Eighty students at Berkshire Community College will be inducted into the Xi Alpha Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa during a ceremony Wednesday evening, May 21, at 7 p.m. in the Robert M. Boland Theatre on the college's main campus in Pittsfield.
Phi Theta Kappa is the national honor society of junior and community colleges in the United States. The purpose of the society is to recognize and encourage scholarship among students.
To be eligible for membership, students with freshman standing (12 to 29 credits) must have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.8 or better. Students with a sophomore standing (30 or more credits) must have achieved a cumulative average of 3.6 or better.
The 26 new freshman members include:Adams: David A. Chalifoux, Ashley R. Duquette, Crystal M. Kruszyna, Ann-Marie Racine
Alford: Thomas J. Barstow
Becket: Tina E. Sweet
Dalton: Alyson L. Beach-Weatherwax, Holly L. Rohlfs
Great Barrington: Jacqueline L. Mosher
Lanesboro: Judy M. Conrow, R. Laurence Stalvey
Lenox: Daniel P. Cleary
Pittsfield: Nicole M. Fecteau, James C. Guzzo, Roy W. Hoyt Jr., Elizaveta A. Litvinova, Michelle A. Mason, AnnMarie McCormack, Sheriann F. Mottor, Soichiro Ota, Laura L. Spence, Lisa J. St.John
Stockbridge: Kari V. Chamberlin
Williamstown: Rhiannon M. Kopynec, Deirdre A. Mason-Hauver
Woodstock, VT: Sarah F. Lamb
The 54 new sophomore members include:Adams: Laura M. Harrington, Jeanne M. Matthew, Mary C. Nasal
Cheshire: Katherine R. Lincoln, Susan E. Pierce
Dalton: Carrie M. Christopher, Kellie M. Harris-Porter, Scott A. Ochs, Katherine I. Timoshenko
Great Barrington: Laura A. Jenen, Karen M. Lewis, David J. Ornstil, Jennifer M. Shaw, Sean A. Stanton, Sean A. Thomson, Jacob D. Wood
Hinsdale: Cheri R. Rodhouse
Housatonic: Heather L. Goethe
Lanesboro: Peggy L. Williams
Lee: Marion P. Ceanga, Laura W. Johnson, Jeanne E. Zanetti
Monterey: Jamie T. Sotis
North Adams: Shannon M. Roberts
Pittsfield: Brenda M. Ahern, Katherine E. Armstrong, Monica L. Bliss, Erin C. Burke, Elizabeth A. Carlson, Juan J. Coka, Bonnie L. Fisher, Debbie S. Forte, Grace N. Gabala, Sanae Hashimoto, Jane A. Hudson, Mark E. Johnson, Viktoryia V. Kanchakouskayo, Grace E. Ko, Brian P. Larrow, Milen A. Mihaylov, Heather M. Rand, Tammy J. Rose, A. Torben Russo, Andrey M. Yasenkov, Dmitri A. Yudanov, Peter J. Zanconato
Savoy: Carmen D. Kaczowski
Sheffield: Joan T. DeVries, Susan B. Efferen
South Lee: Kathleen A. Glenar
West Stockbridge: Sarah K. Biggs
Williamstown: Danielle M. Deming
Windsor: Karen J. Fusini
New Lebanon, NY: Laurieann Quiry
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