Wayne Community College’s Upsilon Chi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges, inducted 17 members in its fall 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 are
Goldsboro
Celeste Aguirre, Associate in Arts;
Shaniqua Edmonson, Medical Office Administration;
Lina Hamdan, Associate in Science;
Noah Hood, Associate in Arts;
Joanna Amelia James, Associate in Arts;
Aneesha LaFleur, Emergency Management;
Viviana Ponce-Castaneda, Associate in Arts and Associate in Science; and
Michaela Xayasomloth, Associate in Science
Mount Olive
Maggie Anne Powell, Associate in Arts and Associate in Science; and
Cristina Saldivar, Associate in Arts and Associate in Science
Dudley
Brandon Avila, Associate in Arts
Pikeville
Kristen Rochelle, Medical Laboratory Technology
Rosewood
Faith Mitchell, Associate in Arts and Associate in Science;
Hope Mitchell, Associate in Arts and Associate in Science; and
Jacob P. Rose, Associate in Engineering
Godwin
Nestor Antonio Jr., Automotive Systems
Dunn
Daniel Ethan Boyette, Emergency Management
Aguirre, Avila, Faith Mitchell, Hope Mitchell, Ponce-Castaneda, and Powell are dual enrolled in WCC and Wayne Early Middle College High School.
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 around 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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