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MCC inducts 29 into Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

MARSHALLTOWN – Phi Theta Kappa advisors Pele Waddilove and P.J. Colbert along with Provost Robin Lilienthal are pleased to announce that 29 students were accepted into the Alpha Iota Rho Chapter at Marshalltown Community College this spring. The induction ceremony of the new members was held on Tuesday, April 12, in the Dejardin Hall on the MCC campus. The ceremony marks the first on-campus induction ceremony since fall 2019 due to the pandemic.

Phi Theta Kappa is the international honor society for two-year colleges. To qualify for membership, students must enroll in a diploma or two-year degree program with a cumulative 3.5 grade point average or higher, and have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours.

Spring 2022 inductees, listed by hometowns, are:

Eldridge, IA – Kyleigh Westlin, Paige Westlin

Garwin, IA – Zachery Duncan, Moriah Groth

Hudson, IA – Meleah Sadler

Marshalltown, IA – Gracelyn Bethel, Locke Bloomquist, Emily Diggins, Daniel Garcia, Alayna Hernandez Varnum, Yelitza Jass, Andrea Ordaz Jimenez, Bawi Par, Maritza Patricio, K Du Paw, Katia Saldana, Emma Vazquez Carrillo, Chloe Wickam

Montezuma, IA – Maguire DeJong, Dawn Rowland

Montour, IA – Lisa Tichy

New Sharon, IA – Alexandra Knockel

State Center, IA – Ryan Yates

Tama, IA – Hailey Girsch, Neena Lasley

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo – Heritier Diakanua

London, England – Darren Ainembabazi

Vigo, Galicia, Spain – Carolina Rodriguez Sanchez

Canary Island, Spain – Carla Dorta Perez