Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Inducts 12 MCC Students

Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society’s Beta Xi Xi Chapter held its 28th induction ceremony on March 14 at Muskegon Community College. Twelve new inductees were recognized at the event in the Blue and Gold Room. The new inductees are: (front row, left to right) Mychaela Knoll, Kristina Ekkel, Autumn David, Kaitlyn Miller, Brianna White and Allison Wernstrom. (back row, left to right) Nathaniel White, Collin Nelson, Brenda Humphrey, Nickolas Ponce, Erika Sandoval and Zhane Harris.

Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society’s Beta Xi Xi Chapter held its 28th induction ceremony on March 14 at Muskegon Community College. Twelve new inductees were recognized at the event in the Blue and Gold Room. The new inductees are: (front row, left to right) Mychaela Knoll, Kristina Ekkel, Autumn David, Kaitlyn Miller, Brianna White and Allison Wernstrom. (back row, left to right) Nathaniel White, Collin Nelson, Brenda Humphrey, Nickolas Ponce, Erika Sandoval and Zhane Harris.

Twelve 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 28th ceremony held March 14 in the Blue and Gold Room on campus.

The newest inductees, listed alphabetically by high school or homeschool, are:

Buchanan: Mychaela Knoll
Coopersville: Kaitlyn Miller
Fremont: Krisitina Ekkel
Grand Haven: Brenda Humphrey
Hart: Nickolas Ponce
Homeschool: Brianna White
Muskegon: Erika Sandoval
Muskegon Catholic Central: Zhane Harris
Reeths-Puffer: Autumn David, Collin Nelson, Allison Wernstrom, Nathaniel White

Providing remarks at the 2019 ceremony were MCC President Dale K. Nesbary and Deborah Halbower from the Northwood University Admissions Office.

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.

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.