April 20, 2018 — The Middlesex Community College (MxCC) chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), Beta Gamma Xi, inducted 64 new members at a ceremony on Friday, April 20, 2018, on the Middletown campus. Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society that rewards academic excellence while promoting leadership, fellowship, and service, was first established in 1918 and chartered at MxCC in 1996.
This year’s inductees have distinguished themselves as high achievers, both as scholars and as members of the College community. They have earned and maintained a grade point average of 3.65 during their college studies and have also participated in a variety of extracurricular activities designed to better their own lives and the lives of those around them.
The following students were honored at the April 20 ceremony:
- Mary Arroyo, Waterbury
- Nicholas Bailen, Middletown
- Sean Bechtel, Wallingford
- Susan Bielski, Southington
- Jeremy Boughton, Middlefield
- Soukaina Boulabat, Wallingford
- Michele Boutin, Middletown
- Nicole Brodeur, Cromwell
- Gisele Brooks, Meriden
Micailah Buttaro, Middletown- Andrea Byrnie, Cromwell
- Robert Chenkus Jr, Meriden
- York Clement, Berlin
- Tamara Colon, Middletown
- Samuel Cox, Colchester
- Danielle Davis, Meriden
- Madeleine Dumas, Durham
- Kyle Eschner, Rocky Hill
- Stephen Fazzino, South Glastonbury
- Thomas Gatti, Middletown
Frederick Gengler, Cromwell- Arthur Genualdo, Meriden
- Emily Gozzi, Westbrook
- Josh Greenberg, Moodus
- Jordan Hall, East Hampton
- Holly Harris, Middletown
- Erika Houle, Marlborough
- Adam Jamieson, Ivoryton
- Birgetta Johnson, Branford
- Tatyana Johnson, Middletown
- Sabrina Kosky, Clinton
- Ian Krasnow, Middletown
- Nicholas Lepore, Ivoryton
- Johny Lopez, Middletown
- Samantha Melendez, Moodus
- Cassandra Miles, Chester
- Michael Morgan, Deep River
- Lieve Mueller, Meriden
- Sheryl Mullaney, Higganum
- Jacob Murphy, Haddam
- Lindsay Murphy, Hartford
- Sarah Murphy, Norwich
- Gilianne Oyola, Middletown
- Elysse Page, Southington
- Michael Pazareskis, Wallingford
- Dante Petruzziello, East Hampton
- Hannah Policard, Meriden
- Tabitha Rahmann, Westbrook
- Mario Richards, East Lyme
- Claire Rodriguez, Cromwell
- Heidi Rogers, Clinton
- Whitney Rousseau, Enfield
- Olivia Scarfi, Middletown
- Laura Schneider, Higganum
- Luz Simoneau, Meriden
- George Sirigos, Portland
- Stephanie Smallshaw, Clinton
- Brooke Smith, Waterford
- Leeauna Stagni, Moodus
- Evan Sweet, Portland
- Holly Toce, Hamden
- Jami Vandermeid, West Hartford
- Khai Vo, Meriden
- Brandy Wilson, Meriden
Earlier this year, the Phi Theta Kappa Beta Gamma Xi Chapter at MxCC was recognized with a series of regional awards that included Most Distinguished Chapter Officer Team Award (first place), Most Distinguished Honors in Action Project Award (second finalist), Most Distinguished Chapter Award (second finalist), Honors in Action Distinguished Theme Award (Peace and War), and the Five Star Level Award.
For more information about PTK, please visit www.ptk.org.
