MCC’s PTK chapter installs new members
One hundred and seventy-four Meridian Community College students were installed as new members of the Nu Upsilon chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) during a ceremony held in the McCain Theater.
Phi Theta Kappa is an international academic honor society for community and junior colleges. The organization promotes leadership, scholarship, service, and fellowship. Membership is open to any student who has earned 12 semester hours and has a grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale.
In his address to the new PTK members, guest speaker MCC President Dr. Tom Huebner shared that the induction ceremony is a favorite of his. “It’s not just about honor cords, certificates, or membership pins; it’s about discipline; it's about persistence. It’s about the decision each one of you has already made to pursue excellence when the average would have been easier,” he said.
PTK represents the highest level of community college scholarship in this country, and nationally, only a small percentage of students meet the academic threshold required for invitation, Dr. Huebner noted. “You have done more than enroll; you have excelled, and that distinction matters,” he said.
Dr. Huebner continued: “You are examples whether you intend to be or not. You are role models; younger siblings are watching, classmates are watching. Your communities are watching.”
“You’re going places, and it's going to be awesome to see you go and get there,” he added.
Fall 2025 inductees include:
Reine Sirri Akombo, Rachel Alonso, Ashley NeShae Andrews, Ethan R. Bassett, Brittney Alexis Battle, Emma A. Bearden, Hannah Elizabeth Beddingfield, Kynlie Rose Boles, Conner J. Bourg, Ridge L. Brown, Katherine Marie Bruner, Hannah Grace Buckley, Kalli Elizabeth Carrillo, Reagan Lynn Cochran, Mar’Sha B. Coleman, Keith W. Dailey, Laurel Shinn Davidson, Gabrielle A. Davis, Kilah LeeAnn Dearman, Madison Ruth Doggett, Avery Dronet, Rivers Cole Dronet, Daniel Alejandro Espin, Tatyana R’meykah Evans, Makayla Grace Feasel, Anita Floyd, Eric J. Fox, Ranisha Gentry, Anthony Gordon, Elijah Cade Griffin, Emily Marie Guin, AnnLee Grace Haney, A’Darrius Ja’Kari Hanible, Matelyn Nicole Herrington, Chelsea Hillhouse, Anabelle Katherine Hodges, William Kent Hodges, Ashley N. Holloman, Addyson T. Hover, Sarah E. Joyner, Jasmine Jalisa Kelly, Raegan M. King, Kalee G. Lathem, Steven Skyler Lewis, Ashlynn Caie Lofton, Patrick Cole Logan, Daijonne A. Long, Mia Luciano, Ariadna Magana, Anna Grace McCary, Jasper Molden, Raegan M. Moody, Hali Renea Morgan, Ava G. Null, Laney Odom, Carolyn Ann Palmer, Luis Perez, Kalyn Post, Jayla Powe, Harley Reid, Presley Alyse Rigdon, Caitlyn Robinson, Amalia B. Santiago, Josie E. Smith, Harley S. Strickland, Anaka Grace Sullivan, Hannah K. Tingle, Adilyn G. Way, Braxton Ryan Whitaker, and Makayla M. Williams.
Spring 2026 inductees include:
Timothy M. Adkins, Giuliana Aichino Moran, James Asher Alsobrooks, Nickolas D. Altman, Le-Tedra Rodtalia Amos, Montgomery L. Boleware, Brady C. Branstetter, Anna Claire Brewer, Jesse Brian Burke, Molly Grace Butler, Vakyhlia S. Coppins, Emma Claire Crocker, Lexus De Shawn Cuffey, Jenna Grace Dent, Aundraya K. Ealy, William Etheridge, Emma Claire Freeman, Macy B. Galyean, Juliana Veronica Garcia, Samuel C. Gideon, Landon Parker Goldsmith, Levi W. Graeter, Evan L. Graham, Lauren J. Green, Hannah G. Gunn, Lunden James Hamilton, Autumn Rose Hampton, Chloe B. Hanna, Lindzi C. Harris, Jacob M. Hitt, Hayden-leigh R. Holifield, Justine Elizabeth Hook, Jordan Deshawn Howells, Graham Riley Jackson, Matthew Jackson, Nigel Naquil Jefferson, Ty’Rhiana Tenae Jeffery, Brooklyn Elizabeth Johnson, Glorious M. Johnson, Tina M. Laird, Alexandria Layfield, Faith Ganbrel Lewis, Emma Kate Lindsey, Jade Marion Matfey, John P. Mattina, Macy Marie McCharen, MarQues Mondrell McCray, Hallie McDonald, Caleb M. Mcelhenney, LaToiya Latrese McElroy, Matthew McKinley, Mallory K. Meadows, Keirsten R. Miller, James Hunter Moore, Mania Shynay Moss, Nicole Mugwadhi, Bethany Rose Nowell, Kalyn Elizabeth Oubre, Hayden N. Parrish, Destiny Petty, Aiden Knox Philyaw, Mya N. Pruett, Joshua C. Randall, Ellie J. Reid, Thomas Mitchell Robinson, Randall G. Robles, Savannah Rose, Marie Sawyer, Jackson Samuel Scott, Phillip Sharpe, Jordyn Shelton, Cinthia Silva Palacios, Ned Charles Simpson, Daniel Thompson Sinclair, Major B. Smith, Ryan A. Smith, Kyle Evan Stegall, Anna Lauren Stuckey, Anne M. Talley, Taylor Nicole Thompson, George Camden Thoms, Gavin Christopher Thurman, Tranecia K. Topps, Joslyn Aaliyah Turner, Walker Felton Van Meter, Anyston N. Vance, Natalie B. Verry, John Reid Vineyard, Annaston Joyce Wallace, Laci M. Walsh, Allison Michelle Walton, Hunter Glynn Walton, Samuel Wansley, Makayla Ward, Emma K. Wells, Geneva Lynn Westmoreland, Jardashia Cashe Williams, Kaleigh Grace Williamson, Cameron Willis, Lilley R. Worthington, Daphine Wright, Christopher Blake Young, and Lillian Zettler.
Nu-Upsilon Chapter co-advisors are Phyllis Holladay and Crystal Sterling.
For more information, visit meridiancc.edu/ptk.