Jackson, Mississippi - Ten two-year college students have been named recipients of the 2015 Phi Theta Kappa Hites Transfer Scholarship, receiving a total of $75,000 to assist in the attainment of baccalaureate degrees.

Dr. Rod Risley informed the Board of Directors of his decision to retire as Executive Director, effective June 30, 2015, and plans were finalized on July 13.

Jackson, MS – Patricia (Pattie) Van Atter, Coordinator of Instructional and Support Services at Delaware Technical Community College, who serves as Phi Theta Kappa's Middle States Regional Coordinator, has been appointed to serve on the Society’s Board of Directors, effective August 1, 2015.

Phi Theta Kappa is set to unveil a new Society Management System along with its new website in the coming weeks.

It's summer, and for many of you (we hope) that means your planning for the fall semester and the remainder of the year is well underway. But is an Honors in Action Project on your to-be-planned list for the next few months?

Phi Theta Kappa's Board of Directors is seeking an Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer.

Teri Jones grew up on a rural farm in Ohio in a family who determined a person's value by the "sweat involved in one's own labors"� - it was presumed that only "rich"� people could afford college.

Upon learning that 82 percent of Phi Theta Kappa members in Louisiana go on to complete a degree and/or transfer to a four-year college, administrators at the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) knew they had to act.

The Alpha Epsilon Nu Chapter at Bishop State Community College in Mobile, Alabama, submitted the winning photo in CollegeFish.org's FishFanatic Photo Contest, sponsored by Civitas Learning�.