Cutline: Phi Theta Kappa Inductees for 2025 at Northern Oklahoma College are Front Row (l-R): Kaidince Calvert, Samantha Lee, Julie Henning, Chloe Corbin, Jocelyn Phelps, Hannah Morris. Back Row (L-R): Owen Brown, Otto Cardwell, Leslee Richardson, Serenity Lowrey, Lidise Carmona, Marli Williams, Madysen Cook, Jose Sosa Martinez, Dylan Leed. The students were inducted on Sunday, April 11.
Phi Theta Kappa induction at NOC Tonkawa
The Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa Phi Theta Kappa Xi Theta Chapter announced their 2024-25 inductees this week.
Fifteen students were inducted on Sunday, April 13 at the Walcher Conference Center at NOC Tonkawa.
They include Owen Brown, Hunter, Oklahoma; Kaidince Calvert, Sapulpa, Oklahoma; Otto Cardwell, Lamont, Oklahoma; Lidise Carmona, Ponca City, Oklahoma; Madysen Cook, Ponca City, Oklahoma; Chloe Corbin, Guymon, Oklahoma; Julie Henning, Ponca City, Oklahoma; Samantha Lee, Tonkawa, Oklahoma; Dylan Leed, Lilitz, Pennsylvania; Serenity Lowrey, Ponca City, Oklahoma; Hannah Morris, Fair Grove, Missouri; Jocelyn Phelps, Tecumseh, Oklahoma; Jose Sosa Martinez, Laverne, Oklahoma; Marli Williams, Tecumseh, Oklahoma.
Officers include Leslee Richardson, Perry, Oklahoma – President; Trysta Adkins, Fairfax, Oklahoma – Vice President; Aniya Berry, Arkansas City, Kansas – Recording Secretary, and Kaidince Calvert, Sapulpa – Public Relations Secretary
According to NOC Phi Theta Kappa co-sponsor Dee Cooper, “The Purpose for Phi Theta Kappa shall be to recognize and encourage scholarship among two-year college students. To Achieve this purpose, Phi Theta Kappa shall provide opportunity for the development of leadership and service, for an intellectual climate for exchange of ideas and ideals, for lively fellowship for scholars, and for stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence.”
The featured speaker was Audrey Schmitz, NOC Fine Arts Instructor and Director of the Eleanor Hays Art Gallery.
Schmitz presented the sculpture ‘Pietà,’ a work created by Michelangelo while in his 20’s. Schmitz discussed the “six P’s” which include passion, potential, promise, proportion, perfection, and planning that inspired Michelangelo and how students today can use the same inspiration for their futures.
Inductees were presented a certificate and a PTK cord that will be worn at NOC Graduation on May 3. Inductees took an oath while holding lit candles.
The chapter is sponsored by NOC instructors Lynn DeMuth and Dee Cooper.
Northern Oklahoma College, the state’s first public two-year community college, is a multi-campus, land-grant institution that provides high quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities and services.
NOC serves nearly 4,000 students through the home campus in Tonkawa, branch in Enid, and NOC/OSU Gateway Program in Stillwater. Of these students about 80% receive financial aid and/or scholarships. 75% of NOC students complete their degree with zero debt.
The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and offers associate degrees in three general areas: Arts, Science and Applied Science; the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs; and the Accreditation Commission for Education and Nursing.
For more information about Northern Oklahoma College please call (580) 628-6208 or visit the NOC website at www.noc.edu.
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