UTICA – The Alpha Beta Xi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at ºÚÁÏÍø Utica Campus has inducted new members for fall 2017. Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) serves to recognize and encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students and provide opportunities for individual growth and development through honors, leadership and service programming. A ceremony Nov. 9 paid homage to honorary members and made way for 13 new members.
Front row, from left, Dr. Tyrone Jackson, vice president of the Utica Campus, Dr. Marquise Loving, academic dean for the Utica Campus, Moesha Dukes, of Jackson, Jaylon Gooden, of Clarksdale, Dianne Leflore, of Carthage, Morgan Mason, of Jackson, Myron Means, of Utica, Corterriauna Nelson, of Jackson, Sandra Robinson, of Natchez, Michelle Wilder, of Canton, Alexis Williamson, of Jackson, Alexis Woodberry, of Raymond, Mahyem Yisreal, of Hermanville. Back row, from left, Apryl Trimble, Alpha Beta Xi co-advisor, chapter officers Briana Watkins, of St. Louis , Mo., Jason Wafosoh, of Ridgeland, Keilah Drake, of Vicksburg, Valerie Gladney, of Jackson, Demitri Hilliard, of Oxford, Xavier Reed, of Shaw, Kendall Camper, of Jackson, Jeffery Fairley, of Jackson, PTK advisor Beverly Trimble and Dr. Timothy Rush, dean of students. Also inducted but not pictured are Caleb Houston, of Byram, and Lapeaches Pollard, of Utica. (ºÚÁÏÍø/Evelyn Stewart)
New members include: Kendall Camper, Moesha Dukes, Jaylon Gooden, Caleb Houston, Dianne Leflore, Morgan Mason, Myron Means, Corterriauna Nelson, Lapeaches Pollard, Michelle Wilder, Alexis Williamson, Alexis Woodberry and Mahyem Yisreal.
Phi Theta Kappa is the international honor society for community and junior college students, with more than 2 million members in more than 1,250 chapters worldwide. Membership in Phi Theta Kappa is extended to students who have a 3.5 cumulative grade point average or above on 12 or more transferable credit hours. There are more than 1,200 Phi Theta Kappa chapters throughout the United States and abroad. For more information about Phi Theta Kappa at Hinds, go to /student-life/clubs-groups/ptk.