BLINN INDUCTS FIFTY ONE INTO PHI THETA KAPPA HONOR SOCIETY
The Beta Alpha chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society inducted 51 Blinn College students Tuesday in a ceremony at the College’s Brenham campus Student Center.
Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) is recognized as the official honor society for two-year colleges by the American Association of Community Colleges. Founded in 1918, PTK promotes scholarship, leadership service and fellowship among its members. To be accepted into the program, students must carry at least a 3.5 grade point average (GPA) with at least 12 transferable hours.
The Beta Alpha chapter includes students from Blinn’s Brenham, Schulenburg and Sealy campuses.
“These students have demonstrated exceptional dedication and commitment,” said Dillon Phipps, PTK advisor and humanities instructor. “As members of Phi Theta Kappa, they now have the opportunity to apply for over $37 million in scholarships and are part of a network of more than 2.5 million scholars and leaders.”
Tuesday’s inductees included: Dustin Adams (Bellville), Cortney Anderson (Emory), Katie Andrie (China Spring), Micala Baskin (Hockley), Abigail Belmont (Giddings), Dylan Cade Blezinger (New Ulm), Holly Brewer (Cypress), Steffan Brown (Columbus), Reagan Burton (Killeen), Keiry Castillo (Industry), Alyssa Curry (San Antonio), Jashara Earthman (Bellville), Emmanuelle Ekibolaji (Chappell Hill), Keturah Ellis (Missouri City), Rodney Fisher (Spring), Sylvia Garcia (Somerville), William Gilliam (Weimar), Alexa Gon, Gabriela Hernandez (Sugar Land), Kelsey Howell (Cypress), Karie Hutchinson (Stafford), Sidney Johnson (New Braunfels), Jessica Jones (Burton), Kaci Jozwiak (Chappell Hill), Karley Kasmiersky (Fayetteville), Hannah Keefe (Huntsville), Charles Kubesch (Schulenburg), Julianna Lecon (Yoakum), Tucker Long (Bellville), Dana Luck (Muldoon), Maximilian Martinez (Katy), Mikayla Marz (Brenham), Rebekah McCurry (Chappell Hill), Kayla Meredith (Fayetteville), Ashlyn Nethery, Emily Placeres (Houston), Melea Polk (Bay City), Janette Portillo (Hempstead), Brittany Reimer (Brenham), Andrew Rodriguez (Weimar), Janeth Ruiz (Sugar Land), Tahlia Shelafoe (Brenham), Dorice Tchio (Brenham), Marco Ulloa (Houston), Benjamin Upton (Kingwood), Joseph Urban (La Grange), Alicia Wahrmund (Brenham), Courtney White (Richmond), Kristina Wilmar (Cat Spring) and Julie Zander (Brenham).
Blinn enrolled a school-record 19,317 students last Fall and has experienced 37.5 percent growth since 2006. Students taking 30 credit hours at Blinn in 2014-15 will save approximately $4,000 in tuition compared to the average Texas public university (48.8 percent), and Blinn offers more than 220 endowed scholarships.
Story Courtesy of Blinn College
