Lamar, Colorado, March 20, 2024 Lamar Community College’s Beta Eta Gamma chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society inducted 37 new members during the spring induction ceremony held on Wednesday, March 20. New inductees include: Andrew Apodaca (Los Lunas, NM), Tiffany Backeberg (Colorado Springs), Cris Bardales (Granada, CO), Austin Birkhoff (Plano, TX), Aubrie Brown (Amherst, TX), Abraham Bujanos (Lochbuie, CO), Kyle Cordo (Parker, CO), Arianna DiMartino (Castle Rock, CO), Ruth Espinoza (Brighton, CO), Kaitlyn Frydenlund (Thornton, CO), Armaan Gill (Lamar, CO), Ricky Henderson (Albuquerque, NM), Anthony Hooks (Las Animas, CO), Brayden Keeter (Amarillo, TX), Sean Lindsay (Spartanburg, SC), Elijah Long (Farmington, NM), Melissa Lugo-Hermosillo (Calhan, CO), Alina Lujan (Midland, TX), Marcus Maire (Colorado Springs, CO), Kenna McElroy (Lamar, CO), Amairini Mejia (Granada, CO), Maddie Montoya (Lamar, CO), Hennesy Mortensen (Sanford, CO), Addy Offutt (Animas, NM), Melissa Rodriguez (Thornton, CO), Kenny Schlesener (Las Animas, CO), Natalia Silva (Santa Catarina, Brazil), Chandler Smethers (Buena Vista, CO), Sydnee Smith (Pueblo West, CO), Curtis Stovall (Denver, CO), T’Lisa Turner (Walsh, CO), Sean Vazquez (Granada, CO), Chris Wagner (Maple Valley, WA), Chloe Weber (McClave, CO), Cam Whittle (Colorado Springs, CO), Carson Willard (Aurora, CO), Zander Willis (Lamar, CO)
After a welcome from Chapter President Jami Jo Quick and LCC Dean of Academic Services Kyle Lasley, Ian Blacker, Lead Pastor at Lamar Christian Church, and longtime LCC Communications instructor, was the guest speaker. Mr. Blacker shared his experiences with different types of leaders, and emphasized the best qualities of leadership, especially the importance of valuing the people we work with.
Phi Theta Kappa is an international scholastic honor society to recognize and encourage scholarship among two-year college students. The Beta Eta Gamma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa promotes academic excellence at LCC and is active on campus. Membership is by invitation, based on the student’s overall GPA and level of credits completed. Induction of new members occurs every fall and spring semester. For more information on PTK at LCC, contact Kelly Emick at 336.1532.