Columbia State Community College continues to make history with its Beta Kappa Theta chapter of Phi Theta Kappa.
Just one month after chapter and regional president, Hillary Allen was awarded the Distinguished Chapter Officer Award, Dr. Janet F. Smith, Columbia State president was awarded the Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction for outstanding efforts in promoting the goals of the program at the Phi Theta Kappa International Convention held in Washington, District of Columbia.
“I am honored that these students nominated me for this award,” Smith said. “We have such outstanding students in our chapter, and they represent us well by providing service to the community, developing leadership skills and practicing fellowship with students across campus as well as with other community college students through Phi Theta Kappa. I support them any way I can.”
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In addition to the awards won by Allen and Smith, the Columbia State chapter had two members, Allen and Ashlynn Eckert, participate in the Parade of Scholars and earn the Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship. The Tennessee region as a whole was also successful, being one of only three regions in the international organization to receive the Distinguished Region Award.
The Distinguished Region Award recognizes the achievements of regions in the areas of programming and organizational structure. While this award is given to the region as a whole, the efforts of Allen on the local and regional levels were instrumental in the Tennessee region being selected.
“The hard work and energy displayed by the 2015 regional officer team echoed throughout the state,” Allen said. “My team brought Tennessee’s most elite community college students the recognition they deserve.”
Allen also spoke about the incoming regional officers that will hail from Columbia State during the 2016-2017 academic year.
“I am proud that Columbia State will have another Phi Theta Kappa regional president, as well as a vice president of the middle region,” Allen said. “Meagan Walsh (president) and Sofia Candiani (vice president) both had impressive campaigns and displayed confidence beyond their years. I have no doubt they will continue to grow our region to even greater heights.”
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