New Phi Theta Kappa members named
Mar. 31, 2023
SARANAC LAKE – North Country Community College is pleased to announce the new members of its Phi
Theta Kappa Honor Society for the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters.
The purpose of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society is to recognize and
encourage scholarship among associate degree students. To achieve this purpose, Phi
Theta Kappa provides opportunities for the development of leadership and service,
for an intellectual climate to exchange ideas and ideals, for lively fellowship for
scholars, and for stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence.
North Country’s Beta Theta Pi Chapter was charted in 1999 and has successfully inducted
1,096 members to date. Inductees have shown great academic achievement as well as
an interest in the hallmarks of Phi Theta Kappa. Each semester, invitation to membership
is extended by the Chapter to students who have completed at least 15 hours of course
work at NCCC with a minimum 3.5 grade point average, leading to an associate degree.
The new PTK members for Fall 2022 were:
Hayley Irish, Canton
Gracie O’Hare, Malone
Molly Sims, Lake Placid
Capricia Smith, Port Henry
Kayla Smith, Burke
Samantha Turcotte, Massena
Brooke Vanier, Granville
Bryan Wood, Saranac Lake
Jonathan Woolley, Brockport
The new PTK members for Spring 2023 are:
Emily Bliss, Saranac Lake
Jamie Bradley, Tupper Lake
Johanne Brockway, North Bangor
Serena Carter, Gabriels
Carisa Deshane, Massena
Mary Henry, Ogdensburg
Sibusiso Mokoena, Saranac Lake
Mackenzie Premo, Constable
Ciera Smith, MassenaAnna Taylor, Lake Placid
Dylan Urquhart, Saranac Lake
Randi Welch, Plattsburgh
Phi Theta Kappa has been recognizing academic achievement in two-year colleges since
1918. Phi Theta Kappa has chartered over 1,300 chapters and has inducted more than 3.5 million
members. Chapters are located on campuses in all fifty of the United States, Canada,
U.S. territories and military installations abroad. It is the only internationally
acclaimed honor society serving institutions which offer associate degree programs.
Two-year college presidents and administrators of associate degree programs in four-year
schools have continually recognized membership in Phi Theta Kappa as an honor and
a privilege. Membership is given added significance by the fact that the Society is
recognized by the American Association of Community Colleges as the official general
honor society for two-year colleges.
More information about Phi Theta Kappa can be found at www.ptk.org.