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Those honored reside in Avon, Barkhamsted, Bloomfield, Bristol, Brookfield, Canton, Collinsville, East Hartford, East Windsor, Farmington, Granby, Hartford, Harwinton, Middletown, New Britain, New Hartford, Plainville, Plantsville, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, South Glastonbury, Southington, Stamford, Terryville, Torrington, Unionville, Waterbury, West Hartford, & Wolcott.
The Alpha Iota Alpha Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) at Tunxis Community College in Farmington announced the names of 99 students who accepted membership in the honor society. They were formally recognized on May 5 at two virtual induction ceremonies hosted by the college.
Phi Theta Kappa is recognized by the American Association of Community Colleges as the official honor society of two-year colleges. To achieve eligibility for PTK, a student must complete at least 12 hours of associate degree course work and earn a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher. Throughout their enrollment, they must maintain high academic standing, generally a 3.0 GPA. About 130,000 students are inducted into Phi Theta Kappa each year.
The Alpha Iota Alpha Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Tunxis provides opportunities for more than 300 members in leadership, community service, scholarly fellowship and academic excellence. The chapter was recognized this spring with a REACH Reward for membership development, given to chapters that achieve or exceed a 15 percent membership acceptance rate during the year. Each semester, student members participate in service and research projects to help their college and communities, and are eligible to apply for over $90 million in scholarships reserved exclusively for PTK members.
Established in 1918, Phi Theta Kappa is the largest honor society in American higher education, with more than three million members and 1,300 chapters in each of the 50 states, U.S. territories, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Germany, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, United Arab Emirates and Palau.
Located in Farmington, Tunxis Community College offers more than 70 associate degrees and certificates, providing critical thinking and problem-solving skills that prepare students for transfer to bachelor’s degree programs and employment in areas with industry need.
The new members of PTK, listed by towns of residence, are:
Avon
Andrew LeDuc
Sunjoo Shin
Barkhamsted
Austin Marek
Abigail Warren
Bloomfield
Abigail Facey
Bristol
Katia Abdelmoula
Isaiah Bernazal
Madelyn Bourassa
Alexandria Briere
Ilyzia Cardona
Cecilia Dallaire
Christian Deleon
Zinah Erzaij
Isaiah Fillian
Katelyn Gingery
Jennifer Gravelle
Jamie Haines
Melanie Hernandez
Vanessa Holmes
Cheryl Keddy
Olivia Mike
Ariana Ortiz
Lindsay Perrone
Maya Phairoj
Robert Pike
Ashley Portes
Anthony Reyes
Sarah Richardson
Cassandra Sanchez
Courtnie Sanchez
Samantha Seger
Shyann Swanson
Noah Taber
Jennifer Tarallo
Jade Vigue
Tiffany Virgo
Stephanie Vita
Brookfield
Karalyn Mancini
Canton
William Hahn
Grace Mates
Collinsville
Rheannon Smyth
East Hartford
Zolei Burgos
East Windsor
Elvis Hysaj
Farmington
Amanda Buckley
Tony Hsieh
Tuhan Nguyen
Jamie Whiteclaw
Granby
Tram Briggs
Hartford
Elijah Lombardi
Harwinton
Shannon Frey
Aidan Reynolds
Middletown
Kristina Metolli
New Britain
Anas Abdulai
Juan Brito Veras
Jordan Daniels
Stephanie DeMarco
Keisuan Garcia
Jessica Guzman
Oussama Larhlimi
Bethany Paradis
Nicole Pleckaitis
Renan Puglia
Mario Salza
Anggriyani Soebroto
New Hartford
Nathaniel Sloman
Plainville
Joanna Domitrz
Wyatt Rita
Angelica Rosario
Alexander Santos
Samantha Smith
Jessica Vaughn
Plantsville
Michael Williamson
Rocky Hill
Danielle Rinick
Simsbury
Brandon Gaucher
Michael Krinsky
Andre Lamer
Alayna Tawney
South Glastonbury
Tiffany Citroen
Southington
Carissa Cayer
Darian Dube
Allyson Frazier
Denisa Halilaj
Emily Hanson
Kristen Longley
Sharon Maher
Hannah Platt
Jenna Sheehan
Estefany Solis
Stamford
Silvia Antonioli
Terryville
Jasmine Christiano
Torrington
Rhianna Reed
Vladimirs Seglins
Nhan Tran
Unionville
Megan Incillo
Waterbury
Lusanny Gomez
West Hartford
Corey Jansing
Ingrid Rubeor
Wolcott
Kelsey Gillotti
Marissa Swanson