{"id":30529,"date":"2013-05-20T14:48:45","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T18:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2013\/05\/20\/necc-inducts-33-students-into-national-honor-society\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:09:32","slug":"necc-inducts-33-students-into-national-honor-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2013\/05\/20\/necc-inducts-33-students-into-national-honor-society\/","title":{"rendered":"NECC Inducts 33 Students into National Honor Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6187\" style=\"width: 335px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/05\/PTKappa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6187\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/05\/PTKappa.jpg\" alt=\"NECC Inducts 33 Students into Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society\" width=\"325\" height=\"217\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6187\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NECC Inducts 33 Students into Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society<\/p><\/div>\nThirty-three Northern Essex Community College students were inducted into the college\u2019s chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society, an international honor society for two-year college students.<\/p>\n<p>Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society provides opportunity for the development of leadership and service, an intellectual climate for exchange of ideas and ideals, lively fellowship for scholars, and stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence. Members also have access to $37 million in scholarships, available only to PTK members.<\/p>\n<p>In order to be recommended for the honor society, students must be enrolled in a regionally accredited institution offering an associate degree program, have completed at least twelve hours of coursework towards a degree, have a grade point average of 3.5, and adhere to the moral standards of the society. <\/p>\n<p>This is the Fifth Annual Induction ceremony of the Beta Sigma Lambda chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at NECC. The faculty advisors are Professor Andrew Morse and Kathleen Phaneuf.<br \/>\nStudents who were inducted into the society are:<br \/>\nMassachusetts<br \/>\nAmesbury<br \/>\nKelsey Terry<\/p>\n<p>Andover<br \/>\nWilma Cavallaro<br \/>\nKimberly Croteau<br \/>\nGeorgetown<br \/>\nCathie Southwick<\/p>\n<p>Groveland<br \/>\nDonna Badger<br \/>\nChanell Santos<\/p>\n<p>Haverhill<br \/>\nMichael Auger<br \/>\nJeffrey Contonio<br \/>\nJason DeCosta<br \/>\nVictoria Pham<br \/>\nMarie Phillips<br \/>\nHumberto Zelic<\/p>\n<p>Lawrence<br \/>\nOmar Anagam<br \/>\nMorelys Francisco<br \/>\nJims Mezidor<br \/>\nLizmarie Peralta<br \/>\nLeticia Rosario<\/p>\n<p>Methuen<br \/>\nCory Aleci<br \/>\nTarlisha Casimir-Morris<br \/>\nChristopher Guard<br \/>\nHassan Hounane<br \/>\nPatricia Lyon<\/p>\n<p>Middleton<br \/>\nCarrie Richardson<\/p>\n<p>Newburyport<br \/>\nRachael Webster<\/p>\n<p>North Andover<br \/>\nCostanza Bernales<br \/>\nDaniella Bernales<br \/>\nCheryl Davis<br \/>\nJack Willwerth<\/p>\n<p>New Hampshire<br \/>\nDerry<br \/>\nGregory Intonti<\/p>\n<p>Hampstead<br \/>\nAmanda Van Guilder<\/p>\n<p>Kingston<br \/>\nBrandon Fitton<\/p>\n<p>Salem<br \/>\nMichelle D\u2019India<\/p>\n<p>Sandown<br \/>\nLindsay Elias<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirty-three Northern Essex Community College students were inducted into the college\u2019s chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society, an international honor society for two-year college students. 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