Phi Theta Kappa Inducts 107 Reynolds Students

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College’s Chapters of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society held their annual autumn induction ceremony on Saturday, Nov 2 inwards the Lipman Auditorium of the Massey Library Technology Center at the Parham Road Campus. Students who convey completed 12 transferable credit hours together with convey a 3.3 cumulative GPA at the college are invited to bring together PTK every autumn together with leap semester.  

Alpha Iota Beta Chapter President Tiffany Plumber opened the festivities together with Reynolds President Gary Rhodes welcomed the audience. 117 novel members were inducted, many of whom participated inwards the ceremony. 

Ms. Dawn Beninghove, founder of Companion Extraordinaire Home Care Services, delivered a motivational spoken communication every bit the keynote speaker, emphasizing the importance of existence both a leader together with a servant. Beninghove graduated from Reynolds inwards 1981 amongst a score inwards nursing. 

“You are hither because yous convey recognized that academic achievement is a excogitation that gives yous a promise for your future,” Beninghove explained to the inductees. “PTK provides an chance for yous to prepare your leadership skills together with maintain on this path of academic excellence.” 

In closing Beninghove stated, “Never, e'er underestimate the ability of a excogitation no affair how humble it’s beginning. Each fourth dimension yous larn something new, the globe roughly yous becomes richer together with fuller of opportunities at every turn. Life tin sack solely last completely understood looking at it backwards, simply must last lived forward…..live frontwards every day.” 

Established inwards 1918, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society serves to recognize together with encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students together with render opportunities for private increment together with evolution through honors, leadership together with service programming.  Reynolds has 2 chapters at the college.  The Alpha Iota Beta chapter represents members enrolled inwards programs at the Parham Road Campus together with the Alpha Gamma Omicron chapter represents members enrolled inwards programs at the Goochland together with Downtown campuses.  Reynolds has inducted 4,604 members since 1982.

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