Rowan-Cabarrus Community College’s chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society recently held its annual induction ceremony and welcomed 36 new members.
The Alpha Sigma Sigma chapter at RCCC also celebrated receiving the prestigious Pinnacle Award for the second time in three years.
The Pinnacle Award recognizes PTK chapters for successfully enhancing their recruitment and orientation strategies, as measured by the number of its new members.
Phi Theta Kappa is the largest honor society in American higher education, with more than 2 million members and 1,200 chapters located in all 50 states and U.S. territories, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Germany, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, United Arab Emirates and Palau.
Students must complete a minimum of 12 hours of associate degree course work and earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for membership.
Students also must maintain a high academic standing throughout their enrollment in a two-year college, with a 3.0 GPA.
Among the 2008 inductees of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society at RCCC are:
China Grove: Ryan Galloway
Concord: Kellie Annas, Matthew Boyle, Justin Cantrell, Erin Derr, Pamela Feeney, Dennis Gray, Randi Swaringen, Robin Ventro
Faith: Patty Long, Rhonda Morgan
Kannapolis: Selena Cabral, Dawn Evans, Cynthia Floyd, Melissa Green, Barry Lentz, Darlene McCorkle, Mark Royster
Mooresville: Charles Bass, Kristy Cloutier
Mount Pleasant: Ailene Monroe, Virginia Yost
Rockwell: Sondra Merrifield, Brandi Smith, Britini Starnes
Salisbury: Joseph Ackerman, Heather Fogner, Atalie Frick, Sebrena Gaither, Alton Link, Chelsea Moore, Julia Peck, Adam Ryerson, Tara Safrit
Jane Benson, RCCC director of technology tutoring centers and accounting instructor, serves as the college’s Phi Theta Kappa adviser.