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April 15, 2016
NPC PHI THETA KAPPA HONORS SOCIETY EARNS FIVE STAR CHAPTER AWARD
Hot Springs, Arkansas – The National Park College (NPC) Alpha Beta Psi Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society was recognized as a Five Star Chapter during the 2016 Nerd Nation International Convention in Washington DC. Advisors, Caleb Grisham and Nannette Crane-Post received the Distinguished Regional Advisor Team award for the Oklahoma/Arkansas Region of Phi Theta Kappa.
The Five Star Chapter recognition is awarded to chapters who complete the designated
plan that involves local campus involvement and progresses to regional and international
involvement. Students have an opportunity to build relationships with campus leaders
and gain organizational skills.
During the convention, students attended sessions featuring keynote addresses from
nationally renowned thinker Dr. Paul Stoltz, British economist Lord John Eatwell,
and BBC World News America’s lead anchor Katty Kay. Students also attended educational
forums where they learned leadership and networking skills, fundraising and philanthropy
tips, and how to prepare for transfer to a four-year institution.
Photo: PTK students attended the Hallmark Awards Gala at the PTK NerdNation International Convention in Washington D.C. last week. Left to right, Amanda Pennington, PTK Secretary; Caleb Grisham, PTK Advisor; James Byrd, PTK Vice-President of Scholarship; Cristian Navarrete, PTK President; Angi Deihl, PTK Public Relations Secretary; Alex Ditto, PTK Vice-President.
About PTK
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, is the largest honor society in higher education with 1,285 chapters on college campuses in all 50 of the United States, plus Canada, Germany, the Republic of Palau, Peru, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the British Virgin Islands, the United Arab Emirates and U.S. territorial possessions. More than 3 million students have been inducted since its founding in 1918, with approximately 134,000 students inducted annually.
