2 October ICC Phi Theta Kappa chapters elect 2023-24 officers October 2, 2023 By Thomas, Donna S. General 0 Both Phi Theta Kappa chapters at Itawamba Community College have elected officers for 2023-24. Officers of the Upsilon Sigma Chapter at the Fulton Campus include Vice President of Leadership Ally Thompson of Amory; Vice President of Public Relations Addison Pletzke and Vice President of Projects Grace Weisenberger, both of Clinton; Vice President of Service Camille Butts of Columbus; Vice President of Fellowship McKenzie Armstrong of Guntown; Vice President of Scholarship Carmen Birmingham, Regional Reporter/Vice President of Service Kaley Gholston, both of Mooreville; Vice President of Public Relations Keely McCollum of Nesbit; Vice President of Membership Garrett Young of Olive Branch; President Emma Mask of Plantersville; Vice President of Leadership Kristin Ray, Vice President of Public Relations Michael Nix, both of Pontotoc; Vice President of Projects Maddy Walton of Tremont; Vice President of Scholarship Matthew Butler, Vice President of Membership Jenna-Claire Johnson, Vice President of Fellowship Jillian Babb, Vice President of Fellowship Kelly Flores Herrera, all of Tupelo; and Vice President of Leadership Jaymie Davis of Vardaman. Beta Tau Sigma Chapter officers at the Tupelo Campus are President William Gibson, Vice President of Service Serra-Avery Erwin, Vice President of Fellowship Savannah Scruggs, all of Tupelo; and Regional Secretary/Vice President of Scholarship Anna Curtis of Shannon. Sponsors include Makaela Salmon, Fulton Campus; and Jenny Bowers, Dr. Delena Hukle and Dr. Ira Lindsay Kinard-Jones, Tupelo Campus. Phi Theta Kappa is the premier honor society recognizing the academic achievement of students at associate degree-granting colleges and helping them to grow as scholars and leaders. The Society is composed of more than 3.5 million members and nearly 1,300 chapters in 11 nations with approximately 240,000 active members in the nation’s colleges. Related Articles ICC PTK chapters elect officers for 2021-22 Both Phi Theta Kappa chapters at Itawamba Community College have elected officers for 2021-22. Officers of the Upsilon Sigma Chapter at the Fulton Campus include Harley Boone of Guntown, president; Kiley Smith of Houston, vice president of scholarship; Haley Dean of Saltillo, vice president of scholarship; Carli Cole of Smithville, vice president of service; Ely Ward of Mooreville, Reporter for the MS/LA Region and chapter vice president of service; Leah Pennington of Pontotoc, vice president of leadership; Chloe Evans of Nettleton, vice president of leadership; Lanie McCaughey of Hernando, vice president of communications/public relations; Matthew Wheeler of Fulton, vice president of membership; Jacob Clinton of Guntown, vice president of membership; Eli Hathcote of Smithville, vice president of fellowship; and Luke Jackson of Mooreville, vice president of fellowship. Beta Tau Sigma Chapter officers at the Tupelo Campus are Hannah Dean of Houston, president; Nossibah Algamal of Ecru, vice president of service; and Claire Renee Blassingame of Tupelo, vice president of leadership. Phi Theta Kappa is the premier honor society recognizing the academic achievement of students at associate degree-granting colleges and ... ICC's Phi Theta Kappa chapters receive multiple regional awards Both the Beta Tau Sigma (Tupelo) and Upsilon Sigma (Fulton) chapters of Phi Theta Kappa at Itawamba Community College received multiple awards at the organization’s Mississippi/Louisiana Regional Conference, Mar. 6-7, at the University of Mississippi. Both chapters were awarded five-star status, for which chapters must fulfill the following stars or milestones within a calendar year: Reach, Network, Engage, Lead and Discover, according to Makaela Salmon, adviser for the Upsilon Sigma chapter. Beta Tau Sigma’s awards included Jenny Bowers, Tupelo Campus adviser, Horizon award; Honors in Action Theme 8 award; 5-Star Chapter award and Allyson Johnson of Nettleton, Golden Key. Bowers said that in the summer, advisers meet with officers and review the themes in the Honors Program Guide. “We make a list of topics that students are interested in and then we vote. Folklore, Fables, and Fairy Tales was selected. It centered around the traditional stories of the Chickasaw, who inhabited our area before us. We gave a presentation in November, and the Chickasaw Heritage Tree that we made is still on display in the Academic and Student Center on the ... ICC PTK chapters elect 2022-23 officers Both Phi Theta Kappa chapters at Itawamba Community College have elected officers for 2022-23. Officers of the Upsilon Sigma Chapter at the Fulton Campus include Madison Martin of Belden, vice president of leadership; Lori Leachman, vice president of scholarship, and Taylor White, vice president of scholarship, both of Bruce; Alexis Cocke of Coldwater, vice president of membership; Anna Hogan of Columbus, vice president of service; Emma Logan, vice president of projects, Marly Moore, vice president of service, and Madison Weaver, vice president of fellowship, all of Fulton; Morgan Young of Houston, vice president of communications; Emory Reinhard of Mantachie, regional officer and vice president of service; Zoe Bigham of Philadelphia, vice president of projects; Josh Smith, vice president of fellowship, and Macey Thomas, vice president of leadership, both of Pontotoc; Lexi Tabbs of Red Bay, Ala., president; Emma Jackson, vice president of membership, and Abigail Jones, vice president of communications, both of Ripley; Hannah McGill, vice president of leadership, and Kenzie Priest, vice president of scholarship, both of Saltillo; and Sydney James of Vicksburg, vice president of fellowship. ... ICC's Phi Theta Kappa chapters receive multiple awards at district conference Both the Beta Tau Sigma (Tupelo) and Upsilon Sigma (Fulton) chapters of Phi Theta Kappa at Itawamba Community College received multiple awards at the organization’s Mississippi/Louisiana Regional Conference, Feb. 29-Mar. 1, at William Carey University. Both chapters were awarded five-star status. Beta Tau Sigma’s awards included Jenny Bowers of Tupelo, Outstanding Adviser; Bowers and Dr. Delena Hukle of Mantachie, Horizon award advisers; Serra-Avery Erwin of Tupelo, Golden Key Award; Most Distinguished Chapter finalist; Top 10 and theme finalist for Honors in Action; and Top 10 College Project. The chapter’s Honors in Action project, which is research-based, was Theme 6, The Soul of Play. It centered around spoken word performances, Bowers said. Members of the chapter read to ICC’s preschool, sponsored a poetry night at a local coffee house as well as a “write it down, let it go” box in the lobby of the Academic and Student Center. “All of the parts of our project reflected the concept that we use words to play, and play can be therapeutic,” Bowers noted. The College Project, which is requested by ICC’s administration, focused ... ICC's Phi Theta Kappa chapters induct new members Several area students are new members of Phi Theta Kappa chapters at Itawamba Community College. New members of the Beta Tau Sigma chapter at the Tupelo Campus include Klarissa Sykes of Aberdeen; Jacob Ray of Amory; Dasom Ha of Belden; Vanessa Lopez of Ecru; Derek McMillen of Mantachie; Madison Baker, Teraney Lansdell, both of Mooreville; Summer Holley, Claire Oswalt, Dakota Payne, all of Nettleton; Jennifer Aguilar, John Enlow, Tristen Hargrove, Daniel Martin, all of Pontotoc; Julie Moore of Randolph; Elizabeth Gregory, Hunter McBride, Clayton Patterson, Bentley Stephens, all of Saltillo; Madison Collins of Shannon; Noor Almasri, Dakota Brents, Bethany Clark, Shuntavis Johnson, Jo Anne Mooneyhan, Shavonar Patterson and Morgan Robbins, all of Tupelo. Those who have joined the Upsilon Sigma chapter at the Fulton Campus are Kamya Howard, David Wright, both of Aberdeen; Mattie Knox, Morgan Mitchell, Bryce O’Fallon, all of Amory; Michael Mize, Abby Pennington, Shailon Roberson, Harleigh Roberts, all of Baldwyn; Mykia Cannon, Breia Foster, both of Belden; Rebecca Foster of Blue Springs; Mary Leslie Cranford of Covington, Tenn.; Heidi Clark ... ICC Phi Theta Kappa chapters induct new members Several area students are new members of Phi Theta Kappa chapters at Itawamba Community College. New members of the Beta Tau Sigma chapter at the Tupelo Campus include Abbeville – Mackie Gatlin; Aberdeen – Jonathan Schrock; Amory – Zachary Doss, Hailey Page; Belden – Anna Dunn, John Hood; Blue Mountain – Christina Hernandez, Eric Hill; Booneville – Cassidy Hunt; Ecru – Nossibah Algamal; Greenwood Springs – Austin Guin; Guntown – Erin Dunn, Monica Ryals; Hamilton – Heidi Timmer; Houston – Hannah Dean, Mollie Pruett; Mooreville – Morgan Murray, Brittany Oswalt; Nettleton – Connor Gilmore, Sharnec Mosely, Brieanna Williams, Sadie Williams; New Albany – Crystal Hines; Okolona – Makayla Hodges; Plantersville – Crystal Cody; Pontotoc – Kelly Ellis, Zayne Fleener, Whitman Franklin, William Galloway, Kera Heatherly, Katelynn Hogue, Lindzie Hurd, Farrah Jones, Jacob Mapp, Katie Munlin, Logan Newsom, Lenzy Pannell, Jadyn Spears, Raegan Staser, Audrey Staten, Mackenzie Thomas, Lauren Trimble, Brian Visser; Saltillo – Ethan Benefield, James Counce, Landon Nichols, Jakiya Skinner, Kylee Steward, Samantha Wells, Bailey Williams; Shannon – Zoe Bushway, Isabella Hamilton, Elisabeth Rutherford; Tupelo ... 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