PTK inducts new members on Paris campus

Published or Revised December 03, 2010

Eligible Paris Junior College students on the Paris campus were inducted into the Beta Zeta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the national two-year college academic honor society in ceremonies held Tuesday. "This is an important step in differentiating yourself from other job candidates when you enter the workforce," said Dr. Pamela Anglin, PJC president, in addressing the group. "Not only does it show academic excellence, you will also participate in community service projects and that shows future employers that you are willing to give back." Phi Theta Kappa is the largest honor society in American higher education with more than 1.7 million members and 11,000 chapters throughout the 50 states, territories, Canada and Germany. To be eligible for membership, a student must have completed on regular semester at Paris Junior College, accumulated 12 semester hours, have a grade point average of 3.5, and be within the upper 10 percent of the regularly enrolled student body. PJC's Beta Zeta Chapter was begun in 1932 and has remained active since that time. Vice President of Academic Studies Dwight Chaney and PTK sponsors Allen Williams and Marsha Dennis conducted the ceremonies. Ruth Ann Alsobrook is also a chapter sponsor on the Paris campus. Students inducted and their hometowns are: [b]Paris:[/b] Angela Archbold, Gayle Barrios, Michelle Bates, Louis Cararell, Cynthia Cobb, Dustin Coursey, Robert Cox, Leslie Creacy, Martin DeRemus, Jack Elliott, William Richard Johnson, Jenniffer Justice, Rachel Keenum, Sandra Martin, Karen Massie, Darlynn Morrison, Paige Salter, Katherine Schweers, Katherine Thomas, Angel Torres-Carmona, and Linda Towers. [b]Arthur City:[/b] Rita Davis, Bryan Parham [b]Blossom:[/b] Jennifer Awtry, Pecos McDonald, Erin Smith [b]Bogata:[/b] Kimberly Ann Allen, Alec Moreno [b]Brookston:[/b] Billie Jean Duvall [b]Cooper:[/b] Angeline Bower [b]Cunningham:[/b] Kati Evans [b]Deport:[/b] Casey Rose [b]Detroit:[/b] Theresa Ricks [b]Honey Grove:[/b] Lorie Barensprung, Joe Duncan, Walter Elizondo, Jessica McElroy [b]Hugo:[/b] Diana Koonce, Chad Miller [b]Idabel:[/b] Larry Wesley, Jr. [b]Lake Creek:[/b] Thaddeus Anderson [b]Pattonville:[/b] Zachary Wickes, Alyssa Woodall [b]Powderly:[/b] Anthony Abruscato, Juliana Abruscato, Jonathan Headley, Tawney King, Brytnie Miller, Britney Stevens [b]Sulphur Springs:[/b] William McGill Johnson, Nicholas Mead [b]Sumner:[/b] Kristen Temple [b]Texarkana:[/b] Cynthia Reed