Beta Eta Nu, SWCC’s Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) chapter, inducted new members during the 2022 Spring Induction Ceremony held on Thursday, April 21, at 5:30 p.m., in the Instructional Center, room 180.
The guest speaker for the event was Jody Nedley-Newcomb, past advisor for the SWCC PTK chapter.
Spring 2022 PTK inductees included the following:
Allyson Abbas of Osceola; Adam Barnard of New Virginia; Alex Bates of Chariton; Alexis Beberniss of Corning; Jadie Bowlsby of Osceola; Darien Bowman of Midland; Morgan Brown of Greenfield; Brenna Bruns of Greenfield; Melissa Chambers of Essex; Tonna Damewood of Corning; Steven Fry of Arispe; Ayla George of Osceola; Marco Guimaraes of Johannesburg, South Africa; Alexzanderia Gutknecht of Creston; Chloe Hamaker of Van Wert; Aubrey Hansen of Afton; Paige Hardy of Capron, IL; Braydon Holder of Greenfield; Jalyn Hunter of Afton; Karah Kirkland of Afton; Kaylee Kuster of Chariton; Chance Lecy of Grand River; Zhenlin Li of Creston; Piper Lumbard of Creston; William Malugani of Greenfield; William McIllravy of Solon; Emma Midcalf of Center Point; Anna Mikkelsen of Creston; Kaitlyn Mitchell of Afton; Sandra Morgan of Stuart; Autumn Morrison of Osceola; Gabriella Newman of Albany, MO; Grace Nixon of Afton; Madison Orewiler of Des Moines; Robin Persson of Ljungby, Sweden; Jamie Phelps of Prescott; Cody Pleacher of Independence, MO; Haley Plowman of Creston; Conner Richards of Irwin; Marissa Roman of Parkesburg, PA; Brianna Ryan of Leon; Raines Sackett of Mount Ayr; Madison Sandel of Waukee; Matt Sandel of Waukee; Kierra Sandhurst of Calgary, Canada; TJ Swaney of Blair, NE; Ryan Thompson of Grinnell; Kylee Tucker of Indianola; Alison Van Gelder of Creston; Anyelainy Vizcaino Araujo of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Hollie Washburn of King City, MO; Sydney Westlake of Corning; Alice Williams of Corning; Cade Wurster of Creston.
Fall 2021 inductees were able to participate in the ceremony as well since the fall 2021 induction ceremony was held virtually.
Officers inducted for the 2022-23 academic year (pictured below) included:
• Wiley Ray of Orient; president
• Piper Lumbard of Creston; treasurer
• Brenna Bruns of Greenfield; vice president of leadership
• Tonna Damewood of Corning; vice president of service
• Marco Guimaraes of Johannesburg, South Africa; vice president of fellowship
• Chase Miner of Pleasant Hill; vice president of scholarship
To be eligible for Phi Theta Kappa, students must meet the following requirements:
• You must be enrolled in an accredited institution offering an associate degree program.
• You must have completed at least 12 hours of coursework that may be applied to an associate degree (part-time students may be eligible).*
• You must generally have a grade point average of 3.5.**
• You must receive an invitation to membership from the chapter at the college where presently enrolled.
• You must adhere to the moral standards of the society.
Beta Eta Nu chapter officers for 2021-22 include Chase Miner, president; Heylee Shields, vice president of fellowship; Thomas Esterhuyse, vice president of leadership; and Liberty Armstrong, vice president of service.
Co-advisors for the PTK chapter are Joe Pastorino, business instructor, and Dr. Dan Platt, English instructor.
Above (L to R): 2022-23 Beta Eta Nu chapter officers Marco Guimaraes of Johannesburg, South Africa, vice president of fellowship; Wiley Ray of Orient, president; Brenna Bruns of Greenfield, vice president of leadership; Piper Lumbard of Creston, treasurer; and Chase Miner of Pleasant Hill, vice president of scholarship. Not pictured: Tonna Damewood of Corning, vice president of service.
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