RALEIGH, N.C. (November 20, 2015) - Some of Wake Tech’s best and brightest were inducted into the Beta Alpha Zeta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa tonight. The international honor society for two-year colleges offers opportunities for scholarship, leadership, service, and fellowship for students. Sixty-seven students in Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science degree programs were inducted in a ceremony that featured Wake County Commissioner Jessica Holmes. Her message inspired inductees: “In case you don’t hear it often enough – I’m proud of you!”

 

Chapter Vice President Mitchell LaValley talked about the many service activities the group has participated in and expectations for the coming year. He also led the installation of new officers.

 

Students must maintain a 3.7 grade point average to be eligible for membership. This year’s inductees include:

 

 

Amanda Ackovitz

Rida Ahmed

Frances Ajashi-Nzeribe

Heather Arflin

Benjamin Austin

James Bateson

Marnie Blum

Latrecia Brown

Kathryn Bumgarner

Michael Chappell

Enzo Codella

Rosiyah Cordaro

Whitney Croom

Richard Dunbar

Megan Egitto

Conlan Fenerty

Joanne Finch

Terra Forester

Chivonna Geanes

Avery Goff

Dennis Greehy

Asia Harrison

Michael Henry

Victoria Hill

Nakisha Hockaday

Kana Jacobs

Mary James

Amy Josephson

Bhumika Joshi

Grayson Kass

Sarah Lambert

Annick Le Goff

Sang Lim

Gabriel Lopez

Savannah Lynch

Yusuf Mahmoud

Kevin Markham

Jennifer McCoy

Heather McLamb

Jacqueline Motley

Jennifer Murillo

Georgiana Nderitu

Addison Newman

Nixzali Salcedo Pena

Brian Pezzulo

Christine Rizzo

Laura Lorente Saez

Kaleigh Schultz

Ambrosia Sharkey

Joey Smithey

Fatoumata Sowou

Daniela Stoyanov

Marwa Tazzit

Safaa Tazzit

Karina Todd

Mi Towle-Shonek

Richard Trevorrow

Brian Turner

Stephanie Van Winkle

Christy Velezquez

Gary Whaley

Erica White

Tiffiny Wolf

Hannah Wolfburg

Nicholas Wommack

Breania Young

Seth Young

 

 

The induction ceremony was broadcast live via Periscope. It featured musical entertainment by the AFA Guitar Ensemble (Jason Brust, Director) and the AFA Vocal Ensemble (Dr. Katharine Boyes Gilleland, Director). Chapter Advisors include Michelle Capps, Beverly Carapelle, Steven Hill, Sharon Johnson, Dr. Jan-Pierre Kamuabo, and Rhonda Thomason.