25 Students to be Published in National Literary Journal

October 8, 2020

Twenty-five Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) members will have their writing published in the 2020 issue of PTK’s online literary journal, Nota Bene. Five will receive scholarships for their exemplary entries.

Nota Bene showcases the outstanding writing of Phi Theta Kappa members. More than 370 entries were submitted to the 2020 competition, which is judged by current and retired college faculty and staff from across the country. The digital issue will be available on ptk.org this winter.

Kasey Bull, a student at Greenfield Community College in Massachusetts, has received Nota Bene’s highest honor, the Ewing Citation Award of $1,000, for her body of work, “Nostalgia,” “On Moving,” and “Simplicity.” The award is named in honor of the late Nell Ewing, a long-time PTK staff member who oversaw Nota Bene and retired in 2012.

Four additional authors will each receive a Reynolds Award of $500. The award is endowed by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation and honors the memory of the late Donald W. Reynolds, founder of the Donrey Media Group.

The students who will be published in 2020 Nota Bene are:

Kasey Bull, Citation Award
Greenfield Community College
Massachusetts

Rebecca Hammond, Reynolds Award
North Central Texas College
Texas

Kareyn Hellmann, Reynolds Award
Paris Junior College
Texas

Bailey Kawasaki, Reynolds Award
Aims Community College
Colorado

Heather Teague, Reynolds Award
Georgia Highlands College
Georgia

Brehan Brady
Community College of Rhode Island
Rhode Island

Kate Carlin
Santa Monica College
California

Jordan Coen
Lane Community College
Oregon

Maria Copeland
Northern Virginia Community College
Virginia

Azucena Enloe
Austin Community College
Texas

Trevor Farmer
Pearl River Community College
Mississippi

Lisa Gisselquist
Lord Fairfax Community College
Virginia

Erin Gonzalez
Calhoun Community College
Alabama

Katrina Hellmann
Paris Junior College
Texas

Laurel Henning
York Technical College
South Carolina

Julianna Jovillar
College of Southern Nevada
Nevada

Dominic Marcoaldi
Nashville State Community College
Tennessee

Laura Myers
Calhoun Community College
Alabama

Micah Phoenix
Ozarks Technical Community College
Missouri

Michael Randazzo
Manchester Community College
Connecticut

Kyle Reese
Brooklyn College
New York

Kyle Simpson
Pearl River Community College
Mississippi

Saniya Syed
Collin College
Texas

Kat Terban
Manchester Community College
Connecticut

DeLancey Torres
Kilgore College
Texas

Submissions for the 2021 issue of Nota Bene are now being accepted. The deadline is April 23, 2021. Upload yours today.

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