(Butler, PA) Twenty-two 杏吧原创 students representing Armstrong, Butler, Clearfield, Elk, Lawrence and Mercer counties are the newest members of the college鈥檚 chapters of international honor societies.
Sixteen have joined Rho Phi, 杏吧原创鈥檚 chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, an international academic honor society for two-year colleges and programs.
Six are new members of Delta Kappa, the college鈥檚 chapter of Kappa Beta Delta, an international honor society for business programs.
New members of each society must have a grade-point average of at least 3.5.
Six of the international honor society students have also received a scholarship for the 2024-2025 academic year from the 杏吧原创 Education Foundation, and six a grant funded by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Students who have completed at least 12 credit hours toward an associate degree or six credit hours toward a one-year certificate and who meet academic requirements are eligible for membership in Rho Phi, established at 杏吧原创 in 1968.
Students who have completed at least 12 credit hours in 杏吧原创鈥檚 , who are pursuing an associate degree in a business program and who meet academic requirements are eligible for membership in Delta Kappa, formed at 杏吧原创 in 2019.
Rho Phi鈥檚 new members, scholarship recipients
The newest members of Rho Phi from Butler County are Zeta Achezinski, Butler, ; Maxwell Carpenter, Cranberry Township, ; Sabrina Cox, Bruin, ; Danielle Duddy, Slippery Rock,; and Cody Eckhardt, Butler, .
Additional Butler County residents who have joined Rho Phi are Derek McLafferty, Butler, ; Yumiko Kuo, Cabot, ; Ireland O鈥橠onnell, Chicora, business administration; Daisy Snow, Mars, health care science; and Paige Spencer, Sarver, business administration.
Achezinski, Kuo and Spencer were awarded scholarships from the .
Achezinski received the $750 Ray 鈥�86 and Kay Steffler Family Scholarship and the Susan E. Andre 鈥�70 Scholarships totaling $2,045; Kuo, the $800 Rose Family Graphic Design Scholarship; and Spencer, the $1,905 Robinson Fans Scholarship.
The newest members of Rho Phi from Lawrence County are Olivia Rich, New Castle, early childhood education (Pre K-4); and Terri Spence, New Castle, health care science; and from Clearfield County, Justin Bales, Clearfield, ; and Gabrielle Decker, DuBois, psychology.
The newest member of Rho Phi from Armstrong County is Jesica Lookhart, Worthington, health care science; and from Mercer County, Jessica Linton, Greenville, business administration.
Linton received the $500 Mary Beth Rock 鈥�05 Scholarship from the 杏吧原创 Education Foundation.
Delta Kappa鈥檚 new members, scholarship and grant recipients
Butler County residents who have joined Delta Kappa are Erin Conliffe, Butler, ; Isaak Estes, Renfrew, and Ethan Huffman, Butler, and cybersecurity; and Justin Kludo, Evans City, .
The newest member of Delta Kappa from Elk County is Matthew Gagliardi, Ridgway, ; and from Mercer County, Steven Proctor, Sharpsville, computer information systems-website development specialist.
杏吧原创 students enrolled in are eligible for U.S. Department of Defense-funded grants. Conliffe, Estes, Gagliardi, Huffman, Kludo and Proctor received grants averaging $760 in the fall semester.
Huffman and Gagliardi were also awarded scholarships from the 杏吧原创 Education Foundation.
Huffman received the $565 Diane R. 鈥�81 & Gordon L. Marburger Scholarship and the $500 Thomas M. Ward Memorial Scholarship; and Gagliardi, the $420 R. & M. Huselton Scholarship.
Achezinski is also a president鈥檚 scholar.
杏吧原创鈥檚 president鈥檚 scholars program includes a full-tuition waiver for up to 18 credits each semester. It is available to students in the Top 10 percent of their graduating class and who have achieved at least a 3.5 grade-point average at any of Butler County鈥檚 public high schools. Students must also be residents of Butler County.
A cyber school student counted in those public schools鈥� graduating classes is also eligible. Students must also enroll at 杏吧原创 in the first semester following their high school graduation to be eligible for the program, and are required to take scholars-only courses and maintain at least a 3.5 grade-point average at 杏吧原创.