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Ridgecrest, California - Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society held its induction ceremony for its newest members on April 29, 2011 at the Cerro Coso Community College's Learning Resource Center. Heather Ostash, Vice President of Student Affairs at Cerro Coso Community College, was the keynote speaker.
Ninety-five students were inducted into the Beta Kappa Chi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honors Society at Cerro Coso Community College for the 2011-2012 academic year:
| Kathryn Adams | Tara Andre | Jessie Armstrong | Ashley Ayon Loza |
| Scott Barfield | Alan Bengtson | Cathy Berlin | Jacqueline Bledsoe |
| Marilyn Booth-Horn | Nicolle Bourgeois | Debra Bruegl | Jennifer Buel |
| Stephen Bunch | Yue Yue Cao | Julita Carter | Natasha Cesario |
| Ching Chan | Loretta Christiansen | Jessicca Conrad | Holly Cook |
| Karina Davis | Meela Dean | Julia Early | Aiesha Ebraham |
| Krystal Edie | Tamera Evans | Sadie Finney | Jillian Flavin |
| Nozomi Flynn | Angelique Foust | Michael Getlin | John Grammatico |
| Laurie Grays | Kristen Groves | Doris Hackl-Wright | Danie Halverstadt |
| Derek Hamel | Lauri Harner | Braelyn Havig | Daniel Hawkins |
| Jacqualyn Hewlett | Thomas Higdon | Tim Holloway | Robert Holly |
| Abigail Homer | Sharon Homer | Lisa Hostetter | Kameron Hudock |
| Lauren Ingle | Brandon Johnson | Janelle Johnson | Jennifer Jones |
| Patricia Keith | Janet King | Tammy Kinnan | Michel Lara |
| Tiphaine Lefevre | Lucas Llewellyn | Leslie Luce | Chad Mayhugh |
| Cindy Mayhugh | Patrick McGaughey | Desiree Melancon | Cory Momsen |
| Karen Monsma | William Moore | Miguel Mora | Monica Morris |
| Antoinette O'Brien-Agostinacci | Amy Parker | Lisa (Michelle) Pope | Elisa Preston |
| Amber Pyle | Bryan Repsholdt | Amber Ricker | Louis Rivera |
| Gerardo Rodriguez | Alexandrea Romeo | Bethany Samhaoui | Nicolas Santiago |
| Deborah Shapiro | Hopi Sievert | Barrett Sinclair | M. Elizabeth Smith |
| Brian Thompson | Diana Thompson | Sonia Thompson | Shayla Tillotson |
| Michele Tomlinson | Michelle Van Hook | Sandra Warlie | Rex Winters |
| Kristiana Yanes | Erin Ybanez | Debra Ziehm |
Phi Theta Kappa Officers for the 2011-2012 school year were sworn in and include: David Santiago, President; Elisa Preston, Leadership Officer; Loretta Christiansen, Service and Fellowship Officer; Julie Smith, Treasurer; Kimberly Word, Public Relations; Scott Barfield, Membership Officer; Sandy Smith, Recording Officer; Terri Jo Kumar, Scholarship Officers; Rex Winters, ASCC Representative, and Diana Thompson, KRV Representative.
Phi Theta Kappa is the International Honor Society of the Two Year College, founded in 1918. Its mission is to encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students and provide development opportunities through participation in leadership and service. Cerro Coso joined Phi Theta Kappa and established the Beta Kappa Chi chapter in 2006.
These students earned the privilege to join Phi Theta Kappa based on their academic excellence, earning at least a 3.5 grade point average in degree- and transfer-level courses, making them the top 10% of Cerro Coso Community College students. By joining Phi Theta Kappa, they become life-long members of the world's largest honors society, have access to over $36 million in scholarships, and join an outstanding fellowship of scholars.
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