MCC’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society chapter installs new members
Ninety-eight 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, guest speaker MCC President Dr. Tom Huebner congratulated the inductees, noting that fewer than 10 percent of community college students nationwide are invited to become members of PTK. “You’re bright, you’re persistent, you’re motivated, and you’re challenged by excellence,” he said.
Dr. Huebner added, “You’re a person who can make a difference. You’re a person whose abilities, talents, and opportunities will present themselves in ways that may not for others.”
“You’re going to make a difference, and we’re excited for you when that happens,” he said.
Fall 2024 Phi Theta Kappa inductees include Ashlyn Apperson, Joseph Cole Blackwell, John Barry Bolden, Sarah Katherine Bounds, Austin Thomas Bucurel, Tafadzwa Chikomba, Terry Clayton, Trevor Clayton, Camden Cooper, Emily Covington, Sabrina Davis, Kionna Edwards, Audrey Gibson, Kaitlyn Melissa Hebig, Dane Hill, Daylon Horton, Samiya Antoniette Lewis, Allie Elizabeth Lundy, McKenzie Danielle Lundy, Micaleb Dewayne Matthews, Michaela Mayerhoff, Allison C. McCoy, Tiffany Daniels McDougle, Simon Ojeda, Karlee Faith Pierce, Celeste Sharpe, Sarah Grace Sherman, Elizabeth Shirley, Jolee Michelle Todd, Kambri Welborn, Mark Keven Whiteside, Gracie Wiggins, Kamryn Willoughby and Jacob Logan Young.
Spring 2025 Phi Theta Kappa inductees include Cayden N. Alexander, Christian Alexander Allen, Madison G. Allen, Julie Amacher, Tausha Bianchi, Sadler Jackson Blackwell, Serena F. Blackwell, Lainey B. Briggs, Brandon Robert Brown, Sumayah T. Burrage, Derek Byrd, Hannah Renae’ Capello, Lisa Carman, Ryan Clark Carpenter, Emily M. Casey, Mary Coumbe, Bailey M. Csaszar, Sara A. Davidson, Richard Connor Gehr, Lexie Elizabeth Gibson, Lyla M. Graham, Jayce D. Gunn, Autumn N. Hamburg, Taylor Rose Hamilton, Brooklee C. Harbour, Madison L. Hatcher, Michael Hernandez, Boston Lewis Hodges, Brittani J. Houston, Javar Renardo James, Anders Nymann Jensen, Camry Jayd Johnson, Ember Noel Johnson, Josh Clayton Kitchens, Allie G. Loftin, William Ethan Mallett, Thomas Mathis, Fletcher James Mayerhoff, Marlee Grace McCalister, Jenna McCoy, Aleah McMullan, Bailey Samantha Morris, Macy A. Oliver, Madelyn Cale Parker, Emma Claire Patterson, Clayton S. Phillips, Micah Lynn Polichnia, RaMiyah Shardai Price, Darius Quade Pyron, Adam Ivan Ramirez, Palmer Alexander Rigdon, Havyn Haze Riser, Addison Laike Satterfield, David Alexander Sherman, Alexis Belle Sides, Jimmie Smith, Richard J. Smith, Byron F. Stewart, Bennett Case Thurston, Nathan B. Trochessett, Rylee F. Turner, Aracely Villa Franca, Gabriel D. Ward, Madeline Alexis White, and Laken Brooks Williams.
Chapter officers include Alondra Arreola-Espino, president; Savannah Smith, vice president of leadership; Seth Garrett, vice president of scholarship and regional vice president; Chloe Smith and Earron Stewart, co-vice presidents of service; Katie Hayes, vice president of fellowship; Hannah Buchanan, vice president of membership; and Samuel Swanner, vice president of public relations.
MCC Math Instructors Phyllis Holladay and Crystal Sterling are PTK advisors.
Visit meridiancc.edu/ptk for more information.