Honor Society Inducts Twenty-six Students
From left, new Phi Theta Kappa honor society members at Edgecombe Community College include (front, from left) Katelyn Lee, Abbey Brake, Alayna Harris, Breanna Cavanaugh, Brandon Andrews, Teresa Kelly, Haley Robbins, Lyndsey Williams, Amanda Smith, (back) Trey Lancaster, Gregory Horne, Morgan McNamara, Taylor Williams, Dwayne Alexander, Bryson Parker, and Haley Anderson.
Edgecombe Community College’s Alpha Omega Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa inducted twenty-six students into its membership during a November 15 induction ceremony held on the Tarboro campus.
Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society for students attending two-year schools.
The guest speaker at the induction ceremony was Stephen Herring, religion, geography, and development studies instructor at ECC and recipient of the 2018-2019 Keihin Endowed Faculty Chair.
Fall 2018 Phi Theta Kappa inductees are:
- Dwayne Alexander
- Haley Anderson
- Brandon Andrews
- Abbey Brake
- Breanna Cavanaugh
- David Edwards
- Maria Garcia
- Kamlyn Greene
- Alayna Harris
- Heather Hobbs
- Gregory Horne
- Renee Howell
- Teresa Kelly
- Trey Lancaster
- Katelyn Lee
- Gregory Leggett
- Cesilia Lewis
- Morgan McNamara
- Bryson Parker
- Anna Rhodes
- Amie Ring
- Haley Robbins
- Amanda Smith
- Shawn Smith
- Lyndsey Williams
- Taylor Williams
Tamara Frank-Pourvady, a professional tutor at the College, serves as advisor 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 group.