ECC Students Named to Honor Society
From left, new Phi Theta Kappa honor society members at 91Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ include (front row) Carlos Rojas-Gabriel, Rhonda Parrish, Sheleta George, Amiya Smith, Jalyn White, Andrea Loera Valdez, (back) Garrett Staton, Payden Kiser, Kennedy Johnson, Ka’Viya White, Ainsley Hodge, and Anna Brake.
91Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ’s Alpha Omega Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa welcomed twenty-three new members into its membership recently.
Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society for students attending two-year schools.
The organization held an induction ceremony on the Tarboro campus in November. The guest speaker was Doug Parrish, department chair of Industrial and Technical Trades and 2022-2023 Hitachi Astemo Endowed Faculty Chair recipient. ECC President Dr. Greg McLeod also shared remarks.
Fall 2022 Phi Theta Kappa inductees are:
- Jaden Alston
- Breanna Barbee
- Anna Brake
- Melvin Bullock
- Ta’Nya Cole
- Albino Garcia
- Yesenia Garcia-Cruz
- Sheleta George
- Jacob Hampton
- Ainsley Hodge
- Kennedy Johnson
- Payden Kiser
- Yari Leyva-Sabalza
- Andrea Loera Valdez
- Rhonda Parrish
- Dinari Reynolds
- Carlos Rojas-Gabriel
- Samantha Simmons
- Amiya Smith
- Garrett Staton
- Jacob Walker
- Jalyn White
- Ka’Viya White
Tamara Frank-Pourvady, a professional tutor at ECC, serves as advisor to the honor society.
To be a member of Phi Theta Kappa, students must have completed 12 credit hours in an associate degree program and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Students must then maintain at least a 3.25 grade point average to remain in the group.