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• ICC PTK chapters win international, regional awards

              Itawamba Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa chapters, Beta Tau Sigma (Tupelo) and Upsilon Sigma (Fulton), were recognized Friday at the first-ever, virtual PTK Catalyst event as Top 100 Chapters of the more than 1,250 chapters internationally.             Other international awards included Distinguished Honors in Action Theme Award and Distinguished Honors in Action Project Award in the Theme 6 – Visions of Justice division for Upsilon Sigma’s project, STAND: Transforming the Stigma of Sex Trafficking. In addition, Kalyn Johnson of Fulton, president of Upsilon Sigma, received the Distinguished Chapter Officer award.             Both chapters also received awards during the MS/LA regional conference in early March at the University of Mississippi. There are 48 chapters in the MS/LA region.             Beta Tau Sigma received fourth Most Distinguished Chapter in the region; seventh in Honors In Action for Fighting the Stigma of Mental Illness; first place in Theme 3: Politics of Identity and seventh in College Project for Read, Lead, Succeed: Promoting the QEP. Jillian McCollum of Saltillo received the Order of the Golden Key award, and advisor Jenny ...
• 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's PTK chapters win regional awards

              Both the Beta Tau Sigma and Upsilon Sigma chapters of Phi Theta Kappa at Itawamba Community College received awards at the organization’s Mississippi/Louisiana Regional Conference, Mar. 1-2, at Mississippi State University.             Beta Tau Sigma’s recognition include Nathan Kwasinski of Tupelo, Golden Key recipient; advisors Jenny Bowers and Betsy White, both of Tupelo, Horizon award, and Five-Star Chapter. Bowers was also runner-up for Distinguished Chapter Advisor.             Awards presented to Upsilon Sigma are Regional Officer position, reporter; Distinguished Scrapbook award; runner up for advisor team including Amber King of Tupelo, Jay Humphries of Vina, Ala., Heather McCormick of Fulton and Robin Lowe of Amory, all of whom received Horizon awards; Five-Star Chapter; and Makaela Dickerson of Smithville, runner-up for Distinguished Chapter Officer and Golden Key recipient. Humphries also was runner-up for the Paragon award.             Phi Theta Kappa is the international honor society for the two-year college. Its hallmarks are leadership, scholarship, fellowship and service, which are the criteria for selection as recipient of the Golden Key award. Members are afforded opportunities for personal and professional ...
• ICC's CR staff receives record number of CPRAM awards

  Several Itawamba Community College staff members received awards from the College Public Relations Association of Mississippi, which were presented during a recent virtual conference. The 21 awards were the most in the Community Relations Department’s history.             They include C.J. Adams of Fulton, first place in View Book for “2020 ICC Recruiting Lookbook;” first place in Admissions and Recruitment Piece for “ICC Recruiting Trifold;” first place in Television Spots for “ICC SkillUp Commercial;” third place in Television Spots for “ICC Tomorrow Commercial;” first place in Radio Spot for “SkillUP Radio Commercial;” third place in Radio Spot for “Start on Time, Finish Early:” first place in Public Relations Campaign for “A New Look for a New Decade: A New Identity for ICC;” second place in Public Relations Campaign for “Navigating the Pandemic: The First Six Months;” grand award in the junior division in Electronic Media for “ICC SkillUP commercial;” second place in Advertisements for “ICC Veterans Day Ad;” Lee Adams of Fulton, first place in Single Piece artwork – Sports for “2020 ICC Football Poster;” second place in Single Piece Artwork – Sports ...
• ICC wins multiple College Public Relations Association of Mississippi awards

             Several Itawamba Community College staff members received awards from the College Public Relations Association of Mississippi, which were presented during this week’s conference in Oxford.             They include             Itawamba Community College – Grand Award for “2022 Orientation Booklet;”             C.J. Adams of Fulton – third place, Institutional Magazine Annual Report, for “Connection Magazine;” first place, Viewbook – Admissions and Recruitment Piece, for 2022 Orientation Book; first place, Brochure, for “ICC Campus Tours Tri-fold;” third place, Television Spots, for “ICC – I Belong Here (Health Science);” first place, Website, for “iccms.edu;” third place, Webpage, for “Virtual Financial Aid Completion Guide;” first place, Social Media, for ”Through the Years Campaign;” first place, Exhibits, for “Fashion Show 2022;” second place, Public Relations Innovations, for “Gameday Noisemakers Sign/Fan;” first place, Public Relations Innovations, for “A Day with Dr. Jay;”             Lee Adams of Fulton – second place, Sports News Story, for “McKenzie Patterson named Softball Player of the Year;” third place, Sports Feature Story, for “Former ICC baseball standout Kyle Crigger drafted by Marlins;” third place, Institutional Magazine Annual Report, ...
• ICC's Colburn to be honored at Mississippi Humanities Council Awards ceremony

              Christy Colburn of Amory has been selected as Itawamba Community College’s Mississippi Humanities Teacher Award nominee for 2024.             Colburn will be among those honored at the Mississippi Humanities Council Awards Ceremony in March 2024 at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson. The event pays tribute to outstanding faculty in traditional humanities fields at each of the state’s institutions of higher learning.             In her 25th year as a music educator, Colburn serves as associate band director at ICC. Her responsibilities include conducting the concert band, applied woodwind studio, mixed woodwind ensemble, Rush Hour Saxophone Quartet, CenterStage show choir and color guard director/choreographer and teaches music appreciation. As needed, she also coaches the Indianettes and the spring pom squad.             A graduate of Aberdeen High School, Colburn earned the associate’s degree from ICC and both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education from the University of Mississippi. She was color guard captain and choreographer and started the first winter guard at ICC while a student. She held multiple leadership roles while at the University ...