Twenty-six Muskegon Community College students were inducted into the college’s Beta Xi Xi chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Honor Society during its 26th ceremony at MCC held March 14 in the Blue and Gold Room on campus.
The newest inductees, listed alphabetically by high school or home school, are:
Coopersville: Sara Zomberg
Factoryville Christian School (Athens, MI): Dianna Trudeau
Fruitport High School: Shane Lucas, Max Wright
GED: Andrew Storck
Grand Haven High School: Ready Frost, Jacob Nyland, Armand Perrier
Home School: Allison Gilles, Bailee Gorecki, Olivia Husmann, Veronika Lamphere, Joseph Thompson
Mona Shores High School: Lilly McCollum, Maxwell Olmstead
Montague High School: Jasper Bailey
Orchard View High School: Alyssa Meloche
Reeths-Puffer High School: Miranda Gonzalez, Lauren Martin, Blake Ross, Calvin Smith, Lindsie Traxler
Shelby High School: Kaitlyn Siersema
Western Michigan Christian: Lydia Hanes
Whitehall High School: Breann Comstock, Hanna Evans
Assisting with the 2018 ceremony was Morgan Brown, the PTK Regional President from Grand Rapids Community College.
In 1929, PTK was recognized as the official honor society for two-year colleges by the American Association of Community Colleges. Today, it is the largest honor society in American higher education, with more than 1.3 million members and 1,200 chapters located in 50 United States, U.S. territories, and other countries.
The new Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society inductees pose for a photo.
PTK serves to recognize and encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students and provide opportunities for growth and development through honors, leadership, and service programming. MCC chartered the Beta Xi Xi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa in November 2005.
To learn more about Beta Xi Xi and Phi Theta Kappa, visit https://www.muskegoncc.edu/phi-theta-kappa/ or contact Patti D’Avignon at (231)777-0341 or Lisa Anderson at (231)777-0274.