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Honor Society Inducts New Members

May 03, 2018

Wayne Community College’s Upsilon Chi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges, inducted 17 members in its spring ceremony.

Phi Theta Kappa members represent the top 10 percent of students enrolled in two-year schools. To be invited into the society, WCC students must show academic achievement with a minimum grade point average of 3.5 and have completed at least 16 hours of associate degree course work. They also must demonstrate good citizenship characteristics.

The inductees and their majors, listed by hometown, are

Goldsboro
Ghazlan Alrayashy, Associate in Arts;
James Atkinson, Network Security;
Lexi Crouse, Associate in Art;
Kelli Jones, Associate in Arts;
Aalyiah Lee, Associate in Science;
Jazmine Mathis, Criminal Justice;
Ashley Moore, Medical Assisting; and
Diana Stoudt, Criminal Justice

Dudley
Matthew Herring, Associate in Engineering

Fremont
Estafani Saucedo Cota, Associate in Science

Mount Olive
Eniya Smith, Associate in Arts

Pikeville
Sarah Barefoot, Associate in Arts, and
Jumanah Nagi, Associate in Arts

Grantham Community
Daniel Dunn, Associate in Arts

La Grange
Amanda Matthews, Associate in Arts

Lucama
Hannah Price, Associate in Arts

Turkey
Alan Mintz, Mechatronics Engineering

Spring 2018 inductees into Wayne Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society chapter are (left to right, front) Jazmine Mathis, Amanda Matthews, Sarah Barefoot, Daniel Dunn, Hannah Price, Jumanah Nagi, Ghazlan Alrayashy, Estafani Saucedo Cota, Kelli Jones; (back) James Atkinson, Matthew Herring, Lexi Crouse, Ashley Moore, Aalyiah Lee, Diana Stoudt, Eniya Smith, and Alan Mintz.

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society recognizes and encourages scholarship by providing opportunities for the development of leadership and service, an intellectual climate, lively fellowship for scholars, and stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence. Members receive special recognition during their commencement ceremonies and are eligible for transfer scholarships.

Headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, Phi Theta Kappa is the largest honor society in higher education with nearly 1,300 chapters on college campuses in nine nations. More than 3 million students have been inducted since its founding in 1918, with approximately 134,000 students joining annually.

Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, the college serves 12,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 70 college credit programs. WCC’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.

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