Coca-Cola Scholarships to Members Total $187,000
A total of 187 Phi Theta Kappa members have been selected to receive Coca-Cola
Two-Year College Scholarships of $1,000 each, in recognition of their
academic excellence and volunteer contributions.
Among the
Phi Theta Kappa member winners was Aja Patterson, a computer science major
at Harold Washington College in Illinois.
"Growing up I used
to wonder how would I know how to become successful in life because I didn't
grow up around success. I first started college as a full-time student during
August of 2005, I was afraid I would not be able to perform well in college
due to the many barriers I had to overcome such as a full-time job, first-generation
student, and multiple financial hardships," Patterson said.
She
volunteers at a local charity, Deborah's Place, the National Food Depository,
and for the National Runaway Switchboard as a Liner. "Liners" assist callers
with identified needs such as filing an abuse report, finding shelter or
making arrangements to return home.
"Through these volunteer
activities I realize that everyone has hardships and working through them
shows a strength of character," Patterson said. "Not only will this scholarship
alleviate some of my financial worries, but it also gave me a confidence
boost. During the times I question my capability of finishing my degree
I can now look back at this show of support and know that I can achieve anything."
"I
considered myself a long shot but am delighted and honored to win one of the
scholarships. I plan to apply the scholarship toward my tuition expenses
this fall at Schenectady County Community College," said member JeriAnn
Ottaviano. Ottaviano volunteers at her inner city church, preparing and
serving meals to those in need.
"I have been part of that meal
service since it began, nearly 10 years ago. I have helped prepare and serve
food, and have acted as a hostess, greeting our neighbors as they come in,
and chatting with them as they wait in line. There is a tremendous blessing
in serving others, and I enjoy this ministry very much."
This
year's Phi Theta Kappa members selected to be Coca-Cola Scholars include:
Carrie
Andersen
Bay de Noc Community College
Escanaba, Michigan
Miriam
Arnol-Martin
Trinidad State Junior College
Trinidad, Colorado
Adonia
Arteaga
Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Janet
Atkinson
Arkansas State University Mountain Home
Mountain
Home, Arkansas
Justin Ayers
Cecil Community College
North East Campus
North East, Maryland
Darla Barie
Community
College of Allegheny County
North Campus
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Lindsey
Barker
Mountain View College
Dallas, Texas
Wanda
Barnes
Community College of Aurora
Aurora, Colorado
Ruby
Becerra
Austin Community College
Rio Grande Campus
Austin,
Texas
Georgia Beliech
Pensacola Junior College
Pensacola,
Florida
Kyle Bennett
Manchester Community College
Manchester,
Connecticut
Starla Bice
Central Alabama Community College
Alexander
City, Alabama
Laveria Bogan
Tarrant County College
South
Campus
Fort Worth, Texas
Laura Brezovar
Cuyahoga
Community College
Western Campus
Parma, Ohio
Amber
Brister
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Parham Campus
Richmond,
Virginia
Ann Brooks
Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown,
North Carolina
Normita Brown
Pasco-Hernando Community
College
East Campus
Dade City, Florida
Jocelyn
Brown
Wayne County Community College District
Belleville,
Michigan
Ashley Bullock
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
Concord,
North Carolina
David Burns
Volunteer State Community
College
Gallatin, Tennessee
Meagan Busby
Temple
College
Temple, Texas
Penny Bykowski
Madison Area
Technical College
Madison, Wisconsin
Stephini Candella
Cy-Fair
College
Cypress, Texas
Sarah Cartwright
Chipola
College
Marianna, Florida
Bertha Castellanos
San
Antonio College
San Antonio, Texas
Joyce Catania
Asnuntuck
Community College
Enfield, Connecticut
Emily Cecil
Lake
Michigan College
Benton Harbor, Michigan
Alfredo Cervantes
Arapahoe
Community College
Littleton, Colorado
Nathan Chaney
Tyler
Junior College
Tyler, Texas
Darryl Clapp
Metropolitan
Community College-Penn Valley
Kansas City, Missouri
Jennifer
Clark
Central Community College
Grand Island Campus
Grand
Island, Nebraska
Monica Cohen
SUNY Ulster
Stone
Ridge, New York
Vanessa Coleman
Montgomery College
Rockville
Campus
Rockville, Maryland
Kim Coleman
Mercer
County Community College
Trenton, New Jersey
Ben Collins
Jefferson
College
Hillsboro, Missouri
Paul Connolly
Great
Basin College
Elko, Nevada
Jenna Cornell
University
of Wisconsin-Marinette
Marinette, Wisconsin
Kristina
Cornish
College of Lake County
Grayslake, Illinois
Kevin
Coughlin
Canada College
Redwood City, California
Georgina
Courtney
San Antonio College
San Antonio, Texas
Delilah
Culpepper
Pearl River Community College
Poplarville, Mississippi
Liane Dart
Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Conway,
South Carolina
Janet Davis
St. Louis Community College
Forest
Park Campus
St. Louis, Missouri
Anita Depatie
Quinsigamond
Community College
Worcester, Massachusetts
Isaac Detrinidad
San
Diego Mesa College
San Diego, California
Janine Dunklebarger
College
of the Albemarle
Dare County Campus
Manteo, North Carolina
Mary
Durrell
Hillsborough Community College
Plant City Campus
Plant
City, Florida
Kim Dzhagaryants
North Hennepin Community
College
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Michelle Eichelberger
Palomar
College
San Marcos, California
Bethany Farrar
University
of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County
Baraboo, Wisconsin
Bonnie
Feagle
Polk Community College
Winter Haven, Florida
Zuleidy
Fernandez
Edison Community College
Lee Campus
Ft. Meyers,
Florida
Amber Fierke
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Kalamazoo,
Michigan
Donne Finnemore
Quinebaug Valley Community
College
Danielson, Connecticut
Anna Flaherty
Colorado
Mountain College
Alpine Campus
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Chrisanna
Foltz
Eastern Wyoming College
Torrington, Wyoming
Rebekah
Fox
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Tifton, Georgia
Zachary
Gilbert
South Plains College
Levelland Campus
Levelland,
Texas
Alison Gingras
Feather River College
Quincy,
California
Christine Gleeson
East Central College
Union,
Missouri
Ryan Grant
Feather River College
Quincy,
California
Christie Guinn
Ivy Tech Community College
Sellersburg
Campus
Sellersburg, Indiana
Rajni Gupta
Central
Piedmont Community College
Central Campus
Charlotte, North
Carolina
Marina Haley
Paradise Valley Community College
Phoenix,
Arizona
Chad Harden
Danville Area Community College
Danville,
Illinois
MaryJane Harris
Mercer County Community College
Trenton,
New Jersey
Christopher Harris
Nassau Community College
Garden
City, New York
Kelley Hatch
Northeast State Technical
Community College
Blountville, Tennessee
Lynsey Haun
Kirkwood
Community College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Catherine Henderson
Ivy
Tech Community College
Lafayette Campus
Lafayette, Indiana
Maeve
Hession
Cecil Community College
North East Campus
North
East, Maryland
Timothy Hessong
Napa Valley College
Napa,
California
Santos Hinojosa
Brazosport College
Lake
Jackson, Texas
Gena Hoffman
Los Angeles Pierce College
Woodland
Hills, California
Karen Holland
Piedmont Technical
College
Greenwood, South Carolina
Shawnna Hosie
Heald
College
Roseville Campus
Roseville, California
Michael
Howell
College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls, Idaho
Christine
Jannes
North Harris College
Houston, Texas
Amy
Jeffries
Florida Keys Community College
Key West, Florida
John
Jenda
Cuyahoga Community College
Metropolitan Campus
Cleveland,
Ohio
Ramandeep Kaur
Sierra College
Rocklin, California
Elizabeth
Kelly
Irvine Valley College
Irvine, California
David
Kemper
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Kevin
Kimball
Brevard Community College
Cocoa, Florida
Jim
Kingsley
Sierra College
Rocklin, California
Ashley
Knight
Bevill State Community College
Fayette Campus
Fayette,
Alabama
Emily Krauspe
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn,
Illinois
Denise Kuan
Fashion Institute of Design and
Merchandising
San Diego, California
Agatha Kuc
William
Rainey Harper College
Palatine, Illinois
IsraelDivine
Kuyinu
Houston Community College
Northwest College
Houston,
Texas
Audrey Lampen
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Kalamazoo,
Michigan
Jan Lassiter
McLennan Community College
Waco,
Texas
Kristina Lawson
Inver Hills Community College
Inver
Grove Heights, Minnesota
Art Laycock
College of Southern
Idaho
Twin Falls, Idaho
Sheila Lee
Chandler-Gilbert
Community College
Chandler, Arizona
Claudia Lennear
Mt.
San Antonio College
Walnut, California
Luann Leverette
Kalamazoo
Valley Community College
Arcadia Commons Campus
Kalamazoo,
Michigan
Kineta Lievers
Pueblo Community College
Pueblo,
Colorado
Angela-Marie Loo
Portland Community College
Sylvania Campus
Portland, Oregon
Lizbeth Lopez
Santa
Ana College
Santa Ana, California
Gary Lux
Central
Community College
Columbus Campus
Columbus, Nebraska
Pam
Madden
Stark State College of Technology
North Canton, Ohio
Aileen
Mannick
Lane Community College
Eugene, Oregon
Angelica
McClain
Gulf Coast Community College
Panama City, Florida
Randall
McDonnell
College of Lake County
Grayslake, Illinois
Tiffany
McEldowney
Marion Technical College
Marion, Ohio
Virginia
McKay
Central Ohio Technical College
Newark, Ohio
Melissa
McKinnon
Austin Community College
Rio Grande Campus
Austin,
Texas
Taeko McLellan
Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold,
Maryland
Patricia McMinn
Oakland Community College
Royal
Oak Campus
Royal Oak, Michigan
Diane Melville
Miami-Dade
College
North Campus
Miami, Florida
Lizbeth Mendoza
Canada
College
Redwood City, California
Bonnie Meyer
Terra
Community College
Fremont, Ohio
Hazel Miller
Central
Alabama Community College
Childersburg Campus
Childersburg,
Alabama
Brian Miller
Ivy Tech Community College
Sellersburg
Campus
Sellersburg, Indiana
TaMara Myles
Georgia
Perimeter College
Lawrenceville Campus
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Jacob
Neal
Piedmont Virginia Community College
Charlottesville,
Virginia
Kellar Nelson
Moberly Area Community College
Moberly,
Missouri
Marija Newhouse
Anoka Technical College
Anoka,
Minnesota
Dorothy Nishwitz
Pima Community College
Downtown
Campus
Tucson, Arizona
Phillip Norris
Allen County
Community College
Burlingame Campus
Burlingame, Kansas
Ashley
Odell
Manchester Community College
Manchester, Connecticut
Jonas
O'Donnell
Kishwaukee College
Malta, Illinois
Stephen
Offenbach
Technical College of the Lowcountry
Beaufort, South
Carolina
Xavier Osorio
Miami-Dade College
Wolfson
Campus
Miami, Florida
JeriAnn Ottaviano
Schenectady
County Community College
Schenectady, New York
Sherry
Oxendine
Robeson Community College
Lumberton, North Carolina
Aja
Patterson
Harold Washington College
Chicago, Illinois
Sheila
Peruta
Asnuntuck Community College
Enfield, Connecticut
Tonya
Pettit
Motlow State Community College
Lynchburg, Tennessee
Remington
Phillips
Cuyahoga Community College
Western Campus
Parma,
Ohio
Brinda Pluhar
Miles Community College
Miles
City, Montana
Rebecca Poe
New River Community College
Dublin,
Virginia
Deeneaus Polk
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community
College
Jackson County Campus
Perkinston, Mississippi
Renee
Prince
Tomball College
Tomball, Texas
Joshua Radi
Kellogg
Community College
Battle Creek, Michigan
Angela Rasberry
Rose
State College
Midwest City, Oklahoma
Stephanie Raven
St.
Louis Community College
Forest Park Campus
St. Louis, Missouri
Gena
Richardson
Harrisburg Area Community College
Gettysburg
Campus
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Vicki Riley
North
Lake College
Irving, Texas
Michelle Rogers
Wayne
Community College
Goldsboro, North Carolina
Elizabeth
Rollins
New Hampshire Community Technical College
Stratham
Campus
Stratham, New Hampshire
Michael Rowley
Community
College of Beaver County
Monaca, Pennsylvania
Shandin
Rudesill
Butte College
Oroville, California
Daniel
Sadik
Kingwood College
Kingwood, Texas
Roland
Sappy
Tarrant County College
Southeast Campus
Arlington,
Texas
Kimberly Savel
Howard Community College
Columbia,
Maryland
Shae Savoy
Seattle Central Community College
Seattle,
Washington
Elizabeth Scala
Paradise Valley Community
College
Phoenix, Arizona
Tia Schultz
Dunwoody
College of Technology
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Susan
Sciubba
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Chandler, Arizona
Jeremy
Scott
Mesa Community College
Southern and Dobson Campus
Mesa,
Arizona
Esther Searcy
Pueblo Community College
Pueblo,
Colorado
Jennifer Searles
St. Vincent's College
Bridgeport,
Connecticut
John Short II
Spokane Community College
Spokane,
Washington
Alfred Skogen
Miles Community College
Miles
City, Montana
Jesse Spencer
Front Range Community College
Boulder
County Campus
Westminster, Colorado
Reva Spikener
Oakland
Community College
Royal Oak Campus
Royal Oak, Michigan
Kelly
Stelzriede
Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Wesson Campus
Wesson,
Mississippi
Mark Stephenson
Norwalk Community College
Norwalk,
Connecticut
Thomas Sullivan
Scott Community College
Bettendorf,
Iowa
Mariko Suzuki Nilsson
Kapi'olani Community College
Honolulu,
Hawaii
Shawniece Swain
Santa Monica College
Santa
Monica, California
Alma Tallaksen
Georgia Perimeter
College
Decatur Campus
Decatur, Georgia
Ronda
Taylor
Richland Community College
Decatur, Illinois
Erika
Tidwell
Dyersburg State Community College
Dyersburg, Tennessee
Patricia
Tone
Houston Community College
Southwest College
Houston,
Texas
Bernita Toney
Sacramento City College
Sacramento,
California
Keyla Torres-Castaneda
Wilbur Wright College
Chicago,
Illinois
Matthew Tower
Klamath Community College
Klamath
Falls, Oregon
Kevin Tupper
Cumberland County College
Vineland,
New Jersey
Thomas Upchurch
Austin Community College
Riverside Campus
Austin, Texas
Leah Valdes
Miami-Dade
College
Wolfson Campus
Miami, Florida
Colleen
Vallone
Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua, New York
Amy
Vaught
Western Iowa Technical Community College
Sioux City,
Iowa
Angie Veach
Ivy Tech Community College
Logansport
Campus
Logansport, Indiana
Carol Verdugo
Central
Arizona College
Aravaipa Campus
Winkelman, Arizona
Maegen
Vogt
North Lake College
Irving, Texas
Dawn Waggoner-Puccini
University
of Cincinnati
Batavia Campus
Clermont College
Batavia,
Ohio
Teresa Watson
McDowell Technical Community College
Marion,
North Carolina
Tami Weaver
Front Range Community College
Larimer
Campus
Fort Collins, Colorado
Catherine Whiteman
Sullivan
County Community College
Loch Sheldrake, New York
Yvonne
Whitfield
Catawba Valley Community College
Hickory, North
Carolina
Jordan Wiles
Frontier Community College
Fairfield,
Illinois
Kelvin Wing
Wilbur Wright College
Chicago,
Illinois
Maksim Yermakov
Broward Community College
Central
Campus
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Charles Zimmerman
Washtenaw
Community College
Ann Arbor, Michigan
For more information
visit the Coca-Cola
Scholars Foundation website. A total of 350 scholarships are
awarded each year.
Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society,
headquartered in Jackson, is the largest honor society in American higher
education with 1,200 chapters on two-year and community college campuses
in all 50 of the United States, Canada, Germany, the Republic of Palau, the
British Virgin Islands and U.S. territorial possessions. More than two
million students have been inducted since its founding in 1918, with approximately
100,000 students inducted annually.
