The National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) at Gadsden State Community College has added 61 new members.  The organization is a leader in providing recognition for excellence in career and technical education, creating significant occupational opportunities for America’s top workforce education students, access to an employment database maintained by the organization and letters of recommendation to gain employment, scholarships and college admission.  NTHS membership is open to students in all technical programs offered at Gadsden State. Students must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher for atechnical program major, the recommendation of a faculty member, and be active in their community to qualify for membership.

Students inducted are:

Centre:                       Joseph King

Crossville:                  Sandy Hamock

Henagar:                   Matthew Wagener

Leesburg:                   Christopher Woodfin, Tyler Woodley

Piedmont:                   Marshall Bailey, Richard Coheely, Cynthia Crosby, Bruce Kimble

STUDENTS INDUCTED INTO PHI THETA KAPPA

The Phi Theta Kappa chapters of Gadsden State Community College recently held an Induction Ceremony on the Wallace Drive Campus in Gadsden. The three chapters are Beta Beta Eta (McClellan Center), Beta Delta Rho (Ayers Campus) and Rho Rho (Gadsden). Phi Theta Kappa is the International Honor Society for two-year colleges. Students must have a 3.5 grade point average to join, and maintain a 3.0 during their membership.

Students inducted are:

Cedar Bluff:    Hannah Gregg, Chrysan Griffin, Jessica Hindman, Georgiana Lamar, Angelia Roberts

Centre:            Brittany Bowen, Brittany Hindman, Joseph King, Joshua Leatherwood, Cathy Tucker, James West

Crossville:       Sandy Hamock, Drake Weaver

Henagar:         Matthew Wagener

Leesburg:        Jerry Deberry, Penny Tyree

Piedmont:      Marshall Bailey, Heather Bragg, Richard Coheely, Cynthia Crosby, Amy Fortenberry, Angela Madeley, Melissa Masters, Skyler Parris, Kasey Scott, Jeffery Smart

STUDENTS NAMED TO WHO’S WHO

The 2014 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges will include the names of 60 students from Gadsden State Community College who have been selected as national outstanding campus leaders.

Campus nominating committees and editors of the annual directory have included the names of these students based on their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success.

They join an elite group of students from more than 1,000 institutions of higher learning in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and several foreign nations. Outstanding students have been honored in the annual directory since it was first published in 1934. Local students named this year from Gadsden State Community College are:

Cedar Bluff: Georgiana Lamar

Fort Payne:    Kaley  Blankenship

Henagar:       Bryan Palmer

Leesburg:       Dana Carroll, Tyler Woodley

Springville:     Hannah Lombardo