30 Phi Theta Kappa Members Receive Leaders of Promise Scholarships
Thirty Phi Theta Kappa members in 18 states have been named recipients of
the 2006 Phi Theta Kappa Leaders of Promise Scholarships. All scholars
receive scholarships of $1,000 to further their associate degree studies.
The Leaders
of Promise Scholarship Program provides new Phi Theta Kappa members
with financial resources to help defray educational expenses while enrolled
at a two-year college. The program also provides opportunity and encourages
students to assume leadership roles by participating in society programs.
"This is a noteworthy honor because it recognizes the potential
success of outstanding students," explains Rod A. Risley, Phi Theta Kappa
Executive Director. "Through this recognition we are affirming the value
of a community college education and the impact it is having on millions
of students."
The 2006 Leaders of Promise Scholarship recipients
are:
Casey Glen Allison, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College,
Georgia
Janet L. Atkinson, Arkansas State University Mountain Home,
Arkansas
Karen F. Barnhart, North Country Community College, New
York
Stephanie S. Bell, Johnson County Community College, Kansas
Hannah
P. Blum, Des Moines Area Community College - Boone, Iowa
Solomon Bortey,
Rose State College, Oklahoma
William B. Boyce, Pima Community College,
Arizona
Nathan G. Chaney, Tyler Junior College, Texas
Leslie
H. Chartier, Midlands Technical College, South Carolina
Ryan (Buddy) M.
Clark, Chipola College, Florida
Anita Depatie, Quinsigamond Community
College, Massachusetts
Lindsay M. Edwards, John Tyler Community
College, Virginia
Michelle A. Eichelberger, Palomar College, California
Micaela
Escareno, Triton College, Illinois
Ashley E. Golden, Coffeyville
Community College, Kansas
Patrice A. Gouttebel, Bunker Hill Community
College, Massachusetts
Georgetta Marie Howard, Big Sandy Community
& Technical College, Kentucky
Rebekah S. Kopsky, North Central Texas
College, Texas
Christi L. Lemire, Western Oklahoma State College,
Oklahoma
Ashley Odell, Manchester Community College, Connecticut
Ann
M. Rinck, Portland Community College - Sylvania Campus, Oregon
Christina
M. Schmidt, Finger Lakes Community College, New York
Karla Bustamante
Scott, Pima Community College, Arizona
Candice N. Stewart, McLennan
Community College, Texas
Kennadi C. Stogsdill, Pima Community College,
Arizona
Selena L. Tan, Irvine Valley College, California
Donald
J. Ung, Chaffey College, California
Thomas M. Upchurch, Austin Community
College, Texas
Thomas J. Walker, Chipola College, Florida
Doug
E. Windnagle, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana-Columbus Campus,
Indiana
Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, headquartered
in Jackson, is the oldest and 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.
