Jackson, MS – Dr. Rod Risley, Executive Director and CEO of Phi Theta Kappa, was the keynote speaker at St. Charles Community College in Missouri during its 25th annual commencement on May 18, which celebrated the accomplishments of more than 840 graduates of the class of 2013.
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A total of 62 Phi Theta Kappa members are among the 73 recipients of the 2013 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships, the nation's largest private scholarship program. They received a total of more than $1.8 million for completion of baccalaureate degrees.
The American Cancer Society has announced the top three Relay For Life fundraising chapters of Phi Theta Kappa for 2013. They are:
Phi Theta Kappa member Carolyn Lanzkron has become the 19th Goldwater Scholar from Massachusetts Bay Community College, continuing a trend of excellence among the Alpha Kappa Lambda chapter’s members and science majors.
Jackson, MS - Twenty two-year college students have been named to the 23rd annual All-USA Community College Academic Team, honored for their outstanding intellectual achievement and leadership.
JACKSON, MS – Phi Theta Kappa has chartered a new chapter at J.F. Drake State Technical College in Alabama. In an April 16 chartering ceremony held on campus, 12 students were inducted as charter members of the Beta Upsilon Xi Chapter.
Jackson, MS – Professor Velda Arnaud, Business Instructor at Lane Community College in Oregon, has received Phi Theta Kappa’s first Marshall Award, which carries a stipend of $5,000 for personal leadership development. Jane H.
Jackson, MS – Connie Myers-Kerr, a student and public relations consultant of Grove City, Ohio, was elected to serve on Phi Theta Kappa’s Alumni Advisory Council during the Society’s 2013 Annual Convention in San Jose April 4-6.

