Honor societies welcome 118 new members

Among the many end-of-academic-year events held at Pennsylvania College of Technology, induction ceremonies were conducted by the chapters of two honor societies – Phi Theta Kappa and Alpha Chi.

Phi Theta Kappa’s morning induction took place in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium, and Alpha Chi’s afternoon ceremony was held in the Thompson Professional Development Center.

Phi Theta Kappa
Penn College’s Beta Epsilon Upsilon Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society for associate-degree students who have attained a GPA of 3.5 or higher at the start of their studies, inducted 82 new members:

Shanti Acencio, Williamsport, baking & pastry arts; Brent Andrew, Landisville, architecture; Justin Barnett, Johnsonburg, information technology: network & user support; Leah Bear, Carlisle, engineering CAD technology; Anita Bellebranche, Westminster, Maryland, pre-dental hygiene; Trenadi Bloom, Clearfield, advertising art; Dominique Bogaczyk, Wellsboro, pre-nursing; Samantha Carbaugh, Shamokin, nursing; Emma Delcampo, West Chester, baking & pastry arts; Addison Detweiler, Muncy, human services & restorative justice; Wade Elvey, Three Springs, nursing; Karlynn Emerick, Montoursville, pre-radiography; Jake Faulkner, Wellsboro, diesel technology; Zachery Fisher, Montoursville, electrical construction; Macguire Fontana, Douglassville, architecture; Florabel Ford, Williamsport, business management; Corey Fowler II, Windsor, information technology: network & user support; Kylie Freiman, Port Matilda, pre-dental hygiene; Kyle Fronk, Mount Holly Springs, heating, ventilation & air conditioning technology; Kayla Galetti, South Williamsport, pre-radiography; Matthew Galinac, Wormleysburg, electronics & computer engineering technology: robotics & automation emphasis.

Zoey Gansel, Jersey Shore, pre-radiography; Ryan Geary, Chalfont, aviation technology; Connor Gentile, Oxford, building construction technology: building construction technology; Beckett Gilmour, Williamsport, architecture; Cassandra Guiffre, Russell, building construction technology; Stefan Gutekunst, Northampton, aviation technology; Maia Hampton, Elizabethtown, pre-surgical technology; Leha Hansen, Lock Haven, nursing; Kimberly Heck, Williamsport, culinary arts technology; Veronica Hupfer, Williamsport, advertising art; Joshua Kafka, Williamsport, pre-surgical technology; Sofiia Kamenshchykova, Williamsport, nursing; Alicia Kaster, Titusville, culinary arts technology; Brett Keenan, Lafayette Hill, heating, ventilation & air conditioning technology; Riley King, Hillsgrove, mechatronics technology; Aleczander Kiser, Port Allegany, building construction technology; Samantha Kiser, Emmaus, architecture; Sawyer Klein, Williamsport, electrical technology; Emily Kraft, Warminster, pre-dental hygiene; Christian Krasniak, Honesdale, automotive technology; Zachary Lawton, New Enterprise, collision repair technology.

Evan Lerch, Honey Brook, electrical construction; Nicole Lichtinger, Erie, physical therapist assistant; Zachary Lothrop, Williamsport, mechatronics technology; Mackenzie Lyter, Mifflintown, surgical technology; Adison Maggs, Williamsport, human services & restorative justice; Samuel Manbeck, Womelsdorf, machine tool technology; Alexis Manhart, Bloomsburg, nursing; Jolee McCarthy, Lancaster, dental hygiene; Zoey McElveen, Bristol, electric power generation technology: diesel emphasis; Jade Mengee, Williamsport, dental hygiene; Cody Merrill, Bellefonte, information technology: network & user support; Mason Metz, Kane, heating, ventilation & air conditioning technology; Faith Murray, Dillsburg, electrical construction; Savannah Niedermyer, State College, individual studies; Kendel Norris, Williamsburg, dental hygiene; Robert Parker II, Jersey Shore, accounting; Alyssa Perez, Turbotville, baking & pastry arts; Alex Puertas, Naples, Florida, aviation technology; Gavin Purdy, Central City, aviation technology; Bailey Pyne, Chambersburg, dental hygiene; Sydney Rex, Warren, dental hygiene.

Jane Rickards, Abington, automated manufacturing technology; Leah Ryan, Jersey Shore, pre-nursing; Hadrien Schiffert, Hamburg, dental hygiene; John Serrano Fick, Wyomissing, welding technology; Sidney Shinabery, Berryville, Virginia, welding technology; Denver Shrimp, Montgomery, pre-radiography; Lillian Silvis, Williamsport, landscape/plant production technology; Gregory Simpson Jr., Westfield, New Jersey, diesel technology; Connor Stank, York Haven, electrical technology; Katlyn Steinheiser, Butler, baking & pastry arts; Logan Steward, James Creek, electronics & computer engineering technology: robotics & automation emphasis; Cheyenne Thomas, Beltsville, Maryland, culinary arts technology; William Trimbur, Doylestown, diesel technology; Brett Vanden Heuvel, Bloomsburg, heating, ventilation & air conditioning technology; Jared Wilks, Robbinsville, New Jersey, building construction technology; Brittany Winters, Liberty, pre-nursing; Nicholas Woodruff, Wyalusing, building construction technology; Ethan Young, Williamsport, electrical construction; Addison Zick, Norristown, collision repair technology.

Alpha Chi
Alpha Chi’s Pennsylvania Xi Chapter, open to baccalaureate enrollees from all academic majors and limited to the top 10 percent of an institution’s junior and senior classes, inducted 36 new members:

Salvador Baca, Hensley, Arkansas, automotive technology management; Kalen Barnes, Jersey Shore, accounting; Jacob Blatt, Reading, construction management; John Brew, Middletown, applied management; Jaylynn Brooks, Jersey Shore, nursing; Jacob Bussard, Greencastle, network administration & engineering technology; Elijah Carlson, Doylestown, industrial design; Cole Catherman, Selinsgrove, manufacturing engineering technology; Hobie Contreras, Montoursville, accounting; Alexis Cramp, Williamsport, nursing; Davol Davis Jr., Hemingway, South Carolina, automotive technology nanagement; Emma Fox, Myerstown, biomedical sciences; Laura Glasser, Muncy, nursing; Hunter Gruber, Jamestown, New York, welding & fabrication engineering technology; Walter Heiser, Easton, heating, ventilation & air conditioning engineering technology; Jadyn Horner, Waynesboro, dental hygiene; Michael Hostler III, Tyrone, manufacturing engineering technology; James Johnson, Manheim, manufacturing engineering technology.

Olivia Kadryna, Danville, business administration; Ashley Kenney, Dallastown, human services & restorative justice; Isabella Lyon, Warren, business administration; Timothy Maguschak, Weatherly, construction management; Garrett McGraw, Bath, aviation maintenance technology; Evan Miller, Auburn, software development & information management; Gavin Morse, Roaring Branch, accounting; Lauren Peck, South Williamsport, aviation maintenance technology; Kianna Rizzo, Elysburg, radiography; Emma Rude, Williamsport, biomedical sciences; Ryan Sawyer, Cornwall, New York, business administration; Jacob Schreckengast, Williamsport, pre-nursing; Logan Shepard, New Bloomfield, engineering design technology; Jacob Smithmyer, Huntingdon, electronics & computer engineering technology; Logan Snyder, Northumberland, building automation engineering technology; Madison Steinbacher, Muncy, human services & restorative justice; Zachary Tallman, Lewisburg, welding & fabrication engineering technology; Benjamin Wheeler, Howard, electronics & computer engineering technology.