CCC announces new members to Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

Clinton Community College Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society held an induction ceremony for new members on March 4.  Forty eight members were inducted into the CCC Alpha Theta Beta Chapter.  Students are invited to join Phi Theta Kappa if they have achieved a 3.5 grade point and earned 12 credit hours.  Clinton Community College is one of the Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, which includes Muscatine Community College and Scott Community College.
 
Alpha Theta Beta chapter President Mackenzie Jackley and alumni Amanda Ganzer served as the Masters of Ceremony.  CCC President Brian Kelly recognized the academic accomplishments of the students who have earned the opportunity to join Phi Theta Kappa.   Associate Director of Business Services Justin Sampson assisted in the induction ceremony.  Sampson was recognized as Distinguished College Administrator at the 2024 international Catalyst conference.  CCC Interim Dean of Enrollment Services Tishly Herrington served as guest speaker.  The Alpha Theta Beta Chapter Advisors Gina Bielski, Heather Evans, and Shirley Turnis commented, “We welcome these new members and look forward to working with them in our Phi Theta Kappa Chapter.” 
 
In recent years the Alpha Theta Beta chapter has been awarded 5-Start Chapter status and named a REACH chapter for their growth in membership. The chapter has completed several projects including collecting alumni memories, a little lending library, sending more than 1,000 holiday cards to our military troops, handing out stress relief bags to students and faculty during finals, and upkeep with the pollinator garden.   CCC President Dr. Brian Kelly stated, “I am proud of these students and their commitment to service learning and the community. We had an outstanding group this year.”
 
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society is the largest honor society in American higher education with more than 1,200 chapters on two-year and community college campuses in all 50 of the United States, Canada, Germany, and Japan.  Scholarships totaling more than $36 million are offered annually to Phi Theta Kappa students.  Nearly 3 million students have been inducted since its founding in 1918, with approximately 131,000 students inducted annually. 
 
Clinton Community College students Fall 2023 Inductees into Phi Theta Kappa include:
Bellevue, IA
       Adyson Ellingson
 
Camanche, IA
       Emma Decker
 
Charlotte, IA
       Madison Napierkowski
 
Clinton, IA
       Brody Dehner
       Chelsea Cole
       Claudia Brown
       Jillian Frye
       Josefina Austin
       Nicolas Bellich
       Susan Reed
       Tejiana Willingham
 
Davenport, IA
       Callie Tucker
 
DeWitt, IA
       Matthew Zidarich
       Shamiyah Morgan
 
Delmar, IA
       Paige Griem
 
Maquoketa, IA
       Braedon Tranel
       Breckin Downey
       Isabelle Yoder
       Nathaniel Ehlinger
       Savanna Bradt
 
McCausland, IA
       Emily Grimes
 
Miles, IA
       Cameron Chrest
 
Wheatland, IA
       Aubrey Connelly
 
Albany, IL
       Adrianna Young
 
Fulton, IL
       Lindsey Carlson
 
Sterling, IL
       Sophie Prombo
 
Salisbury, NC
       Rissa Yaddof
 
Clinton Community College students Spring 2024 Inductees into Phi Theta Kappa include:

Camanche, IA
       Katelyn Gregorich
       Mason Soenksen
 
Clinton, IA
       Elena Brisch
       Gage Bromley
       Joy Ellis
       Aaron Logan
       Kendyl Perron
       Madeline Phelps
       Danielle Pritchard
       Haley Williams
 
Davenport, IA
       Anna McEowen
 
DeWitt, IA
       Sonja Tarallo
 
Delmar, IA
       George Pickup
 
Dubuque, IA
       Kyle Goodsman
       Nicholas Miner
 
La Motte, IA
       Jordyn Bickel
 
Le Claire, IA
       Zachary Nielsen
 
Maquoketa, IA
       Nolan Ehlinger
       Dalton Miller
 
Preston, IA
       Luke Staskal
 
Morrison, IL
       Brittany Conduff