Stark State College Honorary Chapter Rated among Best
in the WorldPhi Theta Kappa is the largest honorary society in American
higher education and has more than two million members across 1,200 chapters worldwide. This year
the honorary accorded the Gamma Epsilon
Chapter at Stark State College a special honor. The chapter was
designated a
Top 100 Chapter worldwide.
Additional
distinction was awarded Cherie Barth, coordinator of student activities and chapter
advisor, who was named a
Most
Distinguished Chapter Advisor at the international level.
Students at Stark State also garnered additional honors. Kimberly
Barnes, an associate degree nursing major from Massillon, received the
Most Distinguished Chapter Member. David
Sigmund, an applied management major from East Sparta, was awarded the
Honors Institute Scholarship. Meagan
Shoop, an accounting major from Canton, and Pamela Ramsey, associate degree
nursing major from North Canton, were elected Phi Theta Kappa regional officers
for 2010-11.
Phi Theta Kappa Beta
traces its origin to 1910 at
Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. Its purpose is to
recognize and encourage scholarship among two year college students.
