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Phi Theta Kappa Induction

SPARTANBURG, S.C. –  The Spartanburg Methodist College Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society inducted 20 students during a ceremony April 5, 2006 at Davis Mission Chapel. The students inducted were:


Kyoko Akishima (Gunma, Japan)
Theresa Bozymowski (Easley, S.C.)
Amanda Bradley (Boiling Springs, S.C.)
Chris Dover  (York, S.C.)
Heather Dover (Gaffney, S.C.)
Soraya Graham (Camden, S.C.)
Marisa Imado (Osaka, Japan)
Julie King (Spartanburg, S.C.)
Tamaka Massey (Columbia, S.C.)
Miki Nagaya (Hokkaido, Japan)
Andrea Pogue (Landrum, S.C.)
Courtney Prince (Greensboro, N.C.)
Craig Roberson (Liberty, S.C.)
Cassie Rowland (Westminster, S.C.)
Michael Sandifer (York, S.C.)
Kristi Suber (Anderson, S.C.)
Eric Swing (Easley, S.C.)
Tiffany Vaughn (Woodruff, S.C.)
Chris Werner (Woodruff, S.C.)
Charlie Wolfe (Pickens, S.C.)


James Haller,  Director of the Learning Resources Center and Head Libarian at SMC,  is the faculty Advisor.

Phi Theta Kappa has more than 500 chapters in 48 states, the Canal Zone, and Puerto Rico.  Phi Theta Kappa is the national honor scholastic fraternity for community and junior colleges. Founded in 1917, Phi Theta Kappa was recognizes offically by the American Association of Junior Colleges in 1929. The purpose of Phi Theta Kappa is the recoginition and encouragement of scholarships among community college and junior college students. To achieve this purpose, Phi Theta Kappa provides and opportunity for the development of leadership and service, for and intellectual climate for exchange of ideas and ideals, for lively fellowship for scholars, and for the stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence.

Membership is extended by invitation. To be considered for membership, a student must 1) be enrolled in a regionally accredited associate degree program, 2) have accumulated the number of credit hours used by the college to designate full-time status, 3) have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5, and 4) be of good moral character and possess recognized qualities of citizenship.