PTK Honor Society Welcomes New Members

Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the international honor society for two-year colleges, inducted new members earlier this semester during a ceremony in the Dale B. Lake Auditorium on the Texas Township Campus.

More than 150 students, parents, faculty members and others from the community attended the induction which included a keynote speech by college president, L. Marshall Washington, Ph.D.

Phi Theta Kappa has recognized academic excellence at two-year colleges since 1918 and has inducted more than 1.2 million members at more than 1,200 colleges throughout its history. Kalamazoo Valley’s Alpha Rho Nu chapter is advised by faculty members Patrick Malsom (Physics) and Alison Nord (Accounting) as well as Pathway Advisor Kevin Schneider (Science & Engineering).

“The goal of Alpha Rho Nu is to advocate scholarship, fellowship, leadership and service,” Nord said.

The three advisors, Chapter President Brittany Gallagher and Communications Officer Samantha Puttman led the installation of new members. The group also recognized Coty Dunten, student activities, orientation and life resources coordinator at the college, with the Distinguished Service Award for going above and beyond to foster success within the student body at Kalamazoo Valley.

Phi Theta Kappa provides opportunity for the development of leadership and service, for an intellectual climate for exchange of ideas and ideals, for lively fellowship for scholars and for stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence. The college’s chapter accomplishes this by focusing on ways to benefit both the college and local communities. PTK members meet at least once each month and hold regular service events to benefit both the college and the community.

Membership is open to students who have completed at least 12 credit hours with a 3.5 or higher cumulative grade point average. New members receive a Gold Key pin, special recognition on their diploma and access to millions of dollars in scholarships.

For more information, contact ptk@kvcc.edu.

2019-2020 PTK Inductees
Frances Andrews
Grace Bailey
Ellie Beachler
Theresa Bell
Eleanor Bernhardt
Autumn Bippus
Evan Burgess
Fernando Costas
Hang Dao
Acacia Delarosa
Thomas Dexter
Lander Ebert
Samuel Eiler
Alexander Frederick
Nancy Gerren
Rafael Goncalves
Joshua Hagen
Karley Hendrix
Kellie Hiemstra
Ronald Hummel
Summer Hyde
John Jimenez
Khaled Kamel
Leah Keyzer
Andrew Kinder
Rachel Lahaie
Kayleigh Laitinen
Jared Leclercq
Barbara Lyon
Ashley McReynolds
Kelly Moore
Phuc Bao Tran Nguyen
Maggie Overton
Jaice Parker
Audrey Ray
Alisha Richardson
Anya Rivera-Jordan
Sarah Sikkema
Fallon Singleton
Summer Sirrine
Andrew Smith
Mikaylen Svoboda
Nathaniel Tipton
Matthew Weaver
Catherine Weber