CCC students inducted into Phi Theta Kappa | Local News
CLINTON — Clinton Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society hosted a virtual induction ceremony Feb. 23.
Forty members have been inducted into the CCC Alpha Theta Beta Chapter. Students are welcome to join Phi Theta Kappa if they have achieved a 3.5 grade point average and completed 12 credit hours.
Clinton Community College’s Fall 2021 Phi Theta Kappa Inductees include:
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Ryan Dun
Bryant
Danica Eberhart
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Anne Tulley
Camanche
Ella Blinkinsop
Alissa Vanstechelman
Charlotte
Dulcena Clarke
Alexis Vetter
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Chase Burken
Caleb Gruhn
Isaiah Jungen
Gabriel Kofahl
Ellie Rickertsen
DeWitt
Logan Frett
Delmar
Tenley Cavanagh
Maquoketa
Jackie Miller
Russell Voss
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Lacey Ritchie
Aleigha Robinson
Waterloo
Glenn Dalbey
Clinton Community College Spring 2022 Phi Theta Kappa inductees include:
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Briana Banker
Heather Dash
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Matthew Hardigan
Michael Metzger
Gideon Mussmann
Jeremy Schlueter
Erin Soesbe
Tyler Stivers
DeWitt
Jessica Schnoor
Maquoketa
Luc Fields
Larissa Fulner
Emma Ihrig
Briley Miller
Mechanicalville
Kyle Schveiger
Miles
Olivia Landon
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Blake Hansen
Lyndon, Ill.
Heather Allison
Morrisson, Ill.
Alexandria Bullard
Prophetstown, Illinois
Kayleen Church
Savannah, Illinois
Alice Coats
Rochester, Minnesota
Daniel White
Phi Theta Kappa chapter president MacKenzie Jackley and former PTK member Jenny Green served as emcees. Clinton Community College President Brian Kelly welcomed participants and congratulated the students who had the opportunity to join Phi Theta Kappa.
CKC Dean of Instruction Amy Madsen-Smith and Dean of Students Michelle Allmendinger announced the new members. Guest speaker Chelsie Pope presented an uplifting program on the opportunities Phi Theta Kappa has brought to her life. Pope is working on a doctorate while continuing to be active as the regional alumni chair of Phi Theta Kappa Iowa.
The CCC Chapter recently received the Paragon Award for New Councilor Rob Schadt. Alpha Theta Beta Chapter advisors also include CCC instructors Gina Bielski and Shirley Turnis.
The Alpha Theta Beta Chapter received 5-Star Chapter status, was named a Distinguished Chapter, and received the Most Distinguished Theme in Action award.
During the year, the chapter carried out several projects, including collecting souvenirs from alumni, a small lending library, sending more than 1,000 holiday cards to military troops, distributing anti -stress to students and teachers during finals and maintenance of the pollinator garden.
Additionally, advisors from the Alpha Theta Beta Chapter were honored for their dedication and service amid the many challenges presented in 2021. The CCC Chapter was named a REACH Chapter for its membership growth and will receive free graduation through the Phi Theta Kappa REACH rewards program.
The Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society is the largest honor society in American higher education with more than 1,200 chapters on two-year campuses and community colleges in all 50 states of the United States, Canada, South America. Germany and Japan. Scholarships totaling over $36 million are offered annually to Phi Theta Kappa students. Nearly 3 million students have been inducted since its founding in 1918, with approximately 131,000 students inducted each year.
To learn more about the program, contact Clinton Community College at 244-7001.
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