November 7, 2024
New members of the Beta Tau Gamma chapter of Phi Theta Kappa international honor society were inducted Monday, Nov. 4, at the Forrest County Campus of Pearl River Community College.
Students elected for membership are considered academically successful having completed at least 12 credit hours of non-remedial courses with a minimum cumulative 3.4 GPA.
Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Fellowship are the four hallmarks of PTK. The current officers briefly shared how those hallmarks have played out for them as members of PTK.
Distinguished Instructors recognized included Cher Alder, Dr. David Bunch, Dr. Rudy Gatlin, LaBriska Sylvester, Dr. Greg Underwood, Dr. Dan Browning, Lisa Cothern, Thelma Keith, Jeffrey Tinnon and Abigail Warden.
Dr. Underwood and Dr. Jana Causey, Vice President of the Forrest County Campus, offered special greetings to the crowd.
PRCC students inducted into the Beta Tau Gamma chapter are:
Gelisa Barard of Heidelberg
India Barnes of Petal
Kenzie Beliveau of Petal
Olivia Collum of Hattiesburg
Lara Elgohary of Hattiesburg
Kayden Frisk of Hattiesburg
Destiny Harris of Hattiesburg
Rebecca Heffner of Picayune
Kara Jones of New Albany
Madiha Karim of Hattiesburg
Madison Kirilov of Purvis
Janee Parker of Hattiesburg
Colten Rimes of Hattiesburg
Colette Simmons of Petal
Carleigh Smith of Hattiesburg
Stacie Strong of Carthage
Elizabeth Swilley of Hattiesburg
Jessica Tidwell of Hattiesburg
Shidisha Watts of Sandy Hook.
Beta Tau Gammas advisors are Drs. David Collum, Terri Smith Ruckel, Ryan Ruckel and Doug Donohue, and Said Otwane.
Phi Theta Kappa is known as the foremost honor society for two-year colleges with over 1,300 chapters worldwide.
Makayla Herberger of Purvis serves as president of the Beta Tau Gamma chapter.
Other officers are Madeleine “Finn” Smith of Hattiesburg, Vice President of Fellowship; Kaycee Tanner of Lucedale, Vice President of Service; Isabella Rainey of Oak Grove, Vice President of Scholarship; Skylar Reed of Greenville, Ambassador for Dual Enrollment; Olivia Collum, Vice President of Leadership; Summer Powers, Vice President of Chapter Engagement; Maddie Stafford, Vice President of Membership; William Phelps, Vice President of Chapter Engagement; Kyrstin Korbe, Vice President of Scholarship; Kenzie Beliveau of Vice President of Alumni.
Beta Tau Gammas advisors are Drs. David Collum, Terri Smith Ruckel, Ryan Ruckel and Doug Donohue, and Said Otwane.
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Article by Chuck Abadie. Photography by Kaitlyn Jones.
