CHESTER and MIDLOTHIAN, Va. – John Tyler Community College proudly welcomed more than 70 new members to the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society during an induction ceremony at the College’s Chester Campus on April 4, 2014. Phi Theta Kappa recognizes the academic achievements of community and junior college students. The organization’s hallmarks are service, leadership, fellowship and scholarship. To be eligible for membership in John Tyler Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa chapters, students with 24-45 credit hours need to have a minimum GPA of 3.75, while those with more than 45 credit hours must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.5.
John Tyler Community College’s two Phi Theta Kappa chapters, Tau Rho and Beta Omicron Omicron, inducted the following new members (zip codes appear in parentheses):
Tau Rho Chapter (Chester Campus)
Sarah Northington Blackmon (23834)
Elicia Vaughter Brunson (23222)
Summer M. Charles (23832)
Alexandra Nicole Closson (23237)
Justin Leo DeJohn (23834)
Mario Dewhan Dillard (23832)
Tyler Scott Ewing (23831)
Kathleen Duckworth Feiring (23236)
Edward James Horneck (23834)
Cynthia Harris Inge (23805)
Steven Lee Jordan (23831)
Eric Reis Masters (23111)
Micah T. McDermott (22841)
Lisa Daniela Osborne (24541)
Deja Janei Pharr (23234)
Gerry J. Rawlinson (23224)
Gregory A. Rott (23831)
Leslie D. Russell (22406)
Victoria Lynn Smith (23803)
Timothy Ryan Staples (23834)
Wayne T. Truss (23836)
Cristalle Vilardo (23834)
Leonard Duke Williams (23030)
Beta Omicron Omicron Chapter (Midlothian Campus)
Rosson Hunter Allen (23114)
Amy R. Bales (23237)
Melissa Ann Burgio (23139)
Yun Y. Churchill (23113)
Jeffrey A. Coiner (23236)
Desirae Jayne Daniels (23113)
Lane Taylor DeChristopher (23112)
James Michael Demitri (23112)
Pavlina Kysucanova' Espana (23832)
Myra Joy Filliben (23139)
Kathryn Alexander Garrett (23836)
Kathryn Elizabeth Garvey (23236)
Stony D. Gillespie (23139)
Jacob Luke Griles (23002)
Lauren Taylor Hall (23832)
Hue Le Hatcher (23237)
Stacey Nicole Jenkins (23832)
Sarah Elizabeth Jones (23083)
William Andrew Karnolt (23112)
Sarah Elizabeth Loy (23236)
Paul M. Lupini (23112)
David Michael Macfarlane (23236)
Laura Marie Manik (23059)
Mary Elise Marshall (23220)
Marie-Anne Roswitha Martino (23112)
Savanah Marie Matin (23112)
Donna M. McIntosh (23235)
Liane Alexis Norman (23112)
Natascha Julia Osborne (23112)
Sarah Laraine Ramsey (23225)
Yasmin Carmen Reyes (23235)
Katlyn Calanayan Romero (23235)
Emily Elizabeth Roper (23114)
Jonathan O. Rupert (23112)
Iren Russell (23139)
Kevin Samuel Santos (23234)
Nicole Elizabeth Silva (23120)
Alonzo Eric Smith (23113)
Ruthann Victoria Smith (23235)
Heather Ashley Stewart (23838)
Suzanne D. Strickland (23236)
Christina Grace Struzzieri (23112)
Alan Jacob Tyree (23832)
Kimberly C. Wagenknecht (23235)
Justin Randolph Watts (23139)
Stephen Edward Widlak (23002)
Gabrielle Nicole Williams (23112)
Courtney Marshall Yowell (23139)
Photographs taken during the ceremony may be found on the College’s Flickr page at www.flickr.com/johntylercc.
John Tyler Community College is a two-year, public institution of higher education and is the fifth largest of the 23 community colleges in Virginia. With campuses in Chester and Midlothian and off-campus classrooms throughout the area, John Tyler offers quality and economical opportunities for students who want to earn a degree or certificate, transfer to a four-year college or university, train for the workforce, or switch careers. The College, which served more than 14,000 students during the 2012-13 academic year, offers 17 associate degrees, seven certificates, and 34 career studies certificates. The institution also serves 15,000 non-credit students and more than 1,200 companies and government agencies annually through the Community College Workforce Alliance. The College also is committed to sustainability. In July 2010, it received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Certification for Hamel Hall on its Midlothian Campus, becoming the first in the Virginia Community College System to receive such recognition.