ECC Inducts 28 Students Into Honor Society
Edgecombe Community College’s Alpha Omega Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa recently welcomed 28 new members. Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society for students attending two-year schools.
The organization held an induction ceremony on the Tarboro campus on Thursday, Oct. 24. The guest speaker was Suzi Shippen-Wagner, surgical technology program chair at ECC and the 2024 Hitachi Astemo Endowed Faculty Chair recipient.
Samanthia Phillips, vice president of Student Services, also shared remarks.
The Fall 2024 Phi Theta Kappa inductees are:
Bottom row (l-r)
- Katlyn Evans
- Cameron Woodard
- Olivia Hayes
- Jasmin Aparicio-Tobar
- Jesus Cabrera-Hernandez
- Bri’Niya Parker
- Kenadie Barfield
Middle row (l-r)
- Jayla Glass
- Estefany Vazquez Oviedo
- Harper Doughtie
- Corina Holland
- Daniella Ponce
- Brylee Abrams
- Jackson Pollard
- Ciara Smith
Top row (l-r)
- Joseph Hernandez
- Antonia Vital
- Haylie Zepernick
- Gretchen Darnley
- Kamryn Shaw
- Tristan Revis
- Ajeda Thomas
- Eddie Batchelor
Not Pictured
- Joseph Bentley
- Alfredo Hernandez-Garcia
- Maya Roberts
- Samaia Robinson
Math instructors Jordan Carter and Karin Ruffin serve as co-advisors to the honor society. To be a member of Phi Theta Kappa, students must have completed 12 credit hours in an associate degree program and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Students must then maintain at least a 3.25 grade point average to remain in the organization.