Twenty-eight Seminole State College students were inducted into the Alpha Theta Nu Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society for Two-Year Colleges at the Jeff Johnston Fine Arts Center on Oct. 11.  

Students are selected based on their scholarship, leadership and commitment to community. The chapter provides programs, organizes activities and encourages participation in community service projects. 
Requirements for membership in the honor society include: enrollment at an accredited two-year college with a Phi Theta Kappa chapter and an overall GPA of 3.5 with a minimum of 12 credit hours completed. 
SSC Regent Paige Sherry served as the event’s guest speaker. Regent Sherry was appointed to the college in 2017 by Governor Mary Fallin. She previously served as chair of the SSC Educational Foundation. She currently helps operate her family’s business, Patterson Oil Company, and serves as the mayor of Wewoka. 
Assistant Professor of Business Jeff Cheng and Social Science Instructor Sam Rivera, who serve as the chapter’s current advisers, were also present at the induction.
SSC students inducted at the ceremony (arranged by hometown) were:
Ada: Tyler Dean, Kendra Hisaw and Jennifer Odom
Bethel Acres: Kristy Lively
Dale: Seth Cody
Little: Paige Brown and McKenna Hanan
McLoud: Christina Lee
Prague: Makenzie Sheldon
Sasakwa: Chloe Reich
Seminole: Tyrese Barlow, Adrienne Foster, Stacey Foster, Brandon Jones, Ryleigh Lane, Sydney Lucas, Brittney Moore and Caleb Peters
Shawnee: Hope Burnett, Andrea France, Isaac Harjo and Taryn Washburn
Tecumseh: Jenny Chen and Cassidy Morton
Toledo, Ohio: Troy Sherman
Wetumka: Rand Bray, Levi Henson and Jessica Vallejo-Maxwell