For Immediate Release: November 11, 2009

CHESTER and MIDLOTHIAN, Va. – John Tyler Community College’s two chapters of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, Tau Rho and Beta Omicron Omicron, recently welcomed 79 new members during receptions held on November 3, 2009 and November 5, 2009. Phi Theta Kappa is an organization that recognizes the academic achievements of community and junior college students. The organization’s hallmarks are service, leadership, fellowship and scholarship. To be eligible for membership in John Tyler Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa chapters, a student must have completed at least 15 hours of coursework and must have a grade point average of at least 3.5 (3.75 if the student has completed less than 30 credits).

The new members of each chapter are as follows (zip codes appear in parentheses):

Tau Rho Chapter (operated on the Chester Campus)

Lindsey Barden (23139)
Amber Barts (23234 )
Ashley Batten (23832 )
Tyriek Bayne (23860)
Mildred Bishop (23803)
Lisa Blackburn (23831)
Curtis Braxton (23225)
Robert Broughton (23832)
Ryan Brown (23927)
Elize Brown (23860)
Ellen Burton (23225)
Daniel Claypool (23237)
Nathaniel Daffinee (23875)
Ashley Davis (23112)
Aaron Deavers (23832)
Janine Dority (23831)
Martina Dows (23030)
Barbara Edens (23836)
Sarah Florek (23831)
David Hix (23231)
Romel Hunt (23831)
Barbara Jacobson (23805)
Kelli Jones (23831)
Roy Lewis (23842)
Jonathan Lumley (23834)
Gloria Maldonado (23234)
Candi Nadekow (23139)
Vu Ngo (23831)
Rebecca Price (23803)
Herlinda Rios (23801)
Nadira Robinson-Burton (23237)
Regina Smith (23831)
Robert Wright (23831)
Lisa Yocke (23237)
Ashley Zimmer (23150)

Beta Omicron Omicron Chapter (operated on the Midlothian Campus)

Hadeel Abouhasira (23114)
Hope Adedokun (23236)
Aimee Allgood (23139)
Ashley Aniano (23112)
Samantha Balsley (23120)
Farrah Bichsel (23139)
Matthew Blair (23113)
Kathryn Brown (23235)
Kristen Conner (23832)
Sharon Dalane (23113)
Vernon Freeman Jr. (23112)
Heidi Frost (23002)
Ian Glass (23831)
Mia-Gabriella Gomes (23235)
Eric Gowin (23002)
Philip Heaton (23112)
Jennifer Rose Hostetter (23139)
David Hsu (23114)
Taylor Jewell (23233)
Khristopher Kendrick (23113)
Sarah Kinton (23838)
Teri Lilly (23112)
Mandilyn Mathews (23236)
Natalie McGregor (23114)
Travis Meade (23832)
Darylann Mullins (23236)
Candace Overby (23235)
Kamaron Owens (23236)
Marie Paolucci (23114)
KellyAnn Petroski (23235)
Kimberly Procise (23236)
Susan Ramthun (23112)
Philip Reese (23832)
Michael Roth (23236)
Megan Schmidt (23114)
Annelise Severson (23235)
Maria Silva (23236)
Ashley Smith (23235)
Emily Stock (23114)
David Tim (23236)
Jonathan Tondkar (23113)
Johnathan Welch (23225)
Mackenzie Zahler (23112)
Brandi Zimmerman (23229)

John Tyler Community College is a two-year, public institution of higher education and is the fifth largest of the 23 community colleges in Virginia. With campuses in Chester and Midlothian and off-campus classrooms throughout the area, John Tyler offers quality and economical opportunities for students who want to earn a degree or certificate, transfer to a four-year college or university, train for the workforce, or switch careers. The College, which served more than 12,600 students during the 2008 – 09 academic year, offers 18 associate degrees, six certificates and 36 career studies certificates. The institution also serves 22,000 non-credit students and more than 800 companies and government agencies annually through the Community College Workforce Alliance. John Tyler Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.