On Friday, March 7, Northampton Community College's Main Campus chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, Tau Gamma, inducted 116 new members. The international honor society for community and junior college students also named the chapter a Pinnacle Chapter, one which has successfully enhanced its new member acceptance and orientation strategies.

^{Student Ellen Stocker, PTK Tau Gamma Chapter President}


To qualify for membership, inductees must have a 3.5 or higher grade point average, be enrolled in an associate’s degree program, and perform community service work.

Donna Acerra (pictured left), associate professor of communications/theater, was the keynote speaker for this event. Dr. Michael McGovern, vice president of academic affairs, welcomed Phi Theta Kappa members, inductees, and their family on behalf of the College. Faculty and staff members and PTK advisors Carolyn Moyer, registrar, Frank Pologruto, director of student life, and Charles Rinehimer, associate professor of biology, handed out roses during the ceremony.

The following students were inducted into Phi Theta Kappa:

Lynne Ahner, Oscar Arguedas, Renan Bertolazzi, Kelly Burkert, Kevin Burns, Kelli Blauth, Harminder Braich, Amanda Brescia, Rachel Burger, Frank Borzillo, David Burgermeister, Amy Cameline, Richard Cassidy, Jack Chambers, Brad Cobian, Cezanne Colvin, Matthew Cantakes, Nicholas Csorba, Joshua Cygan, Kristine Delmas, Sara Daransky, Angela Davis, Ryan Demeter, James DiPaulo, Maria Dorsey, Lauren Doyle, Elizabeth Eckert, Daniel Evans, Lisa Everitt-Ensley, Jennifer Faustner, Jeffrey Fehnel Jr., Cori Feller, Sara Flaharty, Sherry Flanagan, Devin Flanagan, Jennifer Flaska, Carolyn Florio, Paul Franklin, Elenore Yamrus, Sachi Fujii, Seth Gahman, Richele Galante, Catherine Gillespie, Ala’gail Gotsch, James Griffiths, Jenna Guffy, Linnie Grohotolsky, Sheila Hall, Ebony Hardin, Brian Hartlaub, Denise Holubowski, Diana Hernandez, Gayle Hudson, Laura Hudson, Timothy James, Bradford Jones, Steven Jonkman, Anastasia Junda, Ravinder Kaur, Marcia Kelly, Dane Kiely, Evan Kimmerly, Kendra Kindard, Carol Koniecki, Michelle Kostelnick-Stoliker, Amanda Kreps, Fay Leff, Jennifer Lentz, Zachary Mann, Marco Marinucci, Brian Maxwell, Lisa Merker, John Marshall, Kathleen Miller, Kathryn Nesmith, Katherine Nichols, Jeanette Osorio, Hulda Onyore, Krzysztof Pawelec, Laura Pensack, Amy Pinkerton, Joanne Reitz, Tracy Richards, Roxanne Riotto, David Ripple, Peter Sanchez, Hannah Sandt, Susan Scheurer, Scott Schreckinger, Vincent Seaman, Bridget Shanley, Rachel Singer, Karanvir Singh, Jordan Skrapits, Michael Smickle, Barbara Staley, Joseph Stemrick Sr., Carly Strawn, Christen Streng, Aileen Suarez, Nora Tappan, Michael Tauber, Meghan Toth, Gergana Trayonov, Emily Uliana, Jennifer Vandervliet, Marcin Wegor, Evan Wilcox, Daisy Wills, Jamie Wisniewski, MaryAnn Woychowsky, Kathleen Wright, Dwight Young, William Zeky, Qian Zhang, Shi (Veronica) Zhao.