Sixty-four students inducted into Phi Theta Kappa

Published or Revised April 03, 2008

Sixty-four Paris Junior College students were inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society of the two-year college, during ceremonies held recently in DeShong Chapel, according to Joe Jackson, sponsor. Guest speaker for the ceremony was Dr. Kenneth Clinton, professor of sociology and director of the International Studies Program at Texas A&M University - Commerce. Dr. Clinton encouraged the students to travel, see other countries and know something about other people. He also said to be proud of where you are from because "others are proud of their nations." Dr. Clinton's final point was "excellence." He said it was not about winning, it's about being part of something and that "is what you are doing here today." Phi Theta Kappa is the largest honor society in American higher education with more than 1.7 million members and 1,100 chapters throughout the 50 states, territories, Canada and Germany. To be eligible for membership, a student must have completed one regular semester at Paris Junior College, accumulated 12 semester hours, have a grade point average of 3.5, and be within the upper scholastic 10 percent of the regularly enrolled student body. Students inducted and their hometowns include:

• Paris: Caleb Ballard, Stephany Boss, Allison Boyd, Caitin Commiato, Crystal Crabb, Erica Hamilton, Matthew Hanley, Brian Kelso, Sheila A. Kyle, Kenneth Lawrence, Beverly Relford, Tara Slough, Tanya Streety, Shannon Sturgill, Jordan Thomas, Tara Wood, Juliann Wright

• Brookston: Courtney McNeal

• Powderly: Ryan Murry, Kristyn Philips

• Sumner: David Thomas, Stephanie Tidwell

• Clarksville: Lauren Beers, Amanda Smith

• Honey Grove: Ali Pry

• Bogata: Mallory Rozell

• Cooper: Scott Landers

• Bagwell: Ginger Sanford

• Idabel, Okla: Arthur Stewart

• Sulphur Springs: Audrey Claire Adams, Donna Jetton, Renee Kuchasha Mayfield, Rita Stoltenberg, Brian Vaughn

• Quinlan: Darien Evans, Sabrina Janosko, Judith Serrano

• Emory: Kristi Hill-Morris, Kellie Sims, Vicki Slayton

• Commerce: Jesse Anderson, Nicholas Dizer, Robert Grove, Andrew Steffee

• Greenville: Jedidiah Allen, Trista Davenport, Samuel England, Andrew Figueroa, Allison Jones, Amy Lewis-Bradfield, Jourdan Sullivan

• Royse City: Amberly Stone

• Brashear: Nikki Flanary, Addie Kerby

• Como: Rebecca Humphrey

• Farmersville: Ethan Childress

• Lewisville: Rory Butkovich, John Carruth

• Frisco: Jordan Barry

• Mesquite: Michael Belt

• Troup: Beau Bentley

• Ben Wheeler: Lynzi Williams

• Victoria: Jacob Walker

• Fort Worth: Abraham Williams