Students Named to Honor Society
Edgecombe Community College recently inducted new members into its chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa student honor society. From left are QuinLisha Dickens, Joshua Howell, Ashley Raya, Dylan Everette, Shawneequa James, Rafael Serrano-Acosta, Carolyn Worsley, Kenneth Maywald, and Kassiti Figueroa.
Edgecombe Community College’s Alpha Omega Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa welcomed eleven new members into its membership recently.
Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society for students attending two-year schools.
The organization held an induction ceremony on April 18 on the Rocky Mount campus. The guest speaker was Jacob Wiser, Phi Theta Kappa Carolinas Regional President. College President Dr. Greg McLeod also shared remarks.
Spring 2024 Phi Theta Kappa inductees are:
- Aprilrain Baylor
- QuinLisha Dickens
- Dylan Everette
- Kassiti Figueroa
- Joshua Howell
- Shawneequa James
- Valerie Martin
- Kenneth Maywald
- Ashley Raya
- Rafael Serrano-Acosta
- Carolyn Worsley
Math instructors Karin Ruffin and Jordan Carter serve as advisors to the honor society and also presented remarks at the induction.
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.