opportunity for the development of leadership and service, for an intellectual climate for exchange of ideas and ideals, for lively fellowship for scholars, and for stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence.
The following students were inducted:
Eduardo Aguilar, Elizabeth Alfaro, Emily Amaro, Matheus Ambrozio, Emily Avitia, Josefina Bailetti, Karleigh Baker, Briana Beltran, Mario Beltran, Gage Bridenstine, Parker Brown, Scarlett Buchman, Nicole Calderon Cespedes, Taylor Cardwell, Lesley Carrillo, Veronica Carrillo, Teosha Culzac, Sebastian De Las Salas Vasquez, Emily Dodge, Jackson Dodge, Orvin Dyck, Kerlyn Enamorado, Edgar Estrada, Leta Feldhausen, Mariela Franco, Rodrigo Gamarra Clavijo, Carmen Garcia, Cynthia Garcia, Guadalupe Giron, Lisa Mariana Gomez Lopez, Noemi Gonzalez, Joseph Haskell, Jovi Hauser, Keyla Hernandez, Manuel Hernandez, Luis Hernandez-Villa, Angelina Hignett, Chelsee Hill, Montana Holt, Ainsley Horinek, Fabiola Jimenez, Laura Jones, Cristina Juarez, J. Brooks Kapplemann, Elizabeth Knudsen, Valeria Lechuga Ramirez, Kiara Leiton Amador, Azalia Maldonado, Karen Mendoza Holguin, Rinna Merino, Samantha Miller, Alyssa Morgan, Juan Murillo Pazos, Tuan Nguyen, Kaylee Nix, Jose Ontiveros Cruz, Carolina Orrantia, Arlet Perez, Emma Petton, Marcelina Pyka, Andrea Reza, Sierra Rhoades, Arely Rios Favela, Nubia Rodriguez, Ximynalee Rojas, Nayeli Romero, Alysha Rosales, Clarissa Sianuqui Munoz, Oscar Soto, Brigette Stoddard, Alexis Suastegui, Jose Tarango, Alyzabeth Taylor, Benjamin Valdes-Arroyo, Daniel Valdes-Arroyo, Jennifer Valles, Kevin Vasquez Vail, Alexis Vizcarra and Alexis Williams.
