Phi Theta Kappa inducts 26 new members at RLC
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Phi Theta Kappa inducts 26 new members at RLC

May 9, 2025

INA, Ill. (May 9, 2025) — The international honor society Phi Theta Kappa welcomed 26 new members into its Rho Xi Chapter last week at Rend Lake College. New members ceremoniously signed their names into the PTK book.

ptk-header-2025Pictured (L-R): Madison Reyling, Rachel Wuebbels, Hannah Utlaut, Heather Tanner, Kailee Pierce, Heath Ellis, Tayva Mellott, Kimber McMurray, Miranda Boon, Taylor Debose, Madison Brower

2025 Inductees

Barbara Appleby (Mt. Vernon), Nolan Armstrong (Mt. Vernon), Miranda Boon (Harrisburg), Kaytlan Branch (Mt. Vernon), Betty Breeze (Wayne City), Madison Brower (Christopher), Kaitlyn Coombes (Paris, Ill.), Taylor Debose (Eldorado), Heath Ellis (Mt. Vernon), Emily Heard (Valier), Brandon Henderson (McLeansboro), Riley Jones (McLeansboro), Zoey Mabry (Sesser), Devin McConnaughay (Mt. Vernon), Kimber McMurray (Benton), Tayva Mellott (Mt. Vernon), Alexander Moore (Wayne City), Hannah Moore (McLeansboro), Maya Mumbower (Benton), Kailee Pierce (Bonnie), Madison Reyling (Dahlgren), Allison Shook (Mt. Vernon), Heather Tanner (Harrisburg), Hannah Utlaut (Sesser), Jacqueline Wilson (Mt. Vernon), Rachel Wuebbels (McLeansboro)

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Hannah Utlaut
Tayva Mellott
Heath Ellis
Madison Reyling
Rachel Wuebbels
Miranda Boon
Kailee Pierce
Taylor Debose
Kimber McMurray
Madison Brower
Heather Tanner
Phi Theta Kappa Mission Statement

“The purpose of Phi Theta Kappa shall be to recognize and encourage scholarship among two-year college students. To achieve this purpose, Phi Theta Kappa shall provide the opportunity for the development of leadership and service, for an intellectual climate for exchange of ideas and ideals, for lively fellowship for scholars, and for stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence.”

Phi Theta Kappa History

Established by Missouri two-year college presidents in 1918, Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society serves to recognize and encourage the academic achievement of two-year college students and provide opportunities for   individual growth and development through honors, leadership and service programming. Today, Phi Theta Kappa is the largest honor society in American higher education with more than 3 million members and 1,300 chapters located in 50 United States, U.S. territories, Canada, Germany and Japan. In 1929, the American Association of Community Colleges recognized Phi Theta Kappa as the official honor society for two-year colleges.

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