SCC Students Honored by Phi Theta Kappa

Published: 04/21/2020

St. Charles Community College is proud to announce students Lindsey Jones and Marissa Kohlman have received Phi Theta Kappa All-Missouri Team rankings this year! Kohlman also received an Outstanding Member Award from the Missouri Region of PTK.

“I chose to be involved with the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society because of the outstanding opportunities that it provides for students that strive for success and are drawn to leadership and service,” said Lindsey Jones, “My involvement has helped me learn more about opportunities for career training, leadership, and scholarships.”

Lindsey Jones

Phi Theta Kappa is the international honor society of two-year colleges. Members of the All-Missouri Academic Team are selected based on the extent to which they meet the definition of the word “scholar,” which Phi Theta Kappa defines as “one who excels in the classroom, has the intellectual curiosity to pursue an academic career and cultural enrichment outside the traditional classroom, shows evidence of substantial development of talents in academics and technical education and has demonstrated an ability to share this development with others.”

Students from each of Missouri’s 25 Phi Theta Kappa chapters apply to be on the All-Missouri Academic Team. Less than 50 students are selected each year.Each student will receive a cash scholarship and a medallion from the Missouri Community College Association.

Alpha Xi Chi, SCC's Chapter, conducts activities throughout the semester that focus on service, fellowship, leadership and scholarship. The purpose of PTK is to recognize and promote academic achievement. Students are invited to become members upon completion of 12 or more college-level credits with a minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA.

“I highly recommend that other students participate in the opportunities that Phi Theta Kappa provides to students,” said Jones, who received a Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship that helped her pay for a portion of college expenses. Jones is set to graduate from SCC this spring and continue her journey at the University of Missouri–St. Louis in the fall.

Due to safety precautions, students will be honored will be honored for their achievements in an online presentation this year. The presentations will be sent via email on Wednesday, April 22nd, between 11:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. If students, family, faculty or sponsors would like to view the presentations, they can register to receive the email here.

For more information about Phi Theta Kappa at SCC, visit stchas.edu/ptk.