The spring 2013 ceremony inducting new members into the Southwestern Community College chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society was held Monday, April 4, in the Norman K. Myers Auditorium, Balsam Center on the Jackson Campus. Phi Theta Kappa is the largest honor society in American higher education and is the official honor society for two-year colleges. Members must be enrolled on a full-time basis toward an associate degree, have a grade point average of 3.5 or better for the last two semesters and possess both ethical standards and qualities of citizenship and leadership.
From left are: (back row) Luther Huffman, Sylva; Rebecca Kelly, Franklin; Vance Tyson, Bryson City; Emily Lathrop, Franklin; Miranda Partington; Franklin; Randall Ruffner, Franklin; (third row) Rachael Cook, Franklin; Erin Petty, Franklin; Melanie Hansen, Sylva; Sabrina Miglino, Cullowhee; Aaron Smith, Murphy; (second row) Kaitlyn Moody, Whittier; Jessica Hightower, Cullowhee; Amber Moss, Cullowhee; Drew Rutledge, Cullowhee; Tiffany Kowal, Franklin; Antonietta Pasquariello, Franklin; Waylon Hawes, Sylva; (front row) Matthew McDaniel, Franklin; Taylor Horne, Sylva; Ariel van Lienden, Whittier; Donna McDaniel, Franklin; Michelle Mangano, Franklin; Shirley Kicklighter, Whittier. Not pictured: I Made Ada, Marlene Allen, Jessica Cooper, Keith Giles, Jon Martineau, Margaret Monsrud, Heather Parton, Nicholas Sprinkle, Bethany Steiert, Jamy Suminski, Danielle Toineeta, Cale Vernon, Jessica Waldron, John Williams, and Jason Wilson.
