April 27, 2016 – In recognition of their academic excellence, leadership, fellowship, and service, 70 Middlesex Community College students were inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society during a ceremony held at the College on April 22. As new members of the award-winning Beta Gamma Xi Chapter, these students are now part of the largest international honor society for two-year colleges.
Phi Theta Kappa has been an active part of the MxCC community for more than 20 years. During this past academic year, student members participated in the state-wide Community College Completion Corps event and completed the Honor in Action Project on “The Cresting Point,” a documentary film about the feasibility of solar power use on a college campus. They also attended regional and international conferences, and held fundraising events for the MxCC Foundation’s scholarship program.
This year, under the direction of co-advisors Dr. Lin Lin, Dr. Eva Jones and Ms. Landi Hou, MxCC’s chapter earned the highest Five Star Level Chapter designation for the first time – recognizing the chapter’s high level of regional and national engagement. The chapter also received the Honors in Action Distinguished Theme Award, and Connecticut C4 Participation Recognition. Co-Advisor Dr. Lin received the New England Region Horizon Award.
Inductees were (listed here with hometown):
Alexander Dejesus, Centerbrook
Kelly Fairbrother, Cheshire
Rachel Watkins, Chester
Kalyn Schutz, Clinton
Jordan Longo, Clinton
Deborah Miller, Clinton
Jeffrey Mele, Cobalt
Brandon Tuck, Colchester
Michele Grasso, Colchester
Ahmed Ali, Cromwell
Elsie Newcombe, Cromwell
Christina Latulippe, Cromwell
Danielle Harrison, Cromwell
MD K Islam, Cromwell
Elissa Gibbons, Deep River
Tracy Kemp, Deep River
Julia Bowles, Durham
Garrett Henry, Durham
Kevin Merrill, Durham
Ewa Nasiadek, East Berlin
Casey Macdonald, East Hampton
Joan Barker, East Hampton
Joshua Bishop, Guilford
Catalina Vasquez, Hamden
Frank Natter Jr., Ivoryton
Max Pribnow, Killingworth
Mary Elliott, Madison
Bianca Cerio, Meriden
Michelle McMillan, Meriden
Jeydeliz Perez, Meriden
Ashley Boutin, Meriden
Tiffani Woronick, Meriden
Elisabeth Baudis, Meriden
Margaret Grant, Meriden
Sarah Freeman, Meriden
Alejandro Guzman, Meriden
Messanvi Amenounve, Meriden
Allison Pomeroy, Meriden
Jessica Marquis, Middletown
Katarzyna Rembielinska, Middletown
Summer Burke, Middletown
Michelle Leone, Middletown
Kim Blasco, Middletown
Dylan Williams, Middletown
Michael Stielau, Middletown
Lauren Goodale, Middletown
Edgardo Contreras, Middletown
Sarah Lombardo, Middletown
William March III, Middletown
Jeanne Elise Nocera, Middletown
Malgorzata Leniart, Middletown
Sean Cunningham, New Britain
Steven Madej, New Britain
Rachel Marino, New Britain
Travis Jacobs, Portland
Benjamin Salois, Putnam
Devin Gagnon, Rocky Hill
Eireann Schulenburg, Rocky Hill
Kellie Clancy, Tolland
Rocy Turner, Vineyard Haven
Victoria Penczynzyn, Wallingford
Kathleen Charest, Wallingford
Anthony Fritz, Wallingford
Anne Gallagher, Wallingford
Cori Hass, Wallingford
Nicholas Sherwood, Wallingford
Benjamin Pfeifer, West Hartford
Maura Dolan, West Haven
Peter Harris, Wethersfield
Taylor Miller, Wethersfield
Founded in 1966, Middlesex Community College (mxcc.edu) is part of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities System. In all it does, Middlesex Community College strives to be the college of its community. By providing high quality, affordable, and accessible education to a diverse population, the college enhances the strengths of individuals through degree, certificate, and lifelong learning programs that lead to university transfer, employment, and an enriched awareness of our shared responsibilities as global citizens. MxCC, recently named a “Great College to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education, offers more than 50 degree or certificate programs at the main 35-acre campus in Middletown, the downtown Meriden Center, and online.
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Photo 1 caption: MxCC’s Phi Theta Kappa co-advisors Dr. Eva Jones and Dr. Lin Lin (standing, right) join Dr. Steven Minkler, MxCC’s academic dean, in congratulating the 70 new student inductees. The ceremony took place at the College in the new Founders Hall Pavilion on April 22.
Photo 2 caption: MxCC President Dr. Anna Wasescha addresses the 70 students inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. The ceremony took place at the College in the new Founders Hall Pavilion on April 22.
