2013-2014 President's Report

ECCC PTK Receives International Awards

Students and advisors representing East Central Community College’s Theta Xi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa display the various awards received earlier this year at the organization’s international convention held in Orlando, Florida. The ECCC chapter received a Top 25 Most Distinguished College Project award, was recognized as one of the top 100 international chapters and was once again selected a Five-Star Chapter. Pictured are (front row, from left) advisors Chris Ryals (drafting and design technology instructor), Jenna Wright (math instructor) and Amanda Walton (workforce education counselor); and (standing from left) chapter members Kristen Gordy of Forest, Will Myers of Philadelphia; and Zach Allen of Louisville. Phi Theta Kappa is the international honor society for two-year colleges.

PBL Receives National Honors

East Central Community College was well represented at the National Phi Beta Lambda Leadership Conference, as an advisor and students representing Theta Chi chapter received various honors at the annual competition held earlier this summer in Nashville. Award winners include (seated from left) Hannah Clark, fifth place, Parliamentary Procedure and Leah Ferguson, 14th place, Small Business Management Plan and Who’s Who in Phi Beta Lambda for Mississippi, both of Philadelphia; Patricia Thweatt and Latisha Johnson, 14th place, Business Ethics, both of Decatur; and Jessie Boatner, fourth place, Local Chapter Annual Business Report and fifth place, Parliamentary Procedure, and Virginia Easley, eighth place, Integrated Marketing Campaign and 14th place, Small Business Management Plan, both of Philadelphia; and (standing from left) advisor Thomas Fortenberry of Union, computer networking technology instructor; Chance Lovern of Philadelphia, fifth place, Parliamentary Procedure; participant Josh Bradley of Union; Jeremy Hudson of DeKalb, fifth place,

Parliamentary Procedure; Denzel Clemons of Philadelphia, 14th place, Small Business Management Plan; Austin Jordan of Conehatta, fifth place, Parliamentary Procedure; and business technology instructor Christy Ferguson of Philadelphia, who was selected PBL Advisor of the Year in Mississippi. In addition, Theta Chi was one of two state chapters to receive the prestigious Gold Seal recognition. (Submitted Photo)

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