SUNY, NYCCT Honor 51 New Phi Theta Kappa Members

Albany – State University of New York Officer-In-Charge John J. O’Connor and New York Community College Trustees Past President Anton N. Kasanof today honored 51 new members of the international honor society Phi Theta Kappa.

The purpose of Phi Theta Kappa is to recognize and encourage scholarship among two-year college students. Members must have a GPA of between a 3.25 and 4.0 and must sustain high academic standing throughout the two-year enrollment. In addition, members have very strong records of service to the campus or greater community.

“I congratulate our students for earning admittance to Phi Theta Kappa, one of the country’s most prestigious academic honor societies for two-year colleges,” said O’Connor. “Together with their families, the community college trustees, campus presidents, faculty and staff, I am pleased to share in the celebration of the outstanding accomplishments achieved by these students.”

“The New York Community College Trustees are pleased to sponsor and organize the annual Phi Theta Kappa Awards ceremony and to recognize the accomplishments of our most outstanding students," said NYCCT Past President Anton N. Kasanof. "Recognition by Phi Theta Kappa honors not only our students but also their families and all the people who work so hard on the campuses - faculty, staff, administrators and trustees - each and every day to provide an environment of academic excellence and social awareness."

Officer-In-Charge O’Connor and Past President Kasanof honored the new members at a ceremony today in Albany, jointly sponsored by NYCCT, the New York Community College Association of Presidents (NYCCAP) and the Faculty Council of Community Colleges (FCCC).

Fifty-one students from 26 SUNY and CUNY campuses were named to the prestigious international honor society. 

Complete Listing of New Members

Phi Theta Kappa is the largest honor society in American higher education, with more than 1.5 million members and 1,200 chapters located in all 50 of the United States, U.S. territories, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Germany, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau.

For more information about Phi Theta Kappa, please visit: www.phithetakappa.org

About the State University of New York

The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive university system in the United States, educating nearly 440,000 students in 7,669 degree and certificate programs on 64 campuses. 

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