PTK Honors 74 New Members

CUTLINE: The 2023-24 Walters State Phi Theta Kappa officers presided over the induction of 74 new members. Officers are, from left, Kelly Nguyen, vice president of service; Eli Bailey, president; Dr. Lisa Eccles, professor of biology and chapter advisor; Olivia Waddell, vice president of scholarship; Melody Hawkins, vice president of leadership; and Blake Adkins, vice president of fellowship.

PTK Inducts 74 New Members

Seventy-four Walters State Community College students were honored with induction into Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for community colleges. 

To be invited to join, students are required to have earned a 3.5 grade point average after earning at least 12 hours of college credit. Dr. Lisa Eccles, professor of biology, is the chapter advisor.

            Members are listed below by county.
From Blount County: Cory Oxendine of Alcoa.
From Carroll County: Madeline Rockrohr of Rockfield.
From Claiborne County: Nicole Fee of New Tazewell; and Aftan Payne and Landon Saylor of Tazewell.
From Cocke County: Megan Davis and Shlya Patel of Newport; and Tracey Booker of Parrottsville.
From Grainger County: Jacob Hill and Rebekah Massey of Bean Station; Drew
Branson and Laura Petry of Blaine; and Nathaniel Barnard and Molly Shockley of Thorn Hill. 
From Greene County: Aubrey Weems of Afton; and Talya Anderson, Christopher Bath, Elijah Hensley, Kristen Mulhollen and Laura Ramirez, all of Greeneville.
From Hamblen County: Lauren Foshie, Sarah Jones, Karina Laureano Ruiz, Madalynn Lewis, Ashley     McDonald, Tammy Price, Joshua Raymond, Jaiden Rohe and Bobbie Torres, all of Morristown; and Hailey Kalagian of Russellville.
From Hancock County: Anna Hopkins of Sneedville.
From Hardin County: Jarrett Martin of Savannah.
From Hawkins County: Adam Marquis of Church Hill; Jeffery Sinnamon of Mooresburg; Caleb Grills, Keegan Grills, Molley Jackson and Madeline Stewart, all of Rogersville; and Alyson Noe of Rutledge.
From Jefferson County: Mikenna Gann, Mason Moore of Dandridge; Sarah Barnard, Ansley Cox, Kaydence Mantooth and Kelley Plemons, all of Jefferson City; Ty Spillman of New Market; Ainsley Martin of Strawberry Plains; Anissa Henrichs, Kamryn Odom, Shan Patel and Jeffrey Spencer, all of Talbott; and Martha Wilson of White Pine.
From Knox County: Dixie Daniel, Mary Harper, Addison Parker and Shawn Siegfried, all of Knoxville.
From Monroe County: Olivia Reagan of Walland.
From Sevier County: Laura Rivera of Gatlinburg; Clay Branton, Coye Connell, Michelle Cox, Megan Dunn, Scout Herber, Kimberly Keiner, Abrianna Palmer, Madison Price and Ethan White, all of Sevierville; and Thomas Daigle and Lindsey Hood of Seymour.
From Sullivan County: Kayla Furman of Kingsport; and Sandra Cano of Piney Flats.
From Union County: Raley Tolliver of Maynardville.
From Washington County: Chasity  Bernard of Johnson City; and Audrey Wirick of Jonesborough.